Students in the BIOGROW program participate in professional development and community building events in collaboration with the university's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Victora, who studies how antibodies are generated in response to infection and immunization, is among 26 scientists nationwide to receive this designation.
Four community members—Sadye Paez, Elizabeth Campbell, Yuriria Vázquez, and Chad Morton—were recognized for their advocacy work both within the university and in the wider scientific community.
A novel platform for identifying metabolic gene functions has already revealed interactions between proteins and metabolites that are fundamental to cell metabolism.
Vosshall is recognized for her pioneering studies of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits pathogens causing human diseases including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
