Meet the 2023-24 DGH Research Assistants, Fellows, and Awardees
Each year the UW Department of Global Health is able to provide partial to full funding to recruit top applicants. In addition to financial support, some recipients also receive mentorship and real-world experience through research assistant positions. For the 2023-24 academic year, 22 outstanding graduate students received funding to support their studies, 21 of whom are highlighted here. Learn more about this impressive cohort, including their journeys to arrive at UW and the impact they hope to have on the field of global health.
Q&A With Rebecca Villa
Research Assistant, and Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Tonny Owalla
Research Assistant, Kenny Endowed Fellowship Recipient, and UW Fellow for Academic Excellence
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Catherine Gohar
Research Assistant, and UW Fellow for Academic Excellence
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Riley Zielinksi
Research Assistant, and UW Fellow for Academic Excellence
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Annabelle Souza
Research Assistant, and Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Fellowship
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Sophia Chima
Curci Foundation 2 Year Fellowship, and UW Fellow for Academic Excellence
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Q&A With Ashley Brauning
Research Assistant, UW Fellow for Academic Excellence, and UW Graduate School Top Scholar
PhD in Pathobiology program
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Alumna Highlight: Veronica Davé, PhD - Pathobiology
What year did you graduate:
2020
Favorite part about grad school:
The community of students in Pathobiology, and being a part of the larger science and global health community in Seattle. I loved how interdisciplinary the training was in Pathobiology. I felt like I learned how to listen to and present to colleagues across a wide spectrum of specialties within infectious disease and global health research.
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