I’m pleased to congratulate four members of the NIGMS community who are among the recipients of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers 
. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.
- Michael
Boyce, Ph.D. , is an assistant professor of biochemistry at Duke University.
As an expert glycoscientist, he is bringing state-of-the-art
chemical-biological approaches to studies of cell signaling and function in
both normal and disease processes.
- Elizabeth
Nance, Ph.D. , is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the
University of Washington. She uses an engineering strategy that combines basic
science with available engineering tools to reveal methods for targeted drug
delivery across the blood brain barrier. Such methods could provide patients
with more effective medications with fewer side effects.
- James
Olzmann, Ph.D. , is an associate professor at the University of California,
Berkeley. He brings broad expertise and a unique perspective to understanding
the molecular mechanisms that regulate protein and lipid homeostasis in human
health and disease.
- Sohini Ramachandran,
Ph.D. , is an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and of
computer science at Brown University. She is
challenging our understanding of genetic variation among human populations. Her
research has identified targets of selection
in the human genome as well as genetic pathways that underlie disease
progression and ethnic disparities in disease occurrence.
Please join me in congratulating all winners of this prestigious honor.