Simons Foundation Announces Next Class of Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellows
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the newest recipients of its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN). The 75 talented undergraduates will gain hands-on research experience and contribute to neuroscience research.
The SURFiN program, named in memory of neuroscientist Krishna Shenoy, aims to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in neuroscience research.
This year’s class comprises 67 new fellows and eight returning fellows continuing their fellowships for a second year. The fellows will work in neuroscience laboratories supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB), and the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain, under the mentorship of early career scientists including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers during the 2023–2024 academic year.
Through the SURFiN program, the Simons Foundation and its scientific community work together to support excellence in science, expand access to research experience, support early-career scientists and create a more inclusive research training environment.
In addition to financial support, the SURFiN program engages fellows and mentors through virtual and in-person professional development and community-building activities, including a coding boot camp, mentor training sessions, community meetings and an end-of-year undergraduate research symposium in New York City.
For more information on this year’s class, including full lists of new, returning and past mentors, please visit the program pages on the SFARI (fellows; mentors), SCGB and SCPAB websites.
SCGB Fellows
Javonna Bradford
Spelman College
Hannah Brenner
University of Vienna
Jesus David Cabrales Quintanilla
University of Washington
Natalia Cantu
Santa Clara University
Chi Kiet (Jack) Chou
University of California, San Diego
Emily Corona Galindo
University of California, Los Angeles
Arjun Dibya
City College of New York
Anietie Ekanem
Stony Brook University
Rhuna Gibbs
Emory University
Brianna Glenn
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Nghi (Hailey) Ho
Georgia Institute of Technology
Qianhui Hong
California Institute of Technology
Lamrot Jinfessa
University of Chicago
Srita Kothuri
Santa Clara University
Zimo Li
University College London
Penelope Lilley
University of Washington
Maanasa Mendu
Harvard University
Faeven Mussie
Princeton University
Felipe Oliveira
Georgia Institute of Technology
Amelia Orwant
University of Chicago
Arina Pecherskaya
University of California, San Diego
Priyanka Rao
University of Washington
Jasmine Schoch
University of Washington
Yujingai Shi
Emory University
Lisa Sippl
University of Veterinary Medicine
Plyfaa Suwanamalik-Murphy
University of California, Davis
Holden Tanner
University of Denver
Ellia Torkian
University of California, San Diego
Gracie Wang
Boston College
Xinyi (Cindy) Wang
University of California, San Diego
SCPAB Fellows
Lauren Benovich
University of Michigan
Riya Chatterjee
University of Michigan
Yourdanos (Jordan) Eyassu
Boston University
Efua (Maame) Forson
Harvard University
Katherine Hankes
University of Michigan
Sara Smith
University of Michigan
Verena Wu
University of Michigan
SFARI Fellows
Nina Abercrombie
Cleveland State University
Kristina Aksovski
Michigan State University
Naya Alsouss
John Carroll University
Rodrigo Bezanilla Davila
Southern Methodist University
Erika Blaine
Brigham Young University
Marcia Blanco
University of Texas at Dallas
Raine Brickan
Denison University
Amaya Chikuni
Northern Arizona University
Elysia Colon
The George Washington University
Adrien Corniere
University of Bordeaux
Elina Coudroy
University of Bordeaux
Isabella Day
The George Washington University
Sophia Flatt
University of Utah
Benjamin Fletcher
University of Texas at San Antonio
Ruoxian (Susan) Huang
Georgetown University
Judith James
University of Texas at Dallas
Apolline Joliot
University of Bordeaux
Félix Joubert
University of Bordeaux
Shirley Lopez De Leon
Washington University in St. Louis
Rebecca Menendez
University of Miami
Lily Meyer
Webster University
Vy Nguyen
University of Utah
Ana Carolina Odebrecht Vergne de Abreu
University of Essex
Brenner Philbrook
University of Washington
Luisa Quispe
Brandeis University
Aya Sahib
University of Washington
Cecilia Scaricamazza
La Sapienza University of Rome
Alishba Silat
University of Texas at Dallas
Senghong Sing
University of Houston
Yvette Sol
Washington University in St. Louis
Guoria Sun
University of Toronto
Toni Claire Tacorda
University of Houston
Simone Thom
University of Miami
Corrin Vanna
University of Texas at San Antonio
Taylin Ware
Spelman College
Xinyue Yu
University of Washington
Luke Zaabel
University of Iowa
Baihe Zhang
University of Pittsburgh
