Congratulations to Brandon Bergsneider '20, Christopher LeBoa '20, Emily Luo '20, and Robyn Radecki '20, who were all awarded Fulbright Grants for 2020-2021.
Brandon Bergsneider (BS in Human Biology, ’20) will be heading to the United Kingdom where he will pursue an MSc in Bioinformatics and Theoretical Systems Biology at Imperial College London, focusing on software development for modeling biological systems and interpreting biomedical data.
Christopher LeBoa (BS in Human Biology, MS in Epidemiology, ’20) is off to Indonesia where he will work with the Indonesian Ministry of Health to understand the spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis in Indonesia and to help Indonesia reach its goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2030.
Emily Luo (BS in Human Biology, ’20) is going to Taiwan and will research the sensitization of glioblastoma tumors to radiation therapy using focused ultrasound. She also wants to join the Taipei Sports and Social Club for weekly open gyms and learn about competitive volleyball internationally.
Robyn Radecki (BA in Human Biology, ’20) will go to Belgium where she will research social exclusion, mood disorders and brain structures in transgender persons at Ghent University. Robyn also plans to engage socially and culturally with the LGBT+ community in Belgium.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The program, which is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, has awarded grants to more than 1,900 U.S. citizens who will pursue special projects in more than 140 countries.
Congratulations! We are so proud of you!
To see the full list of Fulbright recipients, see here.