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Current Recipients

The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) is pleased to announce the recipients of 2023-24 IFER Graduate Fellowships for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science.

Kaihua (Chloe) Chen

2022 - 2024

University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, ,

Mentor: Dr. James McGrath

“In vitro studies of biophysical and molecular determinants of the blood-brain barrier during sepsis and systemic inflammation”

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Dowlette Alam El Din

2023 - 2024

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, ,

Mentor: Dr. Lena Smirnova

“Exploring the impact of chronic low dose domoic acid exposure on brain development and cognitive functions in 3D brain organoids”

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Jason Eades

2022 - 2024

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, ,

Mentor: Dr. Abhishek Jain

“Replacing animal models of thrombosis with Vein-Chip: A case study evaluating SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and mechanical therapeutics”

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Alan Kim

2021 - 2024

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, ,

Mentor: Dr. Lena Smirnova

"Synaptogenesis Assay for Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing in a Human 3D Brain Model"

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Yansong (Harry) Peng

2022 - 2024

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, ,

Mentor: Dr. Esak Lee

“A tissue-engineered pancreatic cancer model for dissecting the roles of lymphatic vessels in tumor immunity”

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Ian Smith

2023 - 2024

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, ,

Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Stroka

“A spheroid angiogenic vascularization microfluidic device to replace metastasis-based mouse models”

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Divya Subramanian

2022 - 2024

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, ,

Mentor: Dr. David Schmidtke

“Development of a novel in-vitro biomimetic corneal stroma using microfluidics to study corneal wound healing”

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Mingzhi Xu

2023 - 2024

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, ,

Mentor: Dr. George Truskey

“An integrated microfluidic system with engineered blood vessel mimic and skeletal muscle to investigate the relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis”

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