Angel Byrd, 2011 Graduate Fellow- An Evening of Stars Story

Please watch 2011 Graduate UNCF/Merck Fellow, Angel Byrd, "An Evening of Stars," vignette.

This year the program theme was “Educating Our Future, ” and Angel Byrd, was one of the ten amazing stories featured in the program.

Milton Brown, MD/Ph.D.- 1999 Postdoctoral Fellow

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Dr. Milton L. Brown, M.D./Ph.D., is the first Edwin H. Richard and Elisabeth Richard von Matsch Endowed Chair in Experimental Therapeutics at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington D.C. He is also the Director of the Georgetown University Drug Discovery Program and holds professorships in Oncology and Neurosciences. He is a member of the Specialized Center of Research sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Emmitt Jolly, Ph.D 2000 Graduate and 2005 Postdoctoral Fellow

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Emmitt Jolly, Ph.D. was a 2000 recipient of the UNCF/Merck Graduate Dissertation Fellowship while attending University of California, San Francisco. . He continued his studies at University of California, San Francisco as a 2005 UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Jolly is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Case Western Reserve University. He also serves as the President of The AUMF.

UNCF●MERCK 2012 Fellows Day

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Fellows Day occurs annually to induct and orient the new cohort of UNCF/Merck Fellows. Its purpose is to introduce and incorporate new Fellows into a lifelong distinctive community, celebrate their accomplishments, facilitate key connections, and raise awareness about, and equip them to transition to the next stage in their professional development.

Chiatogu Onyewu, M.D./Ph.D., 2004 Graduate and 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow

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Hear what Dr. Onyewu has to say about her experience as a UNCF/Merck Fellow!

Chiatogu Onyewu, M.D./Ph.D. was awarded a UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Dissertation Fellowship in 2004 while a graduate student at Duke University as she was engaged in her training as a physician scientist.

Michelle McMurry Heath, Ph.D., 1998 Graduate Fellow

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Michelle McMurry-Heath, M.D./Ph.D. is the Director of the Health, Biomedical Science and Society Policy Program and the Aspen Health Forum at the Aspen Institute.

UNCF & MERCK team up to offer extraordinary opportunities in science

Every year, scholarships and fellowships are awarded through a national competition. Over 590 students & scholars in the biological and chemical sciences have found support, knowledge, careers and advancement.

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2012 Fellows

Featured Fellow

Jamaal Benjamin, 2012 Fellow, University of Texas, Southwestern

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Awards

Online applications are now CLOSED.
2013 Applicants will be notified of their status by April 16 via email

Science Research Scholarship Awards

Scholarships up to $25,000
Internship Opportunities will be available and applied for separately
Mentoring and networking opportunities
Eligibility: College juniors, science or engineering majors, 3.3 GPA

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Science Research Dissertation Fellowships

Fellowships up to $53,500
Mentoring and networking opportunities
Eligibility: Ph.D. or equivalent degree candidates engaged in dissertation research in biological, chemical or engineering fields

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Science Research Fellowships

Fellowships up to $92,000
Mentoring and networking opportunities
Eligibility: Ph.D. or equivalent degree recipients in biological or chemical research fields

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