The 2016 Faculty Scholars
In 2016, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the selection of 84 Faculty Scholars, early-career scientists who have great potential to make unique contributions to their field. The scientists represent 43 institutions across the United States.
Through the Faculty Scholars Program, the philanthropies will spend about $83 million over five years to support the first cohort of scientists selected to receive grants.
Link to News Release: Philanthropies Announce Selection of Faculty Scholars » View PDF List of the 2016 Faculty Scholars »Note: The gallery of Faculty Scholars below reflects those who are currently receiving grants through this program. This list of currently funded scholars is likely to change over time due to institutional transfers and other circumstances.
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Neal Alto, DPhil
Host Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Alexei Aravin, PhD
Host Institution: California Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Michel Bagnat, PhD
Host Institution: Duke University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Emily Balskus, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI-Gates Faculty Scholar -
Diana Bautista, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Berkeley Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Thomas Bernhardt, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Jesse Bloom, PhD
Host Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Edward Boyden, PhD
Host Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Siobhan Brady, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Davis Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Clifford Brangwynne, PhD
Host Institution: Princeton University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Ken Cadwell, PhD
Host Institution: New York University School of Medicine Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Fernando Camargo, PhD
Host Institution: Boston Children's Hospital Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Flaminia Catteruccia, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI-Gates Faculty Scholar -
Edward Chang, MD
Host Institution: University of California, San Francisco Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Elizabeth Chen, PhD
Host Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Xin Chen, PhD
Host Institution: Johns Hopkins University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Daniel Colón-Ramos, PhD
Host Institution: Yale University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Ralph DeBerardinis, MD, PhD
Host Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
José Dinneny, PhD
Host Institution: Carnegie Institution for Science Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Victoria D'Souza, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Maitreya Dunham, PhD
Host Institution: University of Washington Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Alex Dunn, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Ila Fiete, PhD
Host Institution: University of Texas at Austin Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Michael Fischbach, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Robert Froemke, PhD
Host Institution: New York University School of Medicine Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Adam Frost, MD, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, San Francisco Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Antonio Giraldez, PhD
Host Institution: Yale University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Amy Gladfelter, PhD
Host Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Andrew Goodman, PhD
Host Institution: Yale University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Valentina Greco, PhD
Host Institution: Yale University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Chenghua Gu, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Elissa Hallem, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Elizabeth Haswell, PhD
Host Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Cole Haynes, PhD
Host Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Lin He, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Berkeley Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Ekaterina Heldwein, PhD
Host Institution: Tufts University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
André Hoelz, PhD
Host Institution: California Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Martin Jonikas, PhD
Host Institution: Princeton University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Katrin Karbstein, PhD
Host Institution: Scripps Research Institute Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Daniel Kronauer, PhD
Host Institution: Rockefeller University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Ming Li, DPhil
Host Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Stephen Liberles, PhD
Host Institution: Harvard University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Stavros Lomvardas, PhD
Host Institution: Columbia University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Luciano Marraffini, PhD
Host Institution: Rockefeller University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
David Masopust, PhD
Host Institution: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Frederick "Erick" Matsen, PhD
Host Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Coleen Murphy, PhD
Host Institution: Princeton University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Mala Murthy, PhD
Host Institution: Princeton University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Markus Müschen, MD, PhD
Host Institution: City of Hope National Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Celeste Nelson, PhD
Host Institution: Princeton University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jennifer Nemhauser, PhD
Host Institution: University of Washington Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jacquin Niles, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI-Gates Faculty Scholar -
Benjamin Ohlstein, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Columbia University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Clodagh O'Shea, PhD
Host Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Julie Pfeiffer, PhD
Host Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Kathrin Plath, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Manu Prakash, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI-Gates Faculty Scholar -
Shu-Bing Qian, PhD
Host Institution: Cornell University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jayaraj Rajagopal, MD
Host Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Samara Reck-Peterson, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, San Diego Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
John Rinn, PhD
Host Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jody Rosenblatt, PhD
Host Institution: University of Utah Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Carla Rothlin, PhD
Host Institution: Yale University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Michael Rust, PhD
Host Institution: University of Chicago Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Elizabeth Sattely, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Frank Schroeder, PhD
Host Institution: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Song-Hai Shi, PhD
Host Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jan Skotheim, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Agata Smogorzewska, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Rockefeller University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Daniel Stetson, PhD
Host Institution: University of Washington Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Francesca Storici, PhD
Host Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Gurol Suel, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, San Diego Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Sohail Tavazoie, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Rockefeller University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Benjamin Tu, PhD
Host Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Gia Voeltz, PhD
Host Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Jue Wang, PhD
Host Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Meng Wang, PhD
Host Institution: Baylor College of Medicine Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Sing Sing Way, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Marius Wernig, MD, PhD
Host Institution: Stanford University Sponsor: HHMI Faculty Scholar -
Feng Zhang, PhD
Host Institution: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar -
Daniel Zilberman, PhD
Host Institution: University of California, Berkeley Sponsor: HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholar
