Sabrina Hu and Sam Nowitz, seniors at the University of Washington in St. Louis, are one of 23 American students selected for the prestigious award. gates cambridge scholarshipto fully fund postgraduate study and research at the University of Cambridge.
Hu is from Houston, majoring in Chemistry and History and minoring in Mathematics in Arts & Sciences. She was named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar in 2022 and is a Professor of Chemistry in the Arts and Sciences. She has conducted her research in several labs at the University of Washington, including Kevin Moeller’s lab. I was. In addition, Fu is a carbon-neutral intern at the Sustainability Office and a volunteer tutor at her two high schools at St. Louis Public Schools. She previously served as an aspiring peer her mentor for the Deneb STARS program.
At Cambridge University, Hu plans to pursue a PhD in chemistry, studying the synthesis of a particular class of supramolecular cages and host-guest chemistry. It will have applications in desalination and industrial chemistry and gas separation.
Hu, whose home was partially destroyed by Hurricane Ike, said, “My formative years were shaped against a backdrop of natural destruction. It was a disaster,” he wrote. “It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of floods, but discovering my love of chemistry and my aptitude for research ignited my heart to fight climate change the way I know it. rice field.”
Norwitz, from Newton, Massachusetts, majored in Neuroscience and minored in Children’s Studies in Arts and Sciences. Norwitz is a Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences, and Associate Dean of Art Studies, under the direction of her Deanna Barch, Cognitive Control and Psychopathology Laboratory. and the Human Connectome Project. & science. Norwitz is also an assistant professor of psychiatry at the medical school, where she serves as a research assistant and her MRI technician in the lab of Alecia Vogel-Hammen, MD.
He also founded the University of Washington Special Olympics and is president of the Synaptic Neuroscience Club.
Nowitz also won NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholarshipwho plans to complete her doctorate in medicine, is investigating the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment in Down syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. experience stimulated his interest in neuroscience.
“My long-term goal is to become a physician-scientist with a focus on pediatric neuroscience, seeking international dialogue and research collaboration to improve the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.” writes Nowitz.
The scholarship was established in 2000 through a $210 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
