Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ana Arruda and Postdoctoral Scholar Alex Inague, both members of the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, on being selected as grant recipients by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
For four decades, the Pew Charitable Trusts has supported early-career neuroscientists, cancer researchers, immunologists, and other biomedical researchers who are laying the groundwork for lifesaving treatments and strategies for healthy living. Arruda and Inague will receive multiyear grants to support their research and professional growth. They join more than 1,000 other scientists supported by the organization’s three biomedical research programs.
Arruda, who studies how cells reprogram their metabolism by reorganizing subcellular architecture, was awarded one of 22 Pew biomedical science grants. She was selected from more than 200 nominees submitted by leading academic and research institutions in the United States, and will receive four years of funding to invest in exploratory research. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Arruda earned her PhD in biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. She joined the College in 2022 and was named a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator in 2022.
Inague was named one of 10 Pew Latin American fellows, which provides support to young scientists from Latin America who are completing their postdoctoral training in the US. Inague studies the molecular pathways involved in the metabolism of selenium, an essential mineral, to evaluate its potential as a therapeutic target in cancer. He will receive two years of funding to support postdoctoral research in the lab of Professor James Olzmann. To promote exchange and collaboration between scientists in both regions, Inague will be eligible to receive additional funding from Pew if he chooses to return to Latin America to launch his own lab.
Learn more about the programs and see the full class of Pew biomedical scholars and Pew Latin American fellows on the Pew website.
