Washington Update

Next Generation of Science Advocates Begins FASEB Fellowship Program

By: Jennifer Zeitzer
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
On September 9, FASEB announced the 2024-2025 cohort of the Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellows. Chosen from a very competitive pool of applicants, these scientists will expand their impact as science advocates and help drive change in the research community.

The cohort includes nine individuals from across the United States, representing seven FASEB member societies:
  • Rose Albert – Graduate Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania; member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
  • Lauren J. Anderson – Graduate Fellow, The Rockefeller University; member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
  • Rachel Edens – Graduate Research Scientist, Medical University of South Carolina; member of the American Physiological Society and American Society for Investigative Pathology
  • Elizabeth McDuffie – PhD Candidate, Thomas Jefferson University; member of ASPET
  • Julio Molina Pineda – Research Assistant, University of Arkansas; member of the Genetics Society of America
  • Manisha Srinivas Raghavan – Graduate Student, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; member of ASBMB
  • Marya Sabir – Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program Scholar, National Institutes of Health; member of ASBMB
  • Ninadini Sharma, PhD – Postdoctoral Researcher, California Institute of Technology; member of the Society for the Study of Reproduction
  • Lorenzo Smith – PhD Candidate, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah; member of the Endocrine Society
This fellowship program underscores FASEB’s commitment to advance science policy goals, pursue sustainable funding for scientific research, and support researchers’ training and professional development. It also provides skills development in communicating with elected representatives and policymakers, which is rarely included in graduate school curricula.

Upon completion of the 10-month fellowship, the fellows will have received instruction in advocacy, science policy, science communications, leadership development, and career exploration outside academia. Fellows will also participate in FASEB’s 2024 Science Policy Symposium and 2025 Capitol Hill Day. Visit the Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship page to read interviews with the new class of fellows and learn more about the program.