PGFI Excellence in Genome Science Award

PGFI is dedicated to strengthening the development of the genome sciences. The future of this discipline relies heavily on the current recruitment of young scholars.

To stimulate the enrollment of high quality doctoral students at Penn, PGFI offers an Excellence in Genome Science Award to select incoming graduate students. This award is used to recruit the highest caliber students who have expressed a desire to conduct research in genomics. The award will supplement the recipients' stipends by $2,500 per year for four years.

2009 Excellence in Genome Science Graduate Student Award Recipients:

Fan Li

Matriculating into the Genomics and Computational Biology Graduate Group


Undergraduate degree: B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Berkeley
Home town: Foothill Ranch, CA
Research interests: phylogenetics, sequence analysis, network analysis
Advisor: to be selected through research rotations

Jonathan Madara

Matriculating into the VMD-PhD program as a Trainee in the Veterinary Track of the Medical Scientist Training Program


Undergraduate degree: B.A. in Biochemistry
Undergraduate institution: University of Pennsylvania
Home town: Media, PA
Research interests: emerging and existing infectious diseases, zoonotic diseases such as Avian and Swine Flu
Advisor: Bruce Freedman, PhD, VMD