UW-Madison MD-PhD Student is Awarded Outreach and Education Fellowship Through the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and Americans for Medical Progress
August 9, 2024
Nakul Aggarwal, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and future medical doctor, has been awarded the ACNP-AMP BRAD Fellowship. The fellowship is a partnership between the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and the health research advocacy group Americans for Medical Progress (AMP). The fellowship aims to raise public awareness about the importance of research for mental health disorders and other brain-behavior topics, including drug interactions, as well as the role of animal studies required for this work.
Dedicated Texas Science Teacher Announced as Curious Science Writers 2024 Educator Fellow
July 8, 2024
Curious Science Writers (CSW) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Karla Chavez-Smith as the new Curious Science Writers Educator Fellow. With her extensive background in science education and her passion for fostering scientific inquiry among high school students, Karla will play a pivotal role in enhancing the effectiveness of CSW’s program.
New Fellowship Winner Announced for Biomedical Research Awareness Day, A Global Effort to Explain the Continued Importance of Animal-Based Research for Improving Human and Animal Health
August 14, 2023
Lindsey Galbo-Thomma, Ph.D., a behavioral pharmacologist with more than 10 years of academic and industry experience working with an array of laboratory animal species, has been awarded the ACNP-AMP BRAD Fellowship. The fellowship is a partnership between the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology and the health research advocacy group Americans for Medical Progress (AMP). It was created to help raise public awareness about the essential role of animals in biomedical research, specifically for the study of brain-behavior-drug interactions and advancements in neuropsychopharmacology – the study of all forms of mental health disorders and their treatments. Fellowship winners also help to promote careers in the field.