Seven from Harvard named HHMI Faculty Scholars
Seven Harvard scientists are among the 84 researchers nationwide named HHMI Faculty Scholars as part of a new initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to recognize and support early career scientists who show exceptional promise. The scholars will receive grants of between $600,000 and $1.8 million over the next five years. In total, the program will award $83 million to researchers from 43 institutions across the United States. “We are very excited to welcome these accomplished scientists into the HHMI community,” said HHMI’s president, Erin O’Shea. “We’re equally gratified to work alongside our philanthropic partners to help these early career scientists move science forward by pursuing their bold ideas.” The Harvard winners are: Emily Balskus, Morris Kahn Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Combining chemistry and microbiology, Balskus studies how gut microorganisms interact with one another and their human hosts. She is using...