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Hear from 3 of our newest PhD recipients as they reflect on their experience as students in Scripps Research’s Skaggs Graduate School. The students are among the 49 who were awarded doctoral degrees at the institute’s May 15th Commencement.
https://education.scripps.edu/
Featured students:
Sharidan Brown is a recipient of the Moore Family Fellowship in Structural Biology in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Andrew B. Ward, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
Abbey Reeves is a recipient of the The Schimmel Family Endowed Fellowship Fund in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Mia L. Huang, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
Nick Villarino is a recipient of the Baxter Foundation Fellowship in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
https://www.scripps.edu/
Hear from 3 of our newest PhD recipients as they reflect on their experience as students in Scripps Research’s Skaggs Graduate School. The students are among the 49 who were awarded doctoral degrees at the institute’s May 15th Commencement.
https://education.scripps.edu/
Featured students:
Sharidan Brown is a recipient of the Moore Family Fellowship in Structural Biology in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Andrew B. Ward, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
Abbey Reeves is a recipient of the The Schimmel Family Endowed Fellowship Fund in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Mia L. Huang, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
Nick Villarino is a recipient of the Baxter Foundation Fellowship in the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Advisor: Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Professor, Skaggs Graduate School.
https://www.scripps.edu/










