Samantha Ali, a fourth-year doctoral student at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has been selected as a recipient of the Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Graduate Student Awards in Geroscience.
Nominated by Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, PhD, associate director of translational sciences at the Institute on Aging, Ali works closely with the Institute as she continues to build her academic career studying aging across translational contexts.
These awards recognize talented graduate students who show great promise to become of the next generation of leaders in aging research. To be considered for the award, a candidate must be nominated by their PhD mentor or other leader in geroscience, aging research or a related discipline. Each award is $5,000 and can be applied towards research and/or academic advancement, such as workshops and conferences.
Congratulations!