Current Recipients
The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) is pleased to announce the recipients of 2023-24 IFER Graduate Fellowships for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science.
Kaihua (Chloe) Chen
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, ,
Mentor: Dr. James McGrath
“In vitro studies of biophysical and molecular determinants of the blood-brain barrier during sepsis and systemic inflammation”
View DetailsDowlette Alam El Din
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, ,
Mentor: Dr. Lena Smirnova
“Exploring the impact of chronic low dose domoic acid exposure on brain development and cognitive functions in 3D brain organoids”
View DetailsJason Eades
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, ,
Mentor: Dr. Abhishek Jain
“Replacing animal models of thrombosis with Vein-Chip: A case study evaluating SARS-CoV-2-induced thrombosis and mechanical therapeutics”
View DetailsAlan Kim
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, ,
Mentor: Dr. Lena Smirnova
"Synaptogenesis Assay for Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing in a Human 3D Brain Model"
View DetailsYansong (Harry) Peng
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, ,
Mentor: Dr. Esak Lee
“A tissue-engineered pancreatic cancer model for dissecting the roles of lymphatic vessels in tumor immunity”
View DetailsIan Smith
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, ,
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Stroka
“A spheroid angiogenic vascularization microfluidic device to replace metastasis-based mouse models”
View DetailsDivya Subramanian
The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, ,
Mentor: Dr. David Schmidtke
“Development of a novel in-vitro biomimetic corneal stroma using microfluidics to study corneal wound healing”
View DetailsMingzhi Xu
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, ,
Mentor: Dr. George Truskey
“An integrated microfluidic system with engineered blood vessel mimic and skeletal muscle to investigate the relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis”
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