WRF Innovation Fellowships

Alumni

Clean Energy Institute

eScience Institute

Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery and Neuroengineering

Nick Foti

Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery and Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Emily Fox, Department of Statistics
Adrian KC Lee, Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences

Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2013
B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, Tufts University, 2007

Assistant Professor, Nagoya University

Tsuyoshi Kunihama

Assistant Professor, Nagoya University

UW mentors
Samuel Clark, Department of Sociology
Tyler McCormick, Department of Statistics and Department of Sociology

Education
Ph.D., Department of Statistical Science, Duke University
M.S., Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 2009
B.A., Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 2007

Institute for Protein Design

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Hua Bai

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
David Galas, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute

Education
Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience (physiology emphasis), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015
B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Peking University, China, 2005

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Ralph Cacho

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design
Michael Gelb, Department of Chemistry

Education
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2015
B.S., Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 2010

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Zachary Crook

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentor
Jim Olson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Education
Ph.D., Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013
B.A., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, 2007

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

A. Gerard Daniel

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
Thomas Spiro, Department of Chemistry
Karen Goldberg, Department of Chemistry
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design

Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013
M.Sc., Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, 2005
B.Sc., University of Madras, Chennai, India, 2003

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Glenna Foight

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentor
Dustin Maly, Department of Chemistry

Education
Ph.D., Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015
B.S., Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, 2009

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Hannah Gelman

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
Doug Fowler, Department of Genome Sciences
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design

Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
B.A., Physics, Dartmouth College, 2006

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Jason Gilmore

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
Michael MacCoss, UW Genome Sciences
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design

Education
Ph.D., Genetics, Dartmouth College, 2014
B.A., Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2007

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Luke Helgeson

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentor
Trisha Davis, Department of Biochemistry

Education
PhD, University of Oregon, 2014
BS, Iowa State University, 2009

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Anindya Roy

Innovation Fellow in Protein Design

Mentors
David Rawlings, Immunology, Seattle Children’s Hospital
David Baker, Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design

Education
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University
M.S., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, India
B.Sc., Chemistry, Calcutta University, India

Institute for Neuroengineering

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Miriam Ben-Hamo

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Horacio de la Iglesia, Department of Biology
Matthew Reynolds, Department of Electrical Engineering

Education
Ph.D., Animal Physiology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2013
M.Sc., Animal Physiology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2009
B.Sc., Biology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2007

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Hannah Choi

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Eric Shea-Brown, Department of Applied Mathematics
Wyeth Bair, Department of Biological Structure

Education
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2014
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, 2010
B.A., Applied Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 2007

Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery and Neuroengineering

Nick Foti

Innovation Fellow in Data-Intensive Discovery and Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Emily Fox, Department of Statistics
Adrian KC Lee, Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences

Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Dartmouth College, 2013
B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, Tufts University, 2007

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Gabrielle Gutierrez

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Eric Shea-Brown, Applied Mathematics
Fred Rieke, Physiology and Biophysics

Education
Ph.D., Neuroscience, Brandeis University, 2012
B.A., Physics, Barnard College, Columbia University, 2006

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Guillaume Lajoie

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Adrienne Fairhall, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Eb Fetz, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Education
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, 2013
M.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, 2010
M.S., Mathematics, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2007
B.S., Mathematics, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2004

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Thomas Richner

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Chet Moritz, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Adrienne Fairhall, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Education
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 2014
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008
B.S., Mathematics, Northland College, 2006

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

Eatai Roth

Innovation Fellow in Neuroengineering

UW mentors
Tom Daniel, Department of Biology
Kristi Morgansen, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
B.F.A, Fine Arts, Washington University, 2001