Lindsay Sullivan, a Ph.D. Student in Dr. Ted Bateman’s Lab, was awarded a Whitaker International Fellowship to spend a year at the University of Cambridge in the UK for the 2015-2016 Academic Year. Lindsay will be working with Dr. Michelle Oyen on a collaborative project titled “Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Mechanical Properties and Mineralization of Bone.” The Whitaker Fellowship provides roundtrip travel to host institution, housing and living stipend, health insurance, $10,000 in tuition/bench fees for the host institution, and a $4000 Travel Enhancement Fund which can be used by the Fellow to attend other BME labs and conferences during the fellowship.
More information about the Whitaker International Program can be found here.