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HHMI Invests Over $300 Million in 26 New Investigators | HHMI

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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced today that 26 of the nation’s leading scientists have been named HHMI Investigators. Paving the way for new scientific and biomedical discoveries in fields ranging from neuroscience to immunology to structural biology, these scientists come from 19 US institutions and join HHMI’s current Investigator community, comprising more than 250 scientists. HHMI will invest more than $300 million in this newest cohort over the next seven years, enabling each Investigator to push the boundaries of science. “HHMI is committed to supporting visionary scientists who are pursuing discoveries that will change our world for the better,” says HHMI Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer Leslie Vosshall. Guided by the principle of investing in “people, not projects,” HHMI provides Investigators with the time and resources they need to go where their science leads, Vosshall says. Each new HHMI Investigator will receive roughly $11 million in support over a

HHMI Investigator Cigall Kadoch's methodical approach to studying chromatin remodeling complexes is laying the groundwork for a new class of precision cancer therapeutics. Freeman Hrabowski Scholar Bianca Jones Marlin studies how caregiving takes shape in the brain and how some biological adaptations are passed to the next generation. HHMI Gilliam Fellows are PhD students and postdoctoral researchers who are pursuing innovative science that's helping shape their careers. These highlights from April Pruitt and Nazik Elmekki offer a glimpse into the breadth of their work, showcasing the wide-ran

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