Olubusayo Bolonduro (Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology) is a 2023 HHMI Gilliam Fellow. The Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study is granted to outstanding graduate students who are committed to increasing diversity in the scientific ecosystem. His advisor is Andrew Koh. Bolonduro's and Koh's work specialized in mechanisms of gene regulation for immune tolerance. The Gilliam Fellows Program hopes to further diversity and inclusion among scientific leaders. “The Gilliam Fellowship not only supports incredibly talented graduate students who are poised to become future leaders in science,” says Joshua Hall, senior program officer for the Gilliam Fellows Program, “but it also engages thesis advisers and institutions in the work of creating training environments in which all students can thrive." For up to three years, each student-adviser pair will receive an annual award totaling $53,000. Advisers will also participate in a year-long mentorship development course, focused on teaching advisers about cultural identities and how to listen and engage across cultures, including an invitation to attend the annual Gilliammeeting and scientific meetings at HHMI headquarters.
Olubusayo Bolonduro named 2023 HHMI Gilliam Fellow