海角社区 Kinesiology鈥檚 Liz Heintz Chosen for Prestigious NIH Fellowship for Standout Predoctoral Students
June 06, 2024
From left, Dr. Robert Newton Jr., Liz Heintz, Dr. Terrence Riley, and Dr. John Kirwan at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
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An 海角社区 PhD candidate in kinesiology with a passion for treating and preventing metabolic disease has been chosen for a National Institutes of Health F31 fellowship, which employs a rigorous process to select only the most devoted and deserving applicants.
Liz Heintz, who trained in the Integrated Physiology and Molecular Medicine Lab at , is the first student from 海角社区 Kinesiology to be awarded an F31 fellowship, which provides promising predoctoral students an opportunity to receive mentored research training while they complete their dissertation research on human health-related topics.
鈥淚 am incredibly honored to receive this award,鈥� Heintz said. 鈥淚t marks a significant achievement as I begin my scientific career. There was a tremendous amount of work that went into this award, and it is exciting to see it come to fruition.鈥�
Heintz trained under the mentorship of Dr. John Kirwan at Pennington, where she recognized her passion for research and made the decision to pursue a doctoral degree. Heintz continues to be mentored at 海角社区 by Dr. Brian Irving, professor in the 海角社区 School of Kinesiology.
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