Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
The application for the 2025 Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship is now open. The deadline to apply is September 30, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.
Two awards will be given this year. Proposals should be submitted electronically through the Drexel University Funding Portal.
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The Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship is intended to foster the career development of postdoctoral researchers at Drexel University who are pursuing a career in academic research and are seeking long-term employment at a US educational and/or research institution. The fellowship will provide $60,000 for one year and Cotswold Postdoctoral Fellows will also augment instruction at Drexel University by providing additional teaching resources in a key scientific, engineering, or clinical field.
Eligibility
- Postdocs in formal, physical, life and applied sciences are eligible to apply
- Foreign nationals in postdoctoral roles at Drexel are encouraged to apply
- The applicant should have completed at least one full year of postdoctoral fellowship (either at Drexel or prior to joining Drexel) at the time of the application deadline on September 30, 2024
- Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or their equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM within the last five years
- The fellowship will start on January 1, 2025 and end on December 31, 2025
- Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows will submit two progress reports due on June 30, 2024 and December 15, 2025.
- New for 2024-2025 – current Cotswold fellows can reapply for 1 additional funding year. Include a new research plan and justification for additional funding. This application will be reviewed by the Selection Committee.
Past Recipients
2024
Dr. Opeyemi Babajide (Mentor: Alex Ezeh, PhD)
Urban Health Collaborative
Dornsife School of Public Health
Project: “The Impact of The Social Determinants of Health on Disparities in Maternal Health for African Immigrant Women in Philadelphia”
Dr. Biplab Sarkar (Mentor: Christopher B. Rodell, PhD)
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Project: “Localized regulation of the innate immune response in the context of ischemic heart failure”
Dr. Chetan Sharma (Mentor: Jonathan Deutsch, PhD)
Food and Hospitality Management, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Project: "Aroma as a Capacity to Mellow the Feeling of Disgust”
Dr. Ruocun (John) Wang (Mentor: Yury Gogotsi, PhD, DSc, Drhc)
Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Project: "Investigating Simultaneous Hydrogen Production and Storage in Mxenes”
Emanuela Piermarini, PhD (Mentor: Peter Baas, PhD)
Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Project: "Gene therapy approach for SPG4-based Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia"
Hua Zhang, PhD (Mentor: Karen Miu, PhD)
Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Project: "High Efficiency Medium Voltage Power Conversion Technology Leveraging the Next Generation Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Grid Integration"
Stephanie Matt, PhD (Mentor: Peter Gaskill, PhD)
Pharmacology and Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Project: "Epigenetic regulation of dopamine induced by substance abuse and HIV-associated neuroinflammation"
Josiah Kephart, PhD, MPH (Mentor: Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH)
Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health
Project: "The impacts of climate-related extreme flood events on health and health disparities in Latin American cities"
Dr. Pricila Mullachery
Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health
Project: “The relationship between state-level Medicaid policies and access to treatment for substance use disorders”
Dr. Karolina Bryl
Creative Arts Therapies, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Project: “COVID-19, social isolation, and schizophrenia: A mixed-methods feasibility study on the effects of telehealth dance/movement therapy to promote activation in chronic schizophrenia”
Dr. Paakhi Srivastava
Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Project: “The BODY+ Study: Using Just-in-time, Adaptive Interventions (JITAI) to Address Body Dissatisfaction in Bulimia Nervosa”
Dr. Victor Rovira Zambrana
Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine
Project: “Involvement of Dorsal Rot Ganglia nociceptors phenotypic switch in the development of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury”
Dr. Ipsita Mohanty
Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine
Project: “Role of AT1R-integrin signaling in hypertension and chronic kidney disease development in elastin insufficiency”
Dr. Xuehang Wang
Material Sciences, College of Engineering
Project: “Electrochemical energy storage in 2D materials”
Dr. Diana Norden
Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Project: “Spinal cord injury-induced deficits in antiviral immunity: the role of sTNF”
Contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
Drexel University College of Medicine
Health Sciences Building
60 N 36th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Questions may be directed to:
Hwyda A. Arafat, MD, PhD, MSc. MEdL
Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and Professional Development
opa@drexel.edu
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