Mar 31, 2025   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Human Frontier Science Program: Fellowships Awarded to 60 Pioneering Postdoctoral Scientists from 25 Nations

STRASBOURG, France, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- To foster the next generation of life science research, 60 of the world's top emerging scientists from 25 nations have won 2025 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Fellowships.

"We have awarded fellowships to some of the most creative early career scientists worldwide in order to open new frontiers in life science research," said Guntram Bauer, HFSPO Chief Scientific Officer.

Postdoctoral scientists from these nations to receive 2025 HFSP Fellowships:



     
     Australia  China   Hong Kong Korea       Peru


        Bangladesh Egypt   India     Lithuania   Romania



     
     Belgium    France  Israel    New Zealand Spain



     
     Brazil     Germany Italy     Norway      United Kingdom



     
     Canada     Ghana   Japan     Netherlands United States of
                                                  America

Online Booklet Lists Winners:

The 2025 HFSP Fellowship awards reflect the ingenuity and drive for discovery of the next generation of researchers. HFSP reviewed proposals from 541 applicants. To read the abstracts of the 60 awardees, click: 2025 HFSP Fellowships Awardees.

To find individual scientists, click: Index by Country of the Fellows.

Research highlights include:

    --  Research on memory engrams, those groups of neurons that fire together
        and can distribute a memory across many neurons, will be the focus of a
        new study. Scientists will use brain machine interfaces to determine
        whether memories are preserved if some neurons are re-engineered.
    --  An investigation on the symbiotic relationship of corals and
        dinoflagellates will show that critical nutrients are conveyed to the
        corals through protein glycosylation, for which microorganisms are
        provided safe harbor. This exchange is critical for coral reef health
        and may yield new insights for restoring and protecting coral reefs.
    --  How bacteria mutate and acquire genetic material from hosts to resist
        antibiotics has been well studied; this new study evaluates how
        individual cells resist antibiotics. Scientists hope to better
        understand variability in cellular responses, which could also unlock
        insight regarding cancer and other diseases as well.

About HFSP Awards:

HFSP Long-Term Fellowships support scientists with a Ph.D. in a biological discipline to conduct a frontier project in the life sciences. Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships support scientists with a Ph.D. in a non-biological discipline (math, physics, computer science, etc.) to work on a frontier project in biology.

Journalists can view the full press release here.

CONTACT:
D. Rachael Bishop, HFSPO Science Writer and Editor
rbishop@hfsp.org
+33 (0)7 81 87 62 21

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