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De Novo Fellowship

The De Novo Fellowship aims to broaden representation of students in STEM by funding their work with faculty mentors on exciting research projects.

A collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, the De Novo program awards research fellowships to outstanding students from underrepresented groups. CAS De Novo Fellowships provide a $6,000 stipend for up to 10 weeks of full-time research, plus up to $1,000 for conference expenses to present their research during the following academic year.

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Meet the 2024 College Fellows

Karishma Nijjar

Karishma Nijjar '25

Neuroscience
Altering EnHD and UVF to improve binding to DNA via Molecular Modeling

Faculty Mentor: Michelle McCully

Muriel Oosthuizen

Muriel Oosthuizen '26

Biochemistry
Isolating high-affinity aptamers for cancer-linked glycoforms of thrombospondin-1

Faculty Mentor: Steve Suljak

Olivia Alleyne

Olivia Alleyne '26

Chemistry
Developing an Efficient Method to Deuterate Cumenes

Faculty Mentor: Ben Stokes

Riley Carpenter

Riley Carpenter '25

Engineering Physics
Investigating low-gap materials to fabricate Josephson junctions for meV-scale dark matter detectors

Faculty Mentor: Betty Young

Sean Do

Sean Do '26

Neuroscience
Exploring Reward Circuitry Underlying Early Life Stress-Mediated Social Deficits

Faculty Mentor: Lindsay Halladay