Two UConn post-doctoral researchers have received prestigious, competitive 2026 NIH Pathway to Independence Awards (K99/R00) to advance their innovative research along with their careers as early-career scientists. The award-winning post-docs whose research is being funded by the NIH for up to the next five years are UConn School of Medicine’s Dr. Jessica Flori and Dr. Pengyu Zong.
“These very competitive NIH awards identify promising postdocs and help facilitate their transition to independent, tenure-track faculty positions,” says Christopher D. Heinen, Ph.D., director of Postdoctoral Affairs and professor in the Center for Molecular Oncology and Department of Medicine at the UConn School of Medicine. “This is a great achievement for them and something we can all be proud of as a UConn Health community!”
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