Aaron Pfennig Selected for IHE-LeaD Fellowship

Congratulations to QBioS doctoral student, Aaron Pfennig, who was selected for the inaugural cohort for Georgia Tech's Interdisciplinary Health & Environment Leadership Development Program (IHE-LeaD), including a $2000 fellowship.  

"The IHE-LeaD fellowship program will prepare graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to engage in collaborative, science-informed approaches to address challenges at the interface of human and environmental health. During the two-semester program, an interdisciplinary cohort of eight graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across Georgia Tech colleges will receive training in leadership and translational development led by Georgia Tech and local and national experts. Fellows will apply their knowledge to identify, prepare, or realize translational actions based on their academic background and work. The IHE-LeaD fellows will further take the lead in organizing and hosting a two-day symposium in early summer 2023 that brings together regional and national academic experts, trainees, community leaders, and policy makers to foster collaboration towards science-informed, sustainable public actions at the interface of human and environmental health. The cohort will be supported by a faculty advisory team with the goal to seed a diverse, cross-disciplinary community of translational researchers. The program provides fellows the opportunities to establish professional networks, develop skills for implementing science-informed actions, and be directly involved in shaping a collaborative, interdisciplinary community."