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Armita Manafzadeh (Credit: Scientific American)

The 2026 cohort includes 28 early-career scientists based in the United States who are changing the world with their work. 

QBioS Fellowship Winners

Four out of the six eligible QBioS students were selected for 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards from the National Science Foundation.

The neural tube

Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated the mechanics behind neural tube closure, which can lead to severe or fatal birth defects if unsuccessful. 

Chris Zhang, QBioS PhD Student

THE COSTS AND CONSTRAINTS OF BIOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY

Tucker Lancaster

SYNTHETIC EYES ON NATURAL LIVES: MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES TO BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS IN ECOLOGICALLY VALID CICHLID ENVIRONMENTS

Hayley Hassler

Bacterial systems across scales: quantitative frameworks for within-host, ecological, and evolutionary dynamics

A female mosquito lands on a human.

Researchers have visualized mosquito flight behavior for the first time — which could improve mosquito-control strategies. 

Benjamin Freeman

The fellowship is one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career scholars, and will support Freeman as he studies birds worldwide from Appalachia to Ecuador, investigating how mountain species respond to a changing climate — and how to facilitate their survival.