Pew Awards Fellowships to 10 Latin American Biomedical Researchers

The cohort represents a diverse geographical spread, including researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. These fellows will embed themselves in top-tier American institutions, such as Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, and the University of California, Berkeley, to pursue projects ranging from the cellular basis of autism to the mechanisms of viral infection.

Beyond the initial two-year support, the program incentivizes the growth of regional infrastructure by offering additional funding to fellows who return to Latin America to establish their own independent laboratories. This strategy has proven effective, with nearly 70% of program alumni choosing to repatriate to build domestic research capacity. Donna Frisby-Greenwood, senior vice president at Pew, noted that this legacy of support is designed to cultivate a lasting, robust biomedical research community across the region.