GradPathways Announces 25-26 Professors for the Future Fellows
Welcome to our newest PFTF Cohort for 2025-2026!
We are pleased to announce the newest incoming cohort for the Professors for the Future program! These 19 fellows were selected from a highly competitive applicant pool and come from a broad range of disciplines across the campus at UC Davis.
Established in 1992, Professors for the Future (PFTF) is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service. The program is designed to prepare UC Davis doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for an increasingly competitive marketplace and a rapidly changing university environment.
In addition to receiving a $3,000 stipend, the PFTF fellows will have the opportunity to work on projects of their own design to enhance the graduate or postdoctoral experience and professional development of their colleagues. The projects will be presented at an end-of-year event, open to all interested members of the university. Check out their proposed projects.
The fellows will meet on a regular basis beginning in Fall 2024 for roundtable panel discussions designed to enhance their professional development, intellectual growth and leadership skills. We are excited to welcome them into this prestigious program and look forward to their professional development!
For more information about PFTF, visit the Professors for the Future page on the UC Davis GradPathways Institute page.
In order from left to right, top to bottom:
PhD Candidates
Christian Bernal-Cordoba, Animal Biology
Sara Hariri, Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology oryEce Goktayoglu, Chemical Engineering
Joaquin Mogollon Santiana, Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth Reyes Gallegos, Entomology and Nematology
Sage Madden, Ecology
Davrina Rianda, Nutritional Biology
Ibrahim Babatunde Anoba, History
Danyelle Fore, Horticulture and Agronomy
Melissa Gomes, Linguistics
Alejandra Cano, Native American. Studies
Christofer Brothers, Neurobiology and Physiology
Sophie Gretler , Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jonathan M Berlingeri, Plant Sciences
Maritza Miramontes, Psychology
Nathalie Moriarty, Psychology
Shannon Klotz, Psychology
Connie Tsz Fai Wong, Soils and Biochemistry
Postdoctoral Scholars
Elizabeth Sahagun, Internal Medicine
Joanna Rothwell, VM Population Health and Reproduction