GradPathways Announces 24-25 Professors for the Future Fellows
Welcome to our newest PFTF Cohort for 2024-2025!
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
Anna Vernier, Chemistry
Diana Malarchik, Anthropology
Diego Placido, Psychology
Eleanor Pressman, Animal Biology
Elmira Louie, Comparative Literature
Emmanuel Momoh, Geography
John Paulus, Neuroscience
Nicole Weronika Korzeniecki, Animal Behavior
Quimby Lee, Neuroscience,
Jill Oberski, Entomology
Zarah Deutsch, Animal Biology
Charis Ramsing, Plant Pathology
Colton Baumler, Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (BMCDB)
Laurinne Balstad, Environmental Science and Policy
Sabrina Mederos, Animal Behavior
Ste Traxler, Nutritional Biology
Talitha Angelica Acaylar Trazo, Cultural Studies
Rachel Moreno, Microbiology and Immunology
Postdoctoral Scholars
Erika Milagros Bueno, Entomology and Nematology
Anthony Tercero, Environmental Toxicology
Nicole Halmai, Genome Center