Awards

Jul 2026

Chen Graduate Fellow

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Issued by Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience · July 2026
May 2026

Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize

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Issued by Harvard University (Hoopes Prize Committee) · May 2026
Top senior thesis at Harvard College. Awarded to senior thesis, “Rewired by Time: A Dopaminergic Account of Cognitive Flexibility Across the Mouse Lifespan”.
Apr 2026

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

Issued by The National Science Foundation · April 2026
Nov 2025

Rhodes Scholarship (Finalist)

Issued by The Rhodes Trust · Nov 2025
Selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, recognizing academic excellence, leadership, character, and commitment to “fighting the world’s fight”. Participated in final-round interviews with the regional committee.
Jan 2025

Yun Family Research Fellows Fund for Revolutionary Thinking

Issued by Harvard University (Committee of Yun Family Research Fellows Fund for Revolutionary Thinking) · Jan 2025
Awarded to Spring/Summer 2025 project “Decoding Cognitive Resilience in Aging: A Multimodal Investigation via Genes, Circuits, and Behavior”
Jan 2025

TIME Fellowship

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Issued by TIME Initiative in conjunction with the Academy for Health & Lifespan Research · Jan 2025
Talent accelerator of the aging field’s next leaders to imagine what’s possible, seed deep connections with peers and mentors, and drive the field of aging biology.
Jan 2025

Kempner Institute KURE Fellowship (x2)

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Issued by Harvard University (Committee of Kempner KURE) · Jan 2025
Awarded to Spring 2025 project “Tracking Cognitive Decline via Neural-Behavioral Data Integration”
Nov 2024

John Harvard Scholar

Issued by Harvard University · Nov 2024
Awarded to students in the top 5 percent of their class based on academic year GPA, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.
Mar 2024

Herchel Smith Fellowship

Issued by Harvard University (Committee of Herchel Smith Undergraduate Science Research Program) · Mar 2024
Awarded to Summer 2024 project "Delineating Contributions of PFC Inhibitory and Excitatory Inputs to Cognitive Resilience vs Decline"
Mar 2024

Kempner Institute KRANIUM Fellowship (in tandem with PRISE)

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Issued by Harvard University (Committee of Kempner KRANIUM) · Mar 2024
Awarded to Summer 2024 "Informing “Explore/Exploit” Balance through Insights from Age-Dependent PFC Circuit Modulation"
Mar 2024

Roberts Family Fellowship (Harvard University Technology Innovation Fellows)

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Issued by Committee of Harvard University Roberts Family Tech Innovation Fellowship across Faculty of Arts & Sciences (FAS), Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) · Mar 2024
Awarded to recognize and support building out Harvard Undergraduate OpenBio Laboratory and related initiatives with the overarching mission of fostering a collaborative community centered around biology that moves the world forward, through democratizing access to resources and education.