Gianluca Bertolizio, a pediatric anesthesiologist and PhD student with the CommiSur Lab, has been awarded the 2024 CAS Research Program Award, receiving $10,000. This award recognizes Dr. Bertolizio’s outstanding research contributions in pediatric anesthesiology, underscoring the lab’s commitment to advancing evidence based medicine through innovative research.
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Riya Sawhney, a PhD student in the CommiSur Lab, has been awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Crisis Reporting Fellowship, receiving $3,000. This fellowship acknowledges Riya’s exceptional potential in crisis reporting, highlighting her commitment to research and the lab’s dedication to fostering diverse research talents.
Shreenik Kundo and Ayla Grek, PhD students with the CommiSur Lab, have published an opinion piece in The Washington Post titled “Opinion: The World’s Best Hope for Survival? Saving Us from Ourselves.” This publication showcases their insightful perspectives on global survival challenges, reflecting the lab’s engagement with critical societal issues and its commitment to contributing to public discourse.
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/17/climate-change-trump-gaza-readers-react/
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