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Announcement DS Bridges winners!
We’re thrilled to announce our 2021 DS Bridges Scholars! Seven Scholars were selected from a highly competitive pool of talented 44 applicants from all over Brazil. Scholars were selected based on their work’s scientific merit, potential for innovation, and impact in life sciences and health care. Congratulations!!!!
Meet the DS Bridges Scholars 2021
Jessica Plácido
Harrison David Assis Santos
Jessica Plácido
UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Area of study: Neuroscience
Title: Racial disparity, intrinsic capacity levels and incidence of neurocognitive disorders in elderly brazilians: a prospective cohort study
Raianna Boni
Harrison David Assis Santos
Jessica Plácido
UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Area of study: Virologist
Title: Study of the role of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I in the resistance of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to Dengue virus
Harrison David Assis Santos
Harrison David Assis Santos
Harrison David Assis Santos
UFAL, Maceió, AL, Brazil
Study Area: Physics
Title: Acoustofluidics Devices for Raman Biospectroscopy in Leishmaniasis Assays
Lena Schimke
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
Harrison David Assis Santos
USP, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Area of study: Immunology
Title: The diseasome of COVID-19 superinfections
Nayara Coêlho
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
UFPE, Olinda, PE, Brazil
Study Area: Chemistry
Title: Nanostructured Conductive Thin Films. Self-assembled using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) technique for Hydrogen Production
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
Vitor Hugo Neves Nascimento
UFMG, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
Study Area: Cell Biology
Title: Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Compartments of Viral Replication and Impact on Human Eosinophils
Thiago Soares de Souza Vieira
Thiago Soares de Souza Vieira
Thiago Soares de Souza Vieira
UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Area of study: Immunology
Title: Role of neutrophil extracellular traps formation on antigen presentation restriction
DS Bridges selection process
Exciting announcement of the 2021 DS Bridges Scholars!
We want to bring you inside the peer-review process for DS Bridges.
The scholar selection was done in three phases:
- 44 applications were reviewed to confirm eligibility;
- 15 finalists were selected by a panel of 15+ experts from across the healthcare and life sciences. Our expert panel included doctors, professors, and entrepreneurs;
- 7 winners were selected by a steering committee made up the Dimensions Sciences Scientific Advisory Board, Board of members, and special guests.
In the review phases each application was assessed by at least two members of each committee who made notes and recommendations for the final decision.
Seven selected Scholars will receive a one-time prize award, a monthly scholarship, and access to our mentoring program, Dimensions Sciences Advice, Coaching, Training, and Support (DS-ACTS).
Thank you to all who applied and made DS Bridges a success!
How to apply
Additional Information
Dimensions Sciences, a nonprofit organization based in the U.S., announced a scholarship program to support Brazilian scientists who are already voluntarily linked to laboratories based in Brazil but do not have a scholarship or salary, or Brazilian scientists returning from scientific exchange abroad (outside of Brazil) to laboratories based in Brazil but do not have a scholarship or salary.
Dimensions Sciences intends to provide a career transition program, allowing professionals in the sciences to continue dedicating themselves to research while searching for employment or longer-term scholarships from state, federal, or international agencies.
Our goal is that representation in the sciences resembles the diversity of the population in general, and our focus in this notice will take into account the ethnic-racial, gender, gender orientation, motherhood, and socioeconomic factors.
Support will be provided in the form of a monthly scholarship (for a minimum of three months, which may be extended to six months depending on the availability of resources, need for extension, and merit) and our mentoring program, Dimensions Sciences Advice, Coaching, Training, and Support (DS-ACTS).
Five to 10 scholarships will be offered to selected candidates who are without a salary or scholarship at the time the program begins. We look for highly motivated candidates with at least a complete master's degree compatible with the area of expertise who carry out scientific activities in the areas of biological and health sciences.
We encourage candidates to apply who have projects related to innovatively fighting infectious and contagious diseases, including the current health emergency (COVID-19). Projects will be evaluated based on feasibility, impact, innovation, and candidate trajectory.
Applications are now closed. Check back in 2022!
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