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Neuroscience Student Receives Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

January 29, 2016

Neuroscience Student Receives Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Alexis Crockett

Alexis Crockett, a senior neuroscience major, has been awarded the Churchill Scholarship which will fund her pursuit of a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in physiology, development and neuroscience. She will be working with Dr. Milka Sarris to study the movement of immune cells in response to guidance cues using zebrafish larvae. Through this program, Alexis will gain a better understanding of the peripheral immune system so that she can incorporate this knowledge into her PhD to characterize the immune system's influence on the brain and behavior. Click here to see the full OSU news story.

The Churchill Scholarship started in 1963 with three awards and has since grown to 15. It provides funding to American students for a year of Master's study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College. The Scholarship was set up at the request of Sir Winston Churchill in order to fulfil his vision of US-UK scientific exchange with the goal of advancing science and technology on both sides of the Atlantic, helping to ensure our future prosperity and security.

The Churchill Scholarship has been called the most academically challenging of the UK scholarships.

http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/