Private funder HHMI pauses postdoc fellowship

Molecular biologist Chiara Masnovo spent weeks filling out an application for a research fellowship earlier this year — taking it over the finish line as she was 38 weeks pregnant and starting a new job. 

The chance of getting this fellowship was well worth the toil. The Hanna Gray fellowship, created by the Howard Hughes Medical institute, supports postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds in their transition to heading their own labs. During normal times, the opportunity was transformative, but in an era of cuts to research funding and uncertainty at universities, some saw it as a lifeline to an academic career.

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