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T32 Award Notice

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Justin Darcy, a PhD student in the Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, has been selected for a postdoctoral slot on Joslin Diabetes Center's NIH Training Grant.  According to Dr. T. Keith Blackwell, Associate Research Director at the Center, "...this is a prestigious award, designed to recognize fellows with an important project and with high potential for future impact in the fields of diabetes or endocrinology."  Upon graduating from SIU, Justin will be taking a postdoctoral position at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA under the mentorship of Dr. Yu-Hua Tseng.

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