A bright Howard student has received new funding to continue his research in brain repair.
Christopher McGinley, who is on track to earn his M.D./Ph.D. in biomedical sciences at the Howard University College of Medicine, has received the Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Award.
McGinley initially completed his bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Since then, the doctoral candidate has advanced his education at the renowned HBCU. His work delves into brain repair following a stroke. Particularly invested in how Neuregulin-1, an endogenous molecule, promotes this healing, McGinley uses mouse models to study neuroregeneration.
McGinley told The Dig, the news publication for Howard, that the scholarship will amplify “my research on brain repair while also motivating me to continue mentoring and serving the next generation of physician-scientists.”
The support and recognition of current Black M.D.-Ph.Ds is important. U.S. News & World Report also reported that this gap is connected to the health equity crisis in the nation.
As McGinley advances through his biomedical program, the new father remains focused on his goal and representing Black physician scientists. His selection for the Thermo Fisher Antibody Scholarship Program stemmed from his display of leadership.
The Howard student also serves as research chair for the university’s chapter of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and is on the career development committee of the American Physician Scientists Association.
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Source: Black Enterprise
