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Justin Podowski awarded Harper Dissertation Fellowship

May 12, 2021

Justin Podowski awarded Harper Dissertation Fellowship

Justin Podowski was awarded a prestigious Harper Dissertation Fellowship! The William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship is one of the highest honors awarded to UChicago students. It is awarded in the final year of graduate study to recognize significant achievement and facilitate completion of the doctoral degree. Justin's dissertation work has, for the first time, mapped the genomic landscape of microbial communities across the Laurentian Great Lakes. Congrats Justin!