Four Biochemistry and Biophysics graduate students have received Prestigious External Fellowships. Congrats to Abigail, Dalia, Dillon, and Anna!
![Abigail Ballard](https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2020/04/BallardAbigail-150x150.jpg)
Abigail Ballard, NIH Fellowship (F31) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
![Dalia Fleifel](https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2021/11/Dalia-2021-head-cropped-150x150.png)
Dalia Fleifel, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
![Dillon Sloan in blue sweatshirt in lab](https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2024/04/1000011696-scaled-e1712857479140-150x150.jpg)
Dillon Sloan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
![Anna Wheless standing outside](https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2022/03/Anna-Wheless-150x150.jpg)
Anna Wheless, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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External fellowships, which are highly competitive awards from the federal government and other organizations, add to Carolina’s reputation as one of the world’s leading public research universities. This academic year, 279 graduate students campus-wide, who represent 42 academic programs, received prestigious external fellowships. — The Graduate School