Rochester Vaccine Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Rochester Vaccine Fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding postdoctoral fellow working in the area of vaccine-related research, who is mentored by a faculty member with a primary or secondary appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

This fund was created by a donation from Dr. Michael Pichichero in honor of Dr. Porter Anderson (Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics in Infectious Diseases), who co-invented the widely administered vaccine for bacterial meningitis.

Applications are requested for the 2023-2024 academic year and should consist of:

• A brief (1 page or less) statement of research
• CV of the applicant fellow
• Short letter of support from the advisor

Approximately $7000 per year is available and can be used to support research supplies and/or travel to present at national and international scientific meetings or symposia. Salaries are not supported. Successful applications will emphasize vaccine-related research.  This is a one-year, non-renewable award.

Please submit applications to Daisy Bird Geer by July 15, 2023.

Fellowship Awardees

2022

• Gary Hannon, Ph.D., Laboratory of Scott Gerber
• Shilpi Giri, Ph.D., Laboratory of Felix Yarovinsky

2021

• Matthieu Paiola, Ph.D., Laboratory of Jacques Robert

2020

• Andrew Cameron, Ph.D., Laboratory of Paul Dunman

2019

• Ajitanuj Rattan, Ph.D., Laboratory of Andrea Sant

2018

• Bradley Mills, Ph.D., Laboratory of Scott Gerber

2017

• Laura Rodriguez Garcia, Ph.D., Laboratory of Luis Martinez-Sobrido

2016

• Anthony Franchini, Ph.D., Laboratory of Paige Lawrence
• Hen Prizant, Ph.D., Laboratory of Deborah Fowell

2015

• Denise Skrombolas, Ph.D., Laboratory of John Frelinger 
• Huang Huachao, Ph.D., Laboratory of Jian Zhu

2014

• Aitor Gonzales, Ph.D., Laboratory of Luis Martinez-Sobrido
• Milan Popovic, Ph.D., Laboratory of Minsoo Kim

2012

• Leon Grayfer, Ph.D., Laboratory of Jacques Robert
• Emilio Ortiz-Riaño, Ph.D., Laboratory of Luis Martinez-Sobrido

2011

• Eva-Stina Edholm, Ph.D., Laboratory of Jacques Robert

2010

• Raychel Chambers Stone, Ph.D., Laboratory of Toru Takimoto

2009

• Shanaka Rodrigo, Ph.D., Laboratory of Luis Martinez-Sobrido
• Michael Overstreet, Ph.D., Laboratory of Deborah Fowell