
Vaishnavi Sridhar
Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD)
Investigating the role of putative lipid transport proteins at ER-PM membrane contact sites
This award, a collaboration between the Science and Engineering Research Board, India (SERB) and UBC, provides up to five scholarships per year to PhD candidates in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each scholarship provides four years of funding: a monthly living allowance of USD 2,000 plus funding by UBC to cover tuition costs. The current competition provides scholarships for students starting their PhD program at UBC in September 2020.
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