{"id":9671,"date":"2014-04-17T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T20:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:51:07","slug":"iriny-ekladious-commended-for-service-as-resident-assistant-in-wise-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/2014\/04\/17\/iriny-ekladious-commended-for-service-as-resident-assistant-in-wise-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Iriny Ekladious Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2014\/04\/002-150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2014\/04\/002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"002-150x150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9677 alignleft\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iriny Ekladious, a second year PhD student in the joint <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomedical Engineering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomolecular Pharmacology Program<\/a>, was recently awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsfgrfp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The program &#8220;recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students&#8221; pursuing graduate degrees in various NSF-supported programs across the country and &#8220;has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year alone, the National Science Foundation received over 14,000 competitive applications and only made 2,000 fellowship award offers. The chosen fellows &#8220;are anticipated to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iriny was also recently recognized for her service to the Boston University community as a Resident Assistant for Boston University\u2019s Women in Science &amp; Engineering (WISE) specialty housing.\u00a0In an effort to create more support for women planning to major in STEM programs, BU opened a specialty community residence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to have a community of other women when you\u2019re studying in the STEM fields,\u201d says resident assistant Iriny Ekladious (ENG\u201917), a second year graduate student. \u201cIt can be intimidating, and women often feel outnumbered. Having a community like this gives students confidence and empowers them to say, \u2018I\u2019m good at this and I can do this,\u2019 despite all the hurdles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iriny\u2019s dissertation work involves synthesizing, characterizing, and assessing the efficacy of pH-sensitive expansile nanoparticles for the local delivery of chemotherapeutic agents under the mentorship of Dr. Mark Grinstaff in the Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>We are thrilled that Iriny has been recognized for extraordinary contributions in the engineering and field and for her exemplary leadership serving undergraduates in the WISE house!<\/p>\n<p><i>Selected excerpts taken from an article originally published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/today\/2014\/specialty-residence-for-women-in-science-and-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Today<\/a> on April 16, 2014.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iriny Ekladious, a second year PhD student in the joint Biomedical Engineering and Biomolecular Pharmacology Program, was recently awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 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