Faria Khan Wins Kocaeli Travel Award
Dr. Faria Khan, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Jin-Ah Park’s lab, was selected as one of the recipients of the 2024 Kocaeli International Travel Award, earlier this spring, and recently returned from her trip to Turkey.
Faria shared, “For this travel award, I visited two universities in Turkey: Kocaeli Medical University in Izmit and Nisantasi University in Istanbul. The program involved meeting with the students, faculty, dean and rectors of the two universities, in addition to lab and hospital visits. I was also able to deliver scientific talks to the faculty and staff and engaged with students on discussions related to career option in science.”
The Kocaeli University Medical School International Travel Award is designed for postdoctoral fellows and research associates at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health who are interested in building up their expertise in presenting research, teaching, consulting, setting up a research lab, and organizing workshops. The Award aims to help postdoctoral fellows and research associates become more independent in their research field through providing such professional opportunities in one of the renowned Medical Schools of Turkey. The Kocaeli Travel Award is managed by the PDA’s Awards Committee Chair.
