P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Winston Yan: Expanding The Life-Saving Potential Of Genetic Medicines

In 2016, Winston Yan's work on CRISPR led him to co-found Arbor Biotechnologies, a biotechnology startup. At Arbor, scientists look for new flavors of CRISPR in all sorts of genomic data, salvaged from samples from ocean water or swabs from subway...

It's Giving Tuesday!: Celebrating Nonprofits Created By Our Fellows

We have compiled a few nonprofits that Paul and Daisy Soros Fellows participate in across the country.

Akbar Hossain Named Executive Director of Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Transition

2016 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Akbar Hossain has been named Executive Director of the Transition for Governor Elect Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania.

Jasmin Sethi: How I'm Shaping Culture

Jasmin Sethi is a lawyer-economist, entrepreneur, and thought leader with over a decade of experience in the financial industry. She was born in New York City to parents who emigrated from India and became naturalized citizens.

Discovering Her American Dream: Christeebella Akpala

Looking back on her journey, there’s a major philosophy that 2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Christeebella Akpala now keeps in mind: “If you have a purpose, your plans may change, but your purpose will still remain the same.”

Physician Scientist Aadel Chaudhuri wins the Michael Fry Award

This simple equation comes into focus when chatting with Paul & Dairy Soros Fellow Aadel Chaudhuri who was recently the recipient of the Michael Fry Award granted by Radiation Research Society, an international body of researchers, scientists, and...

Polina Nazaykinskaya: How I'm Shaping Culture

MBAchic Features PD Soros Fellow Norma Torres Mendoza

Looking Back at the Fellowship: MD/PhD Student Eric Hoyeon Song

2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow Eric Hoyeon Song was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Buena Park, California with his parents and younger brother when he was eight. Eric vividly remembers one of his first days of school in the United States; he...

Looking Back at the Fellowship: Sociology PhD Student Saúl Ramírez

Saúl Ramírez was born in the United States and raised in Santa Ana, California, a predominantly working-class, Spanish-speaking, immigrant community. Saúl’s parents had relocated from El Sabino—an impoverished, rural town in Guanajuato, México—where...