Seham Ebrahim, PhD, Earns $2 Million NIH-R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
May 6, 2025 by jta6n@virginia.edu
Seham Ebrahim, PhD
Seham Ebrahim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Center for Membrane & Cell Physiology, was awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for $2 million to investigate mechanosensing mechanisms at the intestinal surface. MIRA supports research in an investigator’s laboratory that falls within the mission of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.