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We congratulate Jochen Zimmer, PhD for being named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator on September 23, 2021. The HHMI announcement can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 Jochen is one of 33 outstanding scientists selected from over 800 applicants this year in a competition that is held approximately every three years. Based on their sustained track record of past research productivity at the highest level of impact, Howard Hughes Investigators are generously funded in increments of 7 years to pursue research of their choosing.<\/p>\n

Link to UVA Today article<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to the Daily Progress<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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