Sohail Zahid a predoctoral student in the lab of Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and ICM core faculty member Natalia Trayanova, has been awarded a 2015 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees in the United States. Under the fellowship, Sohail will continue his research in tools to noninvasively identify where atrial arrhythmias occur using patient-specific, MRI-based computer models and investigate potential ablation therapies which can be translated to improve clinical outcomes. “I am incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Sohail. “I am fortunate to learn in such an amazing atmosphere.” The fellowship provides a stipend of $34,000 and $12,000 in tuition support each year, for up to three years.

Congratulations on your award, Sohail!