Immunology Graduate Program
Albert B. Sabin Fellowship

The Albert B. Sabin Fellowship

The Albert B. Sabin Fellowship has been established to inspire and support outstanding Medical Scientist (MD / PhD) students pursuing a PhD in Immunology. Albert Sabin’s development of the Polio vaccine saved hundreds of thousands of people from a terrible paralytic viral disease. Recipients of the Sabin Fellowship should embody Albert’s compassion for human suffering; possess a passion for Immunology; and a desire for innovative research fueled by scientific curiosity. Apply Now.

Fellowship Benefits

  • $10,000 in Sabin Funds upon entering the PhD program to be used by the Fellow for research and/or travel to scientific meetings
  • Personalized mentorship by leadership faculty
  • Starting stipend of $41,140 annually. Once a fellow has met Doctoral candidacy in the Immunology Program the stipend will increase to 43,140per year.
  • Full tuition support for University of Cincinnati medical school and graduate school
  • Student health insurance
Last Name First Name Medical Entrance Date PhD Entrance Date Current Year Lab Research Topics and Accomplishments
Rossi Amy 2017 2019 Residency Hildeman Perturbing Proteostasis to Deplete Plasma Cells
Residency: Dermatology, University of Cincinnati
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
Stevens Jake 2018 2020 M2 Deshmukh

Development of innate and adaptive immune responses to pneumonia in the newborn lung is uniquely programmed by gut microbiota

F30 Awardee

Sawada Keisuke 2019 2021 G5
Divanovic Glutamine Metabolism as a Rheostat of CD4+ T cell Pathogenic Function in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Lakes 
Nora 2020 2022
G4 Waggoner Promoter Contact Mapping of Type 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells Identifies Cln3 as a Novel Risk Variant for Crohn’s Disease
 Kellerman  Kendall  2021 2023 G3 Jankowski/ Rothenberg Identification of an IL-4 Receptor Dependent Neuroimmune Circuit that Regulates Allergen-Induced Esophageal Inflammatory Responses
 Culberson  Erica  2022  2024  G2  Pasare  
 Kim  Ellie  2023  2025  G1  Kottyan  
 Rich  Maria  2024  2026  M2  TBD  

Who is Albert B. Sabin?

Dr. Albert B. Sabin was a pre-eminent Medical investigator at Cincinnati Children's, dedicated to researching the causes and cures of viruses and diseases.

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Continuing Sabin's legacy

-- Following in his footsteps

-- Innovative research opportunities

-- Pioneering new treatments