NEW YORK, NY—The Charles H. Revson Foundation is pleased to announce its continued partnership with the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) to support an additional five fellows within the 2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) cohort. This marks the third consecutive cohort of researchers funded through this collaborative effort. BWF recently released the complete list of 31 early-career scientists selected for this year’s national program, which provides critical resources to advance the careers of underrepresented postdoctoral researchers in the biomedical sciences.
The Postdoctoral Enrichment Program offers up to $60,000 in flexible funding to help promising researchers maximize their professional potential. The award supports career-development activities that extend beyond traditional research grants, including advanced coursework, specialized workshops, travel to unique training programs, and the acquisition of cutting-edge scientific skills.
This ongoing collaboration underscores the Revson Foundation’s long-standing commitment to investing in the next generation of biomedical leaders and expanding access to high-impact research opportunities. The five sponsored researchers join the 2026 cohort as Revson Scholars.
Sponsored Revson Scholars
The five funded fellows are conducting advanced research across several major New York City research institutions:
Dr. Alisha Crump (New York University)
Research: Cumulative Psychosocial Stress and Gene Expression among a Multi-Ethnic Population of Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Mentor: Dr. Adolfo Cuevas
Dr. Christian Gabriel Figueroa-Espada (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Research: Targeted mRNA delivery of cytokines to overcome immune suppression in solid tumors
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Heller
Dr. Christina Alexandra Stephens (Columbia University)
Research: Investigating tethered agonist-dependent activation of aGPCRs using computational and single-molecule biophysical methods
Mentors: Dr. Naomi Latorraca, Dr. Ruben L. Gonzalez Jr.
Dr. Kristel Joy Yee Mon (Weill Medical College of Cornell University)
Research: A novel T cell vaccine candidate: Leveraging antigen cross-presentation pathways to generate cross-reactive pan-Coronavirus specific CD8 T cells
Mentor: Dr. Julie Magarian Blander
Dr. Jessica Zung (Columbia University)
Research: Visual feature processing of naturalistic stimuli
Mentor: Dr. Gwyneth Card
About the Program
The Postdoctoral Enrichment Program is a central initiative designed to support early-career biomedical scientists from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the sciences. By pairing financial resources with mentorship and professional development, the program aims to build the skills and networks necessary for fellows to thrive in a rapidly evolving scientific landscape.
The complete announcement and full list of all 31 recipients across the United States and Canada can be found on the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Official Announcement.