The Center for RNA Biology is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Undergraduate Fellowship Awards. These fellowships recognize outstanding undergraduate researchers and support their continued research and training in RNA biology laboratories across Ohio State.

Schoenberg Fellowship

• Elise Kelley — Musier-Forsyth Lab

Summer Undergraduate Fellowships

• Kalyna Kulchytsky — Warren Lab
• Reece Ratermann — Goldman Lab
• Toby Bomser — Gopalan Lab
• Siri Ponna — Bednash Lab
• Anna Bibbo — Musier-Forsyth Lab

International Summer Fellowship

• Ian Barrie — Jackman Lab

The Center would also like to thank the faculty review committee — Sanggu Kim, Junnan Fang, Shuai Huang, and Giovanni Nigita — for their time and assistance reviewing this year’s applications.

We also extend our appreciation to all undergraduate researchers who applied for this year’s fellowships. The strength and quality of the applicant pool made the selection process highly competitive, and we encourage eligible students to apply again in the future.

Congratulations to all of this year’s fellowship recipients!