Whitehead Institute has appointed Na Sun, a 2024 PhD graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as the inaugural AI Fellow within the Whitehead Fellows Program.
The Whitehead Fellows Program provides highly talented and accomplished recent PhDs and MDs the opportunity to launch their own research programs, instead of working as postdoctoral researchers in a senior scientist’s lab. Since its founding in 1984, the Program has become the model for advancing the careers of biomedical research’s most promising young scientists. Its alumni have gone on to stellar research careers and major leadership roles in research, academia, and industry.
The AI Fellowship was established through the recently created Whitehead Innovation Initiative, which was underwritten by a $10 million philanthropic commitment by Michael and Victoria Chambers. “I believe that the creation of this Fellowship and, in particular, the deep skill set that Na Sun brings to Whitehead Institute will spark important new research approaches and substantially broaden the potential for scientific discovery,” said Michael Chambers, who is a member of the Whitehead Institute board of directors.
