Gates Alumnus wins a Royal Society University Research Fellowship

  • May 28, 2009

Congratulations to Gates Alumnus Colin Russell (PhD Zoology 2002) for winning the prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship. To find out more about this fellowship please see http://royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1121

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