The Mark Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Momentum Fellowships. These awards support promising young investigators, enabling them to reach the next level in their careers. All Fellows are nominated by members of The Mark Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee and are funded for one year. Learn more about the fellows and their projects below.
2026 Fellows
Bastien Dolfi, PhD, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Investigating the Role of Lipid Alterations in Promoting Immunosuppression in Brain Tumor Macrophages
Brita Ostermeier, PhD, Children’s National Hospital
Assessing HIV-Specific T Cells Against Non-Escape Epitope Targets (HST-NEETs) in Combination with a Stress Ligand Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) as a Novel Therapeutic for HIV-Associated Lymphomas
Constandina Pospori, MB, PhD, Francis Crick Institute
Tissue-Infiltrating Clonal Hematopoiesis Dynamics: Investigating a Hidden Enemy Promoting Tumor Initiation
Emily Ringwalt, PhD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Multiome Analysis of Cerebellar Development and Its Dysregulation in Medulloblastoma