Lombardi DEI Office 2024 Summer Research Stipend Awardees

Posted in DEI News

The 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Cancer Research, Education & Training Opportunities and Funding awarded Research Stipends to support the work of trainees in cancer research.

 The following are the recipients of the DEI Summer Research Support Stipends:

Angela Jenkins Headshot, Lombardi DEI Summer Stipend Awardee

Angela Jenkins , Georgetown Undergraduate Student
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention & Control (CPC)
Clinical Research


Omar Anwar Headshot, Lombardi DEI Summer Stipend Awardee

Omar Anwar, Georgetown Undergraduate Student
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention & Control (CPC)
Clinical Research


Shaymaa Banhnassy Headshot, Lombardi DEI Summer Stipend Awardee

Shaymaa Bahnassy, Georgetown University Post Doctoral Fellow
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Cell Biology (CCB)


Vidya Bhargava, Lombardi DEI Summer Stipend Awardee

Vidya Bhargava, Georgetown Undergraduate Student
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Community Outreach and Engagement (COE)


Nikhitha Muthineni Headshot, Lombardi DEI Summer Stipend Awardee

Nikhitha Muthineni , Georgetown Undergraduate Student
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention and Control Program



The Georgetown Lombardi DEI stipend funds support activities such as research working hours, conference participation and research supplies which allow undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, staff and postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds underrepresented in research to become or stay involved in cancer research. The next round of applications for the Fall Stipend Funding Opportunities  are due October 8th, 2024.