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Dr. Adenike Adewuyi, MD, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Starzl Scholar Award, which provides fellowship salary support as part of the Pre-K program. This award reflects the Dean’s Office's commitment to advancing diversity in biomedical science among physician-scientist trainees. Dr. Adewuyi, a physician-scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, focuses her research on the degeneration of lower motor neurons following spinal cord injury (SCI). With the support of the Starzl Academy, Dr. Adewuyi aims to develop innovative therapeutic interventions to improve patient care and transform clinical rehabilitation and surgical options for upper extremity restoration after SCI.