Azevedo honored with Fulbright award
Student scientist will investigate modified antibodies in Germany
Courtesy of WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of RadiologyCarmen Azevedo, a fifth-year student in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, has received a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research abroad.
Carmen Azevedo, a fifth-year student in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, has received a Fulbright award to conduct research in Germany during the 2026–27 academic year.
She will collaborate with her mentor, Patrícia M. Ribeiro Pereira, PhD, an assistant professor of radiology at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR). Ribeiro Pereira is the principal investigator of the Disease Imaging and Therapy Lab within MIR’s Precision Radiotheranostics Translation Center, focusing on tumor-targeted multimodal imaging techniques.
Along with study abroad, the Fulbright award supports Azevedo’s research using rigorous chemistry techniques to characterize the behavior of modified antibodies that may help in the development of cancer therapies. She plans to earn her PhD in 2027.
Established in 1946, the prestigious Fulbright program recognizes talented leaders and scholars and strives to increase global collaboration and fellowship. Learn more about this year’s WashU Fulbright awardees.
