Loy Awarded NIH F32 Research Fellowship

UW Oto resident Kelsey Loy, MD, has received a prestigious F32 grant from the National Institutes of Health for her project titled “Spatial Heterogeneity in PIK3CA-Mutated Lymphatic Malformations.” The grant, a Kirschstein-NRSA postdoctoral fellowship, supports "research training for promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields."

Dr. Loy entered UW otolaryngology residency on a 7-year track, which provides for 2 years of dedicated research training. She was supported by the department's T32 research training grant during the first research year, and this fellowship will support her second research year. Her research mentor is James T. Bennett, MD, PhD, an associate professor of pediatrics and assistant medical director of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Seattle Childrens. Congratulations, Dr. Loy!