Congratulations, Peter!

Our very own Peter Allen, the first PhD student to join the lab, just won the Bio-X PhD fellowship, one of the most prestigious fellowships awarded to Stanford PhD students. The fellowship funds Peter for the next three years and supports his work developing high-throughput genetics for basidiomycete mushrooms to enable bioengineering for sustainability. Way to go, Peter!

This year's 20 exemplary awardees represent 13 different Stanford departments and programs, and they will collaborate with 48 Stanford faculty mentors to bridge disciplines and undertake groundbreaking innovative research as a part of the Stanford Bio-X community. With the addition of our 2025 cohort, the Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellowship Program has now awarded a total of 426 meritorious Stanford students, supporting their unique and transformative interdisciplinary research projects and scientific careers.