Third-year HASTS student Odinaka Kingsley Eze is among thirty-two MIT doctoral students to be selected for the 2025-2026 Health and Life Sciences Fellowship (HEALS). This new, highly competitive award recognizes students whose academic research intervenes in pressing problems across the health and life sciences.
As a HEALS fellow, Aka will work with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) to build a digital infrastructure for re-engineering global health within and outside Africa. This work builds from his HASTS research on the history of biomedical research and medical expertise in Nigeria and African diasporic spaces.
During the fellowship, Aka will also be part of an interdisciplinary cohort of students from across MIT’s five schools. Together, they will complete targeted mentorship sessions with MIT faculty members and leverage a broad base of Institute alumni and industrial partners to grow their respective professional networks. The fellowship will culminate in an symposium wherein the cohort will present their work to the broader Institute community.
Congratulations, Aka!