Gaikwad Steroidomics Laboratory is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 GSL Early Career Pilot Award.
The GSL Early Career Pilot Award was established to support early-career investigators by providing access to advanced LC–MS/MS-based steroidomics and related metabolomics profiling services. The program is designed to help investigators generate high-quality preliminary data for publications, grant applications, and future research directions.
We were very encouraged by the quality, creativity, and scientific significance of the applications received for the 2026 cycle. The selected projects represent innovative research questions with strong potential to benefit from targeted steroidomics, metabolomics, and pathway-focused biomarker analysis.
We congratulate the 2026 GSL Early Career Pilot Award recipients and look forward to supporting their exciting research.
2026 Award Recipients
The 2026 recipients and selected project titles are listed below.
Dr. Alec Follmer
Institution: University of California, Davis
Project Title: “Determination of Lyase Intermediates and Allosteric Control of Cytochrome 17A1 Activity”
Dr. Filipa Rijo-Ferreira
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Project Title: “Exploring Host Metabolite Influence on Malaria Parasite Timing”
Dr. Ezgi Hacisuleyman
Institution: The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute
Project Title: “Decoding Activity-Dependent Cholesterol Metabolism at Synapses in Neural Circuits”
Gaikwad Steroidomics Laboratory thanks all applicants for their interest in the program and for submitting thoughtful and highly competitive proposals. We look forward to continuing this initiative and supporting early-career scientists in the advancement of steroidomics-based research.
For more information about the GSL Early Career Pilot Award, please visit the award program page or contact the GSL team.
Gaikwad Steroidomics Laboratory
Advancing steroidomics through targeted LC–MS/MS profiling and pathway-aware biomarker analysis.