Kristin Sikkink Awarded Prestigious NSF DDIG
Outstanding news! Graduate student Kristin Sikkink has been awarded a highly prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) from the National Science Foundation!
This competitive award recognizes Kristin’s exceptional research potential and the significance of her doctoral dissertation work. The DDIG will provide crucial support for her innovative research on evolutionary genomics, enabling expanded data collection and analysis that will enhance her dissertation’s impact.
About the NSF DDIG Award
The NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant is one of the most competitive awards available to graduate students, with success rates typically below 15%. This grant: - Recognizes exceptional doctoral research projects - Provides funding for data collection, analysis, and dissemination - Enhances the scientific impact of dissertation research - Marks recipients as rising stars in their fields
Kristin’s Research Project
The funded research focuses on understanding: - Genomic mechanisms of rapid adaptation - Population genomic responses to environmental change - Integration of genomic and ecological data - Novel computational approaches for evolutionary analysis
Research Impact
This award will enable Kristin to: - Expand her genomic dataset substantially - Develop new analytical tools for the field - Collaborate with researchers at other institutions - Present findings at international conferences
Career Development
Receiving an NSF DDIG is a significant career milestone that: - Demonstrates independent research capability - Provides grant writing experience - Enhances competitiveness for postdoctoral positions - Establishes a track record of funding success
A Testament to Excellence
This award reflects not only Kristin’s outstanding research but also the strength of the Cresko Lab’s training environment and the University of Oregon’s graduate program in Biology.
Congratulations Kristin on this exceptional achievement!