Huriah Al Sultan, MS
PhD Candidate

It is indeed an honor to just be nominated as an OSU Presidential Fellow and Huriah Al Sultan, MS will be the school’s nominee for this prestigious award.   The Ohio State University Presidential Fellowships are designed to recognize outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project. If awarded, the Presidential Fellowships provide financial support so the fellow may devote one year, 3 consecutive semesters of full-time study to the completion of the dissertation or degree project and to graduate unimpeded by other duties. Recipients of this award embody the highest standards of scholarship in OSU’s graduate programs.  Huriah’s research has been on the diagnostic ability to detect post-COVID changes in the heart, lungs, and quality of life in children and young adults.  Huriah has been fortunate to have worked with OSU Medical Center experts to use MRI to add diagnostic information on COVID survivors, as well as the first to use the new FDA approved MRI protocol for lung imaging.

Andrew Loney (Lt), Huriah Al Sultan (C), & Dr. Evans (Rt)

The academic year has begun at The Ohio State University and with it comes the anticipation of our next round of graduates from the LII.  At the end of fall semester, we will have Jayan Patel, recieving his BS in Mechanical Engineering (in the LII for 2 years).  Besides Jay, we will be looking forward to spring semester where we will have several graduates completing their education and acquired skills in research:

Huriah Al Sultan -PhD in HRS [4 years in LII]

Jessica Podolsky – BS in HS [2 years in LII]

Andrew Loney – BS in Biology [1 year in LII]

I am so proud of this new group of scientific investigators and anxious to see what the future holds for them in a challenging world of healthcare and scientific experimentation.