Health

Fulbrighters address complex global issues in medical science and public health. They drive community initiatives to support health and well-being.

Tamara Worlton

Research in trauma care advances America’s military readiness and global health systems.

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December 15, 2020

Rosalyn Yalow

Revolutionizing 20th-century medicine, Rosalyn Yalow, Ph.D., was driven to discovery. Born in 1921 in the South Bronx, New York, she eventually became the second American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. That same year, she received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Portugal.

April 7, 2025

Ellen Roche

Fulbrighter bridges industry and academia to engineer life-saving robotics.

May 8, 2025

At the Cutting-Edge of Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Innovation: Q&A with Dr. Rachida Parks

The Fulbrighter and professor of business is carrying out groundbreaking research in AI that is paving the way for better healthcare practices in the United States and around the world.

October 5, 2023

Fulbright Alums Named 2023 MacArthur Fellows 

Linsey Marr, an environmental engineer, and Amber Wutich, a water insecurity researcher, have been named 2023 MacArthur Fellows.