BME PhD student Shirley Masand has been selected as a 2010-2011 Fellow in the Rutgers Pre-Doctoral Leadership Development Institute (PLDI). The Fellowship comes with a $1000 annual honorarium that will be provided during the Fall semester. The fellowship also includes a course. Shirley is in the inaugural group of Fellows in this new program. Shirley is also a member in the laboratory of Professor David Shreiber.