We often advise the institutes about overseas research opportunities. The second axed program supported fellowships for senior U.S. scientists at foreign institutions. Hrynkow earned a doctorate in developmental neurobiology at the University of Connecticut and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Oslo, Norway. Before joining FIC in 1995, she was a science officer at the State Department. Supporting international research is in the enlightened self-interest of the United States, she says.
Research is a global enterprise.