The MANNA Institute

Reid B. Reames Fellowship

This Fellowship provides an applied research experience for graduate students that develops the body of evidence for “food as medicine” and furthers the research goals of the MANNA Institute. The fellowship offers funding for students or recent graduates to pursue a research project of interest that seeks to determine health outcomes of MANNA’s medically tailored meal program. 

2025-2026 Fellow:
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Jessica Saffold – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

2024-2025 Fellow:
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Deeksha Ajeya – Drexel University, College of Medicine

2023-2024 Fellows:
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Julia Evans – Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

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Maria Johnson – Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

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Jeffrey Zhou – Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

2022-2023 Fellows:

Kaitlyn Bartholomew – Rowan University, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Victor Diaz -Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College