Saumya Jain, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, has been named a 2026 Searle Scholar and awarded a $450,000 research grant. His research focuses on how connections in the brain form during development and what goes wrong in conditions such as autism and schizophrenia.
Jain is one of 15 scientists selected this year for “their promise to change their fields by solving nature’s puzzles in a broad range of fields and develop next-generation technologies that can reveal biological function,” according to a Searle Scholars Program press release.
“We are honored to be part of the Searle Scholars Program,” Jain says. “For a young lab with ambitious goals, this kind of recognition means everything. It gives us the confidence and resources to pursue high-risk, high-reward questions that could one day make a real difference for people affected by neurodevelopmental disorders.”
Jain received his Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Arizona and completed his postdoctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles. He joined Georgia Tech in 2024.
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