Rising Star Radar

Early-career professors with active funding or breakout citation growth, fast-growing output, and rising influence in their co-authorship network — surfaced before traditional rankings notice them.

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1 Rising Stars in Physiology

Mary Sano

James J. Peters VA Medical Center · Associate Professor(heuristic)

Rising StarActive GrantThis professor has at least one active NSF or NIH grant on public record. It does not mean they have an open position or are recruiting students right now.

Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Active NIH funding on record, Rising Star in Physiology

Active grants are a starting point, not proof of an opening. Confirm recruiting and funding with the professor, current students, and your written offer.

Career:: 8 yrs
Active grants:: 1
Pub growth:: +67% YoY
Centrality:: +0% YoY