Student Spotlight: Lan Truong Studies Vietnam’s Traditional, Plant-Based Approach to Treating Diabetes
Lan Truong
By Lida Tunesi
Diabetes, a global epidemic, is especially prevalent in Vietnam. In 2016, the World Health Organization estimated that one out of every 20 Vietnamese adults had the disease. Ph.D. student
(Biology)
is looking at how traditional, plant-based medicine is being used to treat diabetes in South Vietnam and the implications for the rest of the world.
She recently received a Dissertation Year Fellowship from The Graduate Center, which provides a $25,000 grant in addition to tuition coverage, to pursue her research. Impressively, she also won a 2020 Fulbright fellowship that allowed her to conduct field research in Vietnam.