Department of Education Awards Meharry Medical College $2M for FutureTech program

As we create technologies that impact Americans, it’s critical that policies and legislation reflect the ability for the population as a whole to benefit.” This guiding belief is what fuels Meharry SACS Ph.D. student LaChiara Landrum, recently selected to serve as a Senior Congressional Innovation Fellow, one of the nation’s most competitive and influential non-employee opportunities available at the intersection of technology and public policy. In 2026, Landrum will begin her assignment on Capitol Hill as a senior congressional fellow, where she will be staffed with a member of Congress or a congressional committee on technology issues in a specialized