The awards, from the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, are given to exceptional young scientists who demonstrate the potential for having important impact through their basic science studies of the brain and their discoveries’ translation to clinical practice. One of just ten early career scientists to receive a 2024 McKnight Scholar Award, Hrvatin’s research seeks to address fundamental biological questions about the capacity of certain species to survive harsh environmental conditions by decreasing body temperature and entering torpor or hibernation.