Padmini Pillai from Boston and Nalini Tata from New York have been appointed to the 2024-2025 class of White House Fellows. Among the 15 chosen, they will work with senior officials for a year. Ms Tata is assigned to the White House Office of Cabinet Affairs, while Ms. Pillai, an immunoengineer, will serve at the Social Security Administration, focusing on immunology and biomaterial design.