Student Awards

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine offers several awards for Graduate Students and Post-doctoral scientists for excellence in academic research.

Master’s Student Symposium Award

Congratulations to Fauzan Ahmed and Olivia Cox for receiving a Best Presenter Award in the BioInformatics category at the 16th Annual Master's Program Symposium on April 8th, 2024

 

Winners from the Annual Master's Program Symposium
Olivia Cox certificate of achievement
Fauzan Ahmed Certificate of Achievement

This award recognizes students in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry department’s Master’s Program who have shown excellence in year-long thesis projects. Thesis students are required to conduct a formal presentation that is judged based on various criteria including knowledge of content, its organization, and presentation/communication skills. 

Congratulations to our 2023 Best Presenter Prize recipients in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics.

Vu Nguyen (Prize Recipient-Biochemistry)
Vu Nguyen (Prize Recipient-Biochemistry)
Hovhannes Arestakeyan (Prize Recipient-Bioinformatics)
Hovhannes Arestakeyan (Prize Recipient-Bioinformatics)
2022 Biochemistry Laura Langston
2022 Bioinformatics Evgenia Ulianova
2021 Biochemistry Juntian Wei
2021 Bioinformatics Turkey Abdullah Alsaeedy
2020 Biochemistry Natalie Orsi
2020 Bioinformatics Hongyu Liu
2019 Biochemistry Alexis Dean
2019 Bioinformatics Jessica Debski
2018 Ifeoma Ikwuemesi
2017 Biochemistry Lama ElZohary
2017 Bioinformatics C. Hadley King IV
2016 Biochemistry Salman Hashmi
2016 Bioinformatics Merve Dede
2015 Biochemistry Mingu Kang
2015 Bioinformatics Mercedeh Javanbakt Movassagh
2014 Francesca Gardner
2013 Amarel Saieg Tomney
2012 Biochemistry YiChien Lee
2012 Bioinformatics Dinesh Cayanam
2011 Yanjun Feng
George V. Vahouny Memorial Award for Graduate Student Excellence

This award honors a Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine graduate student who has progressed to the second phase of the Ph.D. program having met the eligibility requirements of excellent academic record, passing the qualifying exam, and contributing to research and departmental activities.

Allan Goldstein Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award

This award recognizes the exceptional contribution of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Postdoctoral Scientists (Fellows and Associates) to their respective field. This Award is determined based on publications in peer-reviewed journals, an oral presentation of research, and other scientific recognition/contributions.