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
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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) 
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
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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
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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.