Spring 2024: New and Noteworthy: Postdocs and Students

POSTDOCS

Erin Doherty (Doudna Lab) – NIH F32 Kirschstein-NRSA postdoctoral fellowship to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral candidates in scientific health-related research fields.	Sankalp Shukla (Hurley Lab) – BrightFocus Foundation Alzheimer’s Disease Research postdoctoral fellowship.
Marta Truchado Garcia (Harland Lab) – Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Education Grant to fund MCB’s Research Preparation Program (formerly RPRP), which trains undergraduates with no prior lab experience to prepare them for future research opportunities.	Xiao Liu (Heald Lab) – Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA), which recognizes undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research and supports the awardee’s attendance to the annual Society for Neuroscience conference.
Varsha Rajshekar (Karpen Lab) – 2024 Leading Edge Fellow.

 

GRADUATE STUDENTS

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients:

Alex Maya-Romero (Zoncu Lab), Camila Sousa (Brar Lab), Cynthia Terrace (Savage Lab). Honorable Mention: Simon Chau (Martik Lab), Anna Freitas (Ingolia Lab), Sophia Swartz (Doudna Lab), Aditya Udupa (Staller Lab).

 

 

2023–2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (OGSI) Award Recipients: 

Sophia Adler (Nayak Lab), Dominik Aylard (Robey Lab), Janet Babirye (Vance Lab), Anna Christenson (Nuñez Lab), Lana Ho (Fu Lab), Michael Hsiao (Gomez Lab), Jan Mikhale Cajulao (Bilder Lab), Zehan Zhou (Doudna Lab).

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

MCB Class of 2023 Sponsored Research Award Recipients:

Viktoriya Georgieva (Savage Lab), Meralda Jeong (Refermat Lab, IGI), Tiffany Lei (DenBesten Lab, UCSF), Natalie Liang (Raulet Lab), and Phyllis Tameilau (Weiner Lab, Psychology).

 

 

Sohaib Butt (Coscoy Lab) – Rose Hills Summer Scholarship.	Debora Ghosh – Common Purpose 25 Under 25 Global Legacy Award to celebrate the achievements of young changemakers who are making a significant impact in their communities across the globe for demonstrating extraordinary leadership, innovation, and commitment to their communities
Tony Kim (Arruda Lab) – College of Letters & Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) grant.

Congratulations to all our new graduates! We are proud of your accomplishments!  Image credit: Keegan Houser

 

 

 

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