As part of the MCB commencement ceremonies last week, the 2019 MCB Commencement Honors were presented. We are pleased to announce the recipients here and we congratulate the awardees!
2019 MCB Graduate Commencement Honors
The following are the recipients of our annual graduate awards for research, academic, and community achievement.
Cris Alvaro Memorial Prize |
Jingxun Chen (Ünal Lab), Madeleine Jensen (Marqusee Lab) |
Nicholas Cozzarelli Prize |
Ze Cheng (Brar Lab) |
Alan Bearden Book Award |
Rose Hill (Bautista Lab) |
2019 MCB Undergraduate Commencement Honors
The following are the recipients of our annual undergraduate awards for research and academic achievement.
For more details about each award, click here.
Departmental Citation Awarded for the highest achievement each year by a graduating senior in MCB. |
Jessica Bonnar |
Outstanding Scholar Awarded for the second highest achievement of a graduating senior in MCB. |
Rachel Kim, Dong Hwa Chung, Amir-Ala Mahmoud |
Outstanding Immunologist Awarded for the highest academic achievement in the Immunology and Pathogenesis emphasis. |
Kelsey Talkington |
I.L. Chaikoff Award in Cell & Developmental Biology Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement and excellence in the Cell & Developmental Biology and Neurobiology emphases. |
Yvonne Hao, Mukund Raguram, Ankita Singh, Xin Frank Qi, Aditya Goel, Amanda Chang, Emiliano Tabarsi, Wilson Xu |
I.L. Chaikoff Award in Neurobiology Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement and excellence in the Cell & Developmental Biology and Neurobiology emphases. |
Suma Gudipati, Sarah Rockwood, Kamran Ahmed, Arohi Saxena, Reni Forer, Eugene Gil, Caleb Choy, Hannah Yeeun Tak |
Distinction in Academic Achievement (Immunology & Pathogenesis) Awarded to the graduating senior in the Immunology and Pathogenesis emphasis for the high academic achievement in all MCB required courses. |
Peter Wang |
Excellence in Research (Immunology & Pathogenesis) Awarded to the graduating senior in the Immunology and Pathogenesis emphasis for exceptional research performance in an honors research project. |
Kimberly Tang |
Jeffery A. Winer Memorial Prize (Neurobiology) Awarded to the top graduating senior in the Neurobiology emphasis for high academic achievement and excellence of research in an honors project. |
Suma Gudipati |
Paola S. Timiras Memorial Prize (Cell & Developmental Biology) Awarded to the top graduating senior in the Cell & Developmental Biology emphasis for high academic achievement and excellence of research in an honors project. |
Yvonne Hao |
Kazuo Yanaba & Ting Jung Memorial Award (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) This award is based on the students' oral presentation of their research at the annual BMB Undergraduate Honors Research Symposium and by their honors theses. |
Jonchee Kao |
Grace Fimognari Memorial Award (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Awarded to the graduating senior in the BMB emphasis, based on the same criteria as the Departmental Citation. |
Angela Pogson |
Jesse Rabinowitz Memorial Prize (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Awarded to an outstanding junior in the BMB emphasis, based on academic achievement in MCB courses and faculty recommendation. |
Kevin Yu |
Spencer W. Brown Award (Genetics, Genomics & Development) Awarded to a graduating senior who has most distinguished themselves in genetics research. |
Pallavi Joshi, Riku Yasutomi |
Edward M. Blount Award (Genetics, Genomics & Development) Awarded to the student with the highest academic achievement in Genetics, Genomics, and Development. |
Eric Chen |
Evans Memorial Prize (Cell & Developmental Biology) In recognition of outstanding academic achievement and excellence in molecular physiology or anatomy. |
Xin Frank Qi |
John Forte Memorial Prize (Cell & Developmental Biology) In recognition of outstanding academic achievement in molecular physiology |
Eric Chen |