Thirteen MGM Trainees Receive Prestigious Fellowships/Honorable Mentions

May 5, 2014

Thirteen trainees in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology have received prestigious fellowships/honorable mentions to support their research.

MGM Graduate Students

2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Awardee

•José Vargas-Muñiz (PI: Steinbach)

2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Honorable Mention

•Jeffrey Bryant (PI: Gromeier)

•Dora Posfai (PI: Derbyshire)

•Allison Roder (PI: Horner)

2014 Jo Rae Wright Fellowship

•Marcela Kokes (PI: Valdivia)

2014 Ford Foundation Fellowship

•Christine Vazquez (PI: Horner)

2014 Ford Foundation Fellowship Honorable Mention

•David Martinez (PI: Permar)

2013-2014 – American Heart Association (AHA)

•Danielle Pilla (PI: Coers)

UPGG Graduate Students

2014 National Science Foundation Awardee (NSF)

•Rachael Bloom (No PI affiliation at present)

•Katelyn Walzer (PI: Chi)

2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Honorable Mention

•Ashley Lennox (PI: Silver)

CMB Graduate Student

2014 National Science Foundation Awardee (NSF)

•Shannon McNulty (PI: Sullivan)

Undergraduate Student

2014 Dean’s Summer Research Fellowship

•Vikram Ponnusamy (PI: Heitman)

 

Congratulations to them all.