Nathan Korson receives 2023 Rita & Joe Calvo Teaching Award
Nathan Korson (Class of 2017) received the Rita & Joe Calvo Teaching Award for his support of students in BIOMG 2800, Lectures in Genetics and Genomics.
Will Comstock awarded NIH F31 grant – Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award
Will Comstock (Class of 2019) has been awarded an NIH F31 grant – Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award – through the National Cancer Institute.
The purpose of this Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientists, to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research.
Saket Bagde receives accolades for his research
Saket Bagde (Class of 2018) was awarded the 2022 LPS Best Paper Award at the Molecular Biology & Genetics Awards Ceremony. His paper “Modular polyketide synthase contains two reaction chambers that operate asynchronously” also received the ASCB Porter Prize for Research Excellence; he presented his research at the 2022 meeting in Washington, D.C. Read this ground-breaking paper here.
Fangyu Wang receives NIH F99/K00 Award
Fangyu Wang (Class of 2018) was award an NIH/K00 Award. This Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award will support the completion of her thesis research and her transition into her postdoctoral career. Fangyu is mentored by Richard Cerione, Department of Molecular Medicine.
Saket Bagde receives Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
Saket Badge (Class of 2018) was awarded the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award. This prestigious award was presented to only 12 graduate students from across the United States. Saket is mentored by Chris Fromme, Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics.
For more information, see the Cornell Graduate School Student Spotlight feature as well as the Fred Hutch Cancer Center website article about the awardees.
Fangyu Wang awarded Hsein Wu & Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship
Fangyu Wang (Class of 2018) was awarded the Hsein Wu and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship. Fangyu is mentored by Richard Cerione, Department of Molecular Medicine.
Samuel Deck receives 2023 NSF GRF Award
Samuel Deck (Class of 2021) was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship award. Samuel is mentored by Richard Cerione, Department of Molecular Medicine.
Daniel Lamm receives 2023 NSF GRF Award
Daniel Lamm (Class of 2021) was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship award. Daniel is mentored by Ilana Brito, Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Jumana Badar receives OISE Awards for Community Outreach
Jumana (Class of 2018) received the Community Outreach Award at the Cornell Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement Awards Ceremony in 2022. Her leadership and coordination of outreach activities in the community and efforts to expand scientific knowledge and interest in school-age students.
Destiny Van receives Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention
Destiny Van (Class of 2019) received an Honorable Mention for her submission to the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship program. Destiny is mentored by Robert Weiss, Department of Biomedical Sciences.
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