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Gerardo Arroyo

Gerardo Arroyo awarded NIH F31 grant – Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

Gerardo ArroyoGerardo Arroyo has been awarded an NIH F31 grant – Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award – through the National Cancer Institute. The Kirschstein-NRSA program seeks to support mentored research training of promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientists while they are conducting their dissertation research. Gerardo is mentored by Robert Weiss, Department of Biomedical Sciences.

Saket Bagde

Saket Bagde awarded 2022 Porter Prize for Research Excellence, American Society for Cell Biology

Saket BagdeSaket Bagde (Class of 2018) received 2022 Porter Prize for Research Excellence from the American Society for Cell Biology.  This award is given to one graduate student on the basis of “individual scientific excellence, and the creativity and novelty of the research described.”  Saket is mentored by Chris Fromme.

Saket Bagde

Saket Bagde receives 2023 George P. Hess Award

Saket BagdeSaket Bagde (Class of 2018) was presented with the George P. Hess Travel Award for 2023.  Saket is mentored by Chris Fromme, who nominated him for this award.

Saket Bagde

Saket Bagde receives accolades for his research

Saket BagdeSaket 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

Fangyu Wang receives NIH F99/K00 Award

Fangyu WangFangyu 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

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.

Megan Rothstein

Megan Rothstein receives NIH/K00 Award

Megan RothsteinMegan Rothstein (Class of 2016) 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.  Megan is mentored by Marcos Simoes Costa.

Bhargav Sanketi

Bhargav Sanketi awarded CVM Graduate Scholarship

Bhargav SanketiBhargav Sanketi (Class of 2017) was awarded a College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Scholarship. Bhargav is mentored by Natasza Kurpios.

Jillian Breault

Jillian Breault awarded CVM Graduate Scholarship

Jillian BreaultJillian Breault (Class of 2018) was awarded a College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Scholarship. Jillian is mentored by Carolyn Sevier.

Jackie Copeland

Jacqueline Copeland awarded 2022 Mann Award

Jackie CopelandJackie Copeland (Class of 2018) was awarded the 2022 Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Jackie is mentored by Marcos Simoes Costa who nominated him for this award.