Awards Recieved
Yanrong Wu
1. Proctor and Gamble Award, 2009
Huaizhi Kang
1. Proctor and Gamble Award, 2009
Yan Chen
1. Proctor and Gamble Award, 2009
2. Bates/Laitinen Graduate Fellowship, 2008
Dalia Colon
1. NIH
Fellowship, $25,000 toward her salary 2008
Kwame Sefah
1. Proctor and Gamble Award, 2009
2. Ruegamer Award for Biochemistry, $6000, 2009.
3 . American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel
Award, 2008.
Joseph Phillips
1. Institutional T32 cancer training grant for Postdoctoral work from
the Cancer Biology Training Program (CBTP), funded by the National
Cancer Institute through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Award (NRSA).
Funds his salary for two years.
Meghan B. O'Donoghue
1. NSF
EAPSI Fellowship, 2008, Funds all expenses for a summer of research
in Asia for PhD students
2. Alumni Fellowship, 2007, 4 years from the University of Florida
for outstanding incoming graduate students
Zhi Judy Zhu, 2006
1. ACS Graduate Student Fellowship, 9 month national fellowship.
2. Alumni Fellowship, 2006, 4 years from the University of Florida
for outstanding incoming graduate students
Yu Fen Chang, 2007
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship Government Scholarship for Bioanalysis,
Taiwan, 2007
Bamrungsap Suwussa, 2006
1. Thailand Government Scholarship for nanoscience and nanotechnology,
2006-2010
Youngmi Kim, 2005
1. Bates/Laitinen Graduate Fellowship, 2008
2. Crow and Stasch Awards for excellence in scientific publication,
2007
3 . Proctor & Gamble Award, 2007
Karen Martinez, 2005
1.
NIH Fellowship 2008
2. NIH Minority Fellowship Award, 2007
3 . NIH Minority Fellowship Award, 2005
4 . Crow and Stasch Awards for excellence in scientific publication
(2006)
Prabodhika Mallikaratchy, 2007:
1. Ruegamer Fellowship in Biochemistry, Ruegamer Trust, 2007-2008
2. Proctor & Gamble Award, 2007
3. Crow and Stasch Awards for excellence in scientific publication,
2007
Colin Medley, 2007
1. Roger G. and Jo Bates Graduate Fellowship, 2006, from the University
of Florida for outstanding analytical graduate students
2. Alumni Fellowship, 2003, 4 years from the University of Florida
for outstanding incoming graduate students
Marie-Carmen Estevez, 2007
1. Second-Place Award in PERC Snapshot & Poster Contest, University
of Florida (2006)
2. Spain Government postdoctoral fellowship, Department d?Universitats,
Recerca i Societat de la Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya,
Spain Government, 2006-2008.
Joshua E. Smith, 2007
1. Roger G. and Jo Bates Graduate Fellowship, 2006, from the University
of Florida for outstanding analytical graduate students
2. ONR nanotechnology fellowship, 2004-2007
Wang Lin, 2006:
1. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students
Abroad (2007)
2. First-Place Crow Publication Award, University of Florida (2007)
3. American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry, Nine-Month
Graduate Fellowship, (2006)
4. Herbert A. and Marjorie G. Laitinen Graduate Fellowship, University
of Florida (2006)
5. Stasch Publication Award, University of Florida (2006)
6. First-Place Award in PERC Snapshot & Poster Contest, University
of Florida (2006)
7. Proctor & Gamble Research Award, University of Florida (2005)
8. Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, University of Florida (2003,
2004, 2005, 2006)
Chaoyong Yang, 2006
1. Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad (2006)
2. Stasch Publication Award (2006, 2007)
3. Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award (2006)
4. O'Neil Dissertation Fellowship (2005-2006)
5. American Chemical Society, DAC Graduate Fellowship (2005, Merck&Co.)
6. Proctor & Gamble Research Award (2005)
7. Marjorie G. Laitinen Graduate Fellowship (2005)
Lisa Hilliard, 2005
1. Alumni Fellowship, 1999, 4 years from the University of Florida
for outstanding incoming graduate students
2. ONR nanotechnology fellowship, 2004-2006
Timothy Drake, 2005
1. Marjorie G. Laitinen Graduate Fellowship (2004)
Marie Vicens, 2005
1. NIH Minority Fellowship Award, 2003, 2004
Monde Qhobosheane, 2004
1. NIH Minority Fellowship Award, 2002, 2003
Ruby Tapec, 2002
1. Marjorie G. Laitinen Graduate Fellowship (2002)