PhD Scholar Award
This award is intended to recognize a student who exhibits outstanding academic performance and great potential as a scientist.
Nominees for this award must have enrolled in a GPILS PhD program no earlier than the Summer 2019 semester.
The following items are required by the committee:
- A nomination letter from the student’s Program Director or Track Leader
- A nomination letter from the student's mentor
- One letter of support from another faculty member (A letter from a course director or member of the student's thesis committee is strongly recommended.)
- A curriculum vitae including the student’s GPA
2023: Megan Stemberger - Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2022: Elizabeth Hill - Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
![](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/2019-MSTP-lab-photos-859748-2.jpg)
2021: Madeline Alizadeh - Program in Molecular Medicine
![Photo of Michael Sikorski and Bret Hassel](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/microbiology/images/190419-Regents-HP_-_dag2.jpg)
2020: Michael Sikorski - Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
![Hanover Matz, Helen Dooley, and Bruce Jarrell](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/offices-of-the-dean/postdoctoral-scholars/images/DSC_8245.jpg)
2019: Hanover Matz - Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
2018: Stephen Pratt - Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
![](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/nathan-roberts-phd-scholar-2017.jpg)
2017: Nathan Roberts - Program in Molecular Medicine
![](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/michael-white-phd-scholar-2016.jpg)
2016: Michael White - Program in Neuroscience
![](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/haiwen-chen-phd-scholar-2015.jpg)
2015: Haiwen Chen - Program in Neuroscience
![_DSC0162 (640x427)](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/_DSC0162-(640x427).jpg)
2014: Grace Maldarelli - Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
![Postdoc (640x512)](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/Postdoc-(640x512).jpg)
2013: Mark Kvarta - Program in Neuroscience
![Eades](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/Eades.jpg)
2012: Gabriel Eades - Program in Molecular Medicine
![J Shiu for web](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/J-Shiu-for-web.jpg)
2011: Jessica Shiu - Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
2010: Amanda Boggs - Program in Molecular Medicine
![2009PhDscholar](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/2009PhDscholar.jpg)
2009: Nick Frost - Program in Neuroscience
![2008phdscholar](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/2008phdscholar.jpg)
2008: Shayna Rich - Program in Epidemiology & Human Genetics
![phdscholar2007web](http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/media/som/microsites/gpils/images/awards/phd-scholar/phdscholar2007web.jpg)
2007: Justin Kerr - Program in Neuroscience