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
Fall 2022: Elizabeth Hill, Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Fall 2021: Madeline Alizadeh, Program in Molecular Medicine
Fall 2020: Michael Sikorski, Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Fall 2019: Hanover Matz, Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Fall 2018: Stephen Pratt, Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fall 2017: Nathan Roberts, Program in Molecular Medicine
Fall 2016: Michael White, Program in Neuroscience
Fall 2015: Haiwen Chen, Program in Neuroscience
Fall 2014: Grace Maldarelli, Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Fall 2013: Mark Kvarta, Program in Neuroscience
Fall 2012: Gabriel Eades, Program in Molecular Medicine
Fall 2011: Jessica Shiu, Program in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Fall 2010: Amanda Boggs, Program in Molecular Medicine
Fall 2009: Nick Frost, MD/PhD Program, Program in Neuroscience
Fall 2008: Shayna Rich, Program in Epidemiology & Human Genetics
Fall 2007: Justin Kerr Program in Neuroscience