PhD Thesis Project Award
This award is intended to recognize a student whose thesis work shows significance within their field of study.
The letters of recommendation should focus on a description of the significance of the work in the specific field of study.
Nominees for this award are limited to students who have successfully defended their thesis between May 2022 and August 2023 or who will defend before the end of the Fall 2023 semester.
The following items are required by the committee:
- A nomination letter from the student's mentor
- A letter of support from a faculty member
- A curriculum vitae
- An abstract of no more than 500 words summarizing the overall dissertation project
2023: Christine Carney, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine
2022: Nisha Pawar, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine

2021: Jason Alipio, PhD - Program in Neuroscience

2021: Nicole Gould, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine

2020: Eryn Dixon, PhD - Program in Toxicology

2019: Maggie Matern, PhD - Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics
2018: Eric Kong, PhD - Program in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

2017: Eugene Gardner, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine

2016: Christina Tise, PhD - Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics

2015: Nicole Perry Lieberman, PhD - Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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2014: Gabriel Eades, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine
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2013: Aparna Kishor, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine

2012 - Bridget Nugent, PhD - Program in Neuroscience

2011: Mike Morgan - Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2010: Donna Calu, PhD - Program in Neuroscience

2009: Jacyln Schwarz, PhD - Program in Neuroscience

2008: Xiao-Ling Li, PhD - Program in Molecular Medicine

2007: Nathan Cramer, PhD - Program in Neuroscience