This award is intended to recognize a student who has demonstrated an outstanding record of academic performance and shown great potential as a scientist.
Nominees for this award may not have previously earned a higher degree (e.g., PhD, MD, etc.).
The following items are required by the committee:
- A nomination letter from the MS Program Director
- One letter of support from a faculty member (a letter from an individual who has served as a mentor, course director, or member of the student's thesis committee is strongly recommended).
- A curriculum vitae including the student’s GPA
2025: Djeneba Sidibe - Program in Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science
2024: Aishwarya Venkataraman - Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics
2023: Madeleine Ndahayo - Program in Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science
2022: Jonathan Lawton - Program in Epidemiology and Human Genetics
2021: Zakiya Carter - Program in Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science
2020: Jovanni Ahmad - Program in Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science
2019: Carleigh Jenne - Program in Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science