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Graduate Program In Life Sciences (GPILS)About GPILSAnnual Awards CeremonyThe Dr. Mark E. Shirtliff PhD Student Mentor Award

The Dr. Mark E. Shirtliff PhD Student Mentor Award

This award honors Mark E. Shirtliff, PhD, former Professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis in the School of Dentistry, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine. The nominee must have a record of supportive graduate student mentorship.

The following items are required by the committee:

  • Two separate nomination letters from individual students who have been mentored by the candidate
  • The candidate’s curriculum vitae including a list of current and past students and if known, the current positions of past students
Dr. James Kaper, a white man with grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and red tie, is standing next to Dr. Joao Pedra, a bald white man with black glasses, a black shirt, and black suit jacket holding his award.

2023: Michael Summers, PhD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dr. James Kaper, a white man with grey hair and a grey beard, wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and red tie, is standing next to Dr. Joao Pedra, a bald white man with black glasses, a black shirt, and black suit jacket holding his award.

2022: Joao Pedra, PhD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology

2021: Mary Kay Lobo, PhD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Photo of Brian Mathur, PhD, wearing a black suit, white shirt, and blue tie in front of a blue background

2020: Brian Mathur, PhD - Department of Pharmacology

2019: Jennifer Albrecht, PhD - Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

2018: Robert Ernst, PhD - Department of Microbial Pathogenesis