Graduate Student Awards Archive

Below is list of students who have won division awards and honors previous to the current award year. Current year awards are recognized on the Graduate Student Awards page along with awards won at the university and national level. Follow links for the corresponding award year to read details in the news announcement.

Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence

2021-22 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Josh Borin, Justin Meyer Lab
Hangqing Liu, Joseph Ecker Lab
2020 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Danielle Garshott, Eric Bennett Lab
Sachin Sethi, Jing Wang Lab
2019 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Hannah Grunwald, Kimberly Cooper Lab
2018 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Homa Rahnamoun, Shannon Lauberth Lab
Ipshita Zutshi, Stefan Leutgeb Lab
2017 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Bingfei Yu, Ananda Goldrath Lab
2016 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Albert Lim, Andrew Huberman Lab
Ben Rubin, Susan Golden Lab
2015 Biology Founding Faculty Award for Graduate Excellence Article: Valentino Gantz, Ethan Bier Lab

Chris Wills Endowed Graduate Student Research Award

2019: Joshua Borin, Justin Meyer Lab
2018: Hannah Strobel, Justin Meyer Lab
2016: Audrey Proenca, Lin Chao Lab

David V. Goeddel Chancellor's Fellowship

2020: Erica Birkholz, Joe Pogliano Lab
Danielle Garshott, Bennett Lab
Youtong Huang, Lemke Lab
Brian Tsu, Daugherty Lab
2019: Jacey Jijun Liu, Gen-Sheng Feng Lab
Hannah Tsunemoto, Joseph Pogliano Lab
2018: Kanika Khanna, Joe Pogliano Lab
Audrey Proenca, Lin Chao Lab
2017 David V. Goeddel Chancellor's Fellowship Article: Amanda Davis, Dong-Er Zhang Lab
Katrina Nguyen, Joe Pogliano Lab
2016 David V. Goeddel Chancellor's Fellowship Article: Ben Rubin, Susan Golden Lab
Danielle Hagstrom, Eva-Maria Schoetz-Collins Lab
Mai Khuong, Jim Kadonaga Lab

David V. Goeddel Endowed Graduate Fellowship

2020: Chris Beierschmitt, Daugherty Lab
Hanquing Liu, Ecker Lab
Beverly Naiglesm, Hao Lab
Cody Ocheltree, Lykke-Andersen Lab
Zachary Warburg, Murre Lab
Jinhao (Albert) Xu, Sun Lab
2019: Jenny He, Matthew Banghart Lab
Alexander Neu, Kaustuv Roy Lab
Seungyoon Blenda Yu, Gulcin Pekkurnaz Lab
2018: Paulo De Oliveira Ceciliato, Julian Schroeder Lab
Yan Liang, Gen-Sheng Feng Lab
Ye Zhang, Chih-Ying Su Lab
2017 David V. Goeddel Endowed Graduate Fellowship Article: Daniel Johnson, Dong-Er Zhang Lab
Christopher Piggott, Yishi Jin Lab
Chi Ren, Takaki Komiyama Lab
José Waterton, Elsa Cleland Lab
2016 David V. Goeddel Endowed Graduate Fellowship Article: Elizabeth Hetherington, Carolyn Kurle
Tin Ki (Angela) Tsang, Chih-Ying Su

Donald Helinski Award

2016: Lara Labarta Bajo, Elina Zuniga Lab
Matthew Nord, Douglass Forbes Lab

Jeanne M. Messier Memorial Fellowship

2019: Henry Baker, Jonathan Shurin Lab; Kelly Flanders, Carolyn Kurle Lab; Amy Geffre, James Nieh Lab
2018: Dillon Travis, Joshua Kohn Lab
2017: Stephanie Nehasil, Carolyn Kurle Lab
Alexander Neu, Kaustuv Roy Lab
Elizabeth Ryan, Elsa Cleland Lab
Elizabeth Bullard, Kaustuv Roy Lab
2016: Daniela Zarate, Joshua Kohn Lab

Marguerite Vogt Award

2020: Analine Aguayo, Neal Lab
Sunyoung Lee, Sun Lab
2019: Antonia Darragh, Scott Rifkin Lab
Gokhan Senturk, Samuel Pfaff Lab
2018: Tim Shaw, Jens Lykke-Andersen Lab
2017: Youtong Huang, Greg Lamke Lab
2016: Bingfei Yu, Ananda Goldrath

McElroy Award

2020: Elizabeth Bullard, Kaustuv Roy Lab
Lara Labarto Bajo, Elina Zuniga Lab
Anusorn Mudla, Nan Hao Lab
Emily Pierce, Rachel Dutton Lab
Chin San (Eric) Loo, Ye Zheng Lab
2019: Eray Enustun, Joseph Pogliano Lab
2018: Ida Naughton, David Holway Lab
2017: Vinson Lam, Susan Golden Lab
2016: Celia Symons, Jonathan Shurin Lab

Ray Thomas Edwards Award

2020: Deepam Gupta, Yelon Lab
Rachel Kandel, Neal Lab
Gidsela Luna, Sun Lab
Andres Nevarez, Hao Lab
Saransh Umale, Jun Lab
2019: Delaney Pagliuso, Amy Pasquinelli Lab
2018: Donghyung Lee, Cory Root Lab
2017: Danielle Garshott, Eric Bennett Lab
2016: Sachin Sethi, Jing Wang Lab

Ruth Stern Fellowship

2020: Livia Songster, Reck-Peterson Lab
2019: Sumedha Ravishankar, Cressida Madigan Lab
2018: Beverly Naigles, Nan Hao Lab
2017: John Gillies, Samara Reck-Peterson Lab
2016: Emily Pierce, Rachel Dutton Lab
Roland Liu, Kit Pogliano Lab

Kavli-Helinski Endowed Graduate Fellowship

2020: Alana Gibson, Ackerman Lab
Shijia Liu, Han Lab
Nicholas Nelson, Nimmerjahn Lab
Natasha Slepak, Patrick Lab
Yue Sun, Jin Lab
Shiuan-Tze Wu, Su Lab