Awards Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Notable Achievements Biochemistry Awards Undergraduate Awards Undergraduate Awards Kyle Auger Kyle Auger 2015 National Institutes of Health Fellowship Connor Van Meter Connor Van Meter 2017 Honorable mention for Goldwater Scholarship Kristin O'Leary Kristin O'Leary 2017 CEDIK Appalachian Health Center Scholarship UK Undergraduate Research Travel Award Annie Griffith Annie Griffith 2016 Selected for National Youth Science Camp Ben Turner Ben Turner 2015 National Institutes of Health Fellowship Graduate Awards Graduate Awards Meenakshi Bannerjee Meenakshi Bannerjee 2013 Second Place Pre-doctoral Poster Presentation, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Departmental Retreat 2014 Max Steckler Fellowship, University of Kentucky Graduate School 2017 Second Place at 16th Gill Heart Cardiovascular Day Postdoc Poster Competition Chelsea Barrett Chelsea Barrett 2017 ASBMB Travel Award ASV Graduate Student Travel Award University of Kentucky Graduate Student Travel Award 2017 – 2018 UK WISM Rising Star Award Brittany Carpenter Brittany Carpenter 2015 T32 Fellowship Rebekah Eleazar Rebekah Eleazar 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Alex Helman Alex Helman 2016 – 2017 Max Steckler Award 2017 – 2018 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences Joshua Lykins Joshua Lykins 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Robert Murphy Robert Murphy 2017 Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award ASBMB Travel Award 2017 – 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Rachel Sieg Rachel Sieg 2017 Midwest Zebrafish Conference (Podium Presentation) ASBMB Travel Award Zoe Simmons Zoe Simmons 2017 TL1 Predoctoral Award from CCTS Sarah Martin Spaulding Sarah Martin Spaulding 2015 ASBMB Science Policy Fellowship Robert A. Lester Award* Payton Stevens Payton Stevens 2015 – 2018 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NIH) NIH/NCI F31 April Rachel Thompson Rachel Thompson 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Justin Weldon Justin Weldon 2018 COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Zachary Williamson Zachary Williamson 2017 Fellowship to attend the Cold Spring Harbor Course: X-Ray Methods in Structural Biology University of Kentucky Graduate School Student Travel Award Catherine Withers Catherine Withers 2013 – 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Lyndsay Young Lyndsay Young 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Jean Branntie Jean Branntie 2015 Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship Northern Kentucky Alumni Fellowship 2016 – 2018 Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship 2017 COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship Mary K. Brewer Mary K. Brewer 2015 Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati UK Alumni Club Fellowship 2016 Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award 2017 Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award 1st Place Poster Presentation, Department of Biochemistry Spring Research Conference Outstanding Poster Award, 34th Annual Bluegrass Society for Neuroscience (BGSFN) Spring Neuroscience Day Victoria Dunlap Victoria Dunlap Tenure-track position at the University of Central Arkansas Meredith Eckstein Meredith Eckstein 2015 Graduate School Academic Year Fellowship 2016 – Present Diversity Supplement 02S1 for R01-ES024478-YFM 2017 Daniel R. Reedy Quality Achievement Award ASBMB Travel Award for Experimental Biology Travel Award 2017 – 2018 Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati UK Alumni Club Fellowship Hye In Jong Hye In Jong 2017 ASBMB Travel Award 2018 Max Steckler Award Smita Joshi Smita Joshi 2014 Young Investigator Merit Award, 15th Midwest Platelet Conference Graduate Student Travel Award Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship 2015 – 2017 American Heart Association Tyler Kinder Tyler Kinder 2017 ASV Graduate Student Travel Award University of Kentucky Graduate School Student Travel Award ASBMB Travel Awards 2018 Max Steckler Award Farah El Najjar Farah El Najjar 2014 University of Kentucky Graduate School Academic Year Fellowship 2016 Robert A. Lester Award* Rebecca Norcross Rebecca Norcross 2017 ASBMB Travel Award Shravani Prahkya Shravani Prahkya 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Madushi Raththagala Madushi Raththagala 2017 Tenure-Track Faculty Position at Skidmore College Caitlyn Reidmann Caitlyn Reidmann 2013 Graduate Travel Award 2015 F31 Fellowship 2017 AAAS Poster Competition/Honorable Mention in Cellular and Molecular Biology Kerri Beth Slaughter Kerri Beth Slaughter 2017 Honorable Mention, NSF Predoc 2018 COM Excellence in Research Graduate Fellowship Everett Clinton Smith Everett Clinton Smith Tenure-Track position at Sewanee, University of the South Ashley Stevens Ashley Stevens 2019 ASBMB Travel Award Stacy Webb Stacy Webb 2013 Max Steckler Award Graduate Travel Award UK Graduate School Travel Award, American Society for Virology 2015 F31 Fellowship 2017 Robert A. Lester Award* 2015 – 2018 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award (NIH) Post-Doctoral Awards Post-Doctoral Awards Nicolas Cifuentes Nicolas Cifuentes 2017 Second Place in COM Postdoctoral Competition Ramon Sun Ramon Sun 2017 First Place at Stand Up for Your Start Business Plan Competition Second Place at the University of Kentucky Bootcamp Business Plan Competition Co-I on COBRE grant: "Defining the Contribution of Laforin in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Metabolism and Tumorigenesis" 2018 Promoted to Research Assistant Professor Faculty Awards Faculty Awards Jessica Blackburn Jessica Blackburn 2018 NIH New Innovator Award Rebecca Dutch Rebecca Dutch 2015 University Research Professorship 2017 President of the American Society of Virology Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf 2017 Undergraduate Research Faculty of the Week (September) 2018 2018 COBRE Independence Macaig Award Matthew Gentry Matthew Gentry 2017 University Research Professorship Chair of the ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee Natasha Kyprianou Natasha Kyprianou 2017 Basic Urologic Research Distinguished Service Award Kathleen O'Connor Kathleen O'Connor University of Kentucky Women in Medicine and Science Mentorship Award Finalist Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart 2018 Fellowship of the American Heart Association
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