Kanita Chaudhry

Kanita Chaudhry.

Kanita Chaudhry

Kanita Chaudhry

Thesis Title

Novel Tumor-Promoting Functions of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor

Research Publications Overview

Awards/Honors

  • Office of Biomedical Education Graduate Student Travel Award, $325, University at Buffalo (2023) 
  • Advances in Neuroblastoma (ANR) Meeting Special Grant, € 275, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2023) 
  • Kate Amato Foundation Pediatric Cancer Innovation Grant, $50,000 (2022) 
  • Finalist (Top 5/1150 abstracts), American Medical Association Research Challenge (2022)
  • Conference Travel Grant, University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association (2022) 
  • Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Neuroscience Travel Award (2022) 
  • Top Oral Presentation Award, Virtual Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference (2021) 
  • Mark Diamond Research Fund Grant, University at Buffalo (2019) 
  • ThermoFisher Travel Award, 22nd Annual Upstate NY Immunology Conference (2019)
  • NIH T32 Training Grant Appointment, Roswell Park Department of Immunology (2019)
  • Outstanding Postbac Poster Day Award, National Institutes of Health (2015)
  • NextGen VOICES Top Online Essay, Science Magazine (2014)
  • NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (2013-2015)
  • Magna Cum Laude, University of Vermont (2013)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of Vermont (2013)
  • Robert Woodworth Award for Highest Achievement in Biochemistry (2013)
  • Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2012)
  • Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention (2012)
  • Undergraduate Research Endeavors Competitive Award (2011)
  • University of Pennsylvania Summer Undergraduate Research Award (2011)
  • Mortar Board Honor Society Sophomore Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Service (2010)
  • ALANA Outstanding Sophomore Academic Achievement Award (2010)
  • Vermont NASA Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Scholarship (2009)
  • Undergraduate Research Mini-Grant Award (2009)
  • Patrick Scholarship (2009)

Medical School Activities

  • Course Co-Coordinator of Techniques and Analyses for Cancer Sciences (TACS) Course 
  • Co-Leader of the Buffalo Health Exploration Research Day
  • Teaching Assistant for Integrated Cancer Sciences I (ICS I) Course 
  • Mentor for R25 College Summer Research Experience Program
  • Treasurer of the MD-PhD Graduate Student Association
  • President of the Society of Internal Medicine Interest Group
  • Student Member of the Admissions Committee
  • Member of the American Medical Association and American Physician Scientists Association
  • Volunteer at Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic

 

Extracurricular Interests

  • Music (flute)

Undergraduate Education

  • Biochemistry, University of Vermont