Kanita Chaudhry
Thesis Title
Novel Tumor-Promoting Functions of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
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