Graduation 2011 Biomedical Sciences Awards
Kelly Picchione, PhD, recipient of the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research, is congratulated by Kenneth Blumenthal, PhD, senior associate dean for research and graduate education.
Published May 24, 2011 This content is archived.
Awards presented at the 2011 Undergraduate and Graduate Biomedical Sciences Commencement for the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are as follows:
Graduate Awards
The Biochemistry Dissertation Research Recognition Award (2011)
National or international recognition of dissertation research and selected for oral presentation at a major national or international meeting.
Recipient: Thomas Hohle
Dissertation: Regulation of Manganese Homeostasis in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
Department: Biochemistry
Major Professor: Mark O’Brian, PhD
The Dean’s Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research
Demonstrated excellence in research by a PhD candidate in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Recipient: Kelly Picchione
Dissertation: Understanding Hyperexcitability of Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons
Department: Neuroscience Program
Major Professor: Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD
The Microbiology and Immunology Award for Excellence in Dissertation Research in Memory of Dr. Murray W. Stinson
This award recognizes outstanding dissertation research by a graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology along with a well-rounded and excellent academic record that includes publications and presentations related to the research.
Recipient: Michelle R. Simpson-Abelson
Dissertation: Assessing the Responsiveness and Reactivation of Memory T cells in the Microenvironment of Human Ovarian Tumors
Department: Microbiology and Immunology
Major Professor: Richard B. Bankert, PhD, VMD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Award for Overall Excellence in Cancer Research
Nominations for this award are limited to doctoral graduates of the Graduate Division at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Award winners will possess an outstanding academic history, publication record and dissertation abstract.
Recipient: Rajesh Rao
Dissertation: Metabolism and CD8+ T Cell Immunity
Department: Immunology
Major Professor: Protul Shrikant, PhD
Undergraduate Awards
Outstanding Seniors
Biochemistry
Award Recipient: Felicia Cao
Program Director: Gail Willsky, PhD
Biomedical Sciences
Award Recipient: Lauren Mesnekoff
Program Director: David Shubert, PhD
Biotechnology
Award Recipient: Courtney Jackson
Program Director: Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, PhD
Medical Technology
Award Recipient: April Masters
Program Director: Robert Klick, MS
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Award Recipient: Melissa Pawlak
Program Coordinator: Elpida Crawford, MS
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Award Recipient: Marisa Hornbaker
Program Director: James Olson, PhD
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Three undergraduate seniors in the biomedical sciences received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.