Katherine Sortino Wackowski, PhD '23
BS ’17, Biochemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
PhD '23, Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo
Thesis Title
Elucidating the Function of RESC14 in Trypanosome RNA Editing
Awards/Honors
- 2023 Best Talk Award at the University at Buffalo’s Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Day, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2021 – 2022 Mark Diamond Research Fellowship, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2022 GSA Conference Funding, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2018 – Present Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoring in the Biosciences (CLIMB)-HI Scholar, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2018 – Present Presidential Fellowship, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2021 US National Science Foundation Award to Support Training and Innovation in RNA Science and Bioinformatics at RNA Society Meeting, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2021 Outstanding Poster Award at Rustbelt RNA Meeting, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2019 Best Rotation Student Award, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2020 Ernest Witebsky Memorial Award for Proficiency in Microbiology, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Jacobs School Activities
- 2019 – 2023 Member, Graduate Student Ambassador Program: Event and Recruitment Team, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2021 – 2023 Member, Graduate Student Ambassador Program: Mentor Team, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2021 – 2022 Leader, Graduate Student Ambassador Program: Event and Recruitment Team, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2020 – 2022 Senator, Biomedical Graduate Student Government, University at Buffalo, SUNY
- 2020 – 2022 Treasurer, Microbiology and Immunology Club, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Extracurricular Interests
- I enjoy yoga, jogging around Delaware Park, trying new Buffalo restaurants, hiking the Niagara Gorge, and going to Bills and Sabres games