Katherine Sortino
BS ’17, biochemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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