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ARCS Scholar Alums, We’d Like to Hear from You!

ARCS Pittsburgh Scholar alums continue to make their mark on the scientific world. We are proud of their accomplishments.

If you are a former Pittsburgh Chapter ARCS Scholar, you are a vital part of our mission and we would love to hear from you. Your stories encourage current scholars and your accomplishments help us demonstrate the importance of the work of ARCS® Foundation. To update your profile information, please LOG IN to access your account. If you need help, email us at pittsburgh@arcsfoundation.org.

We would like you to stay involved. Please let us know if you would be interested in participating in Pittsburgh Chapter activities including speaking about your research at an ARCS Foundation event. Thank you for staying in touch!

 

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Carnegie Mellon University
University of Pittsburgh
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Carnegie Mellon University Scholar Alums

2021, 2022, 2023 Scholar Alums  
Calvin Gang Pittsburgh Chapter Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry
   
2020, 2021, 2022 Scholar Alums  
Ayesha Abdullah The Roy and Susie Dorrance Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Leo Chen The Jeanne B. and Richard F. Berdik ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Institute for Software Research/Software Engineering, School of Computer Science
Erica Cruz The Pittsburgh Chapter Award
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Peter Manohar The Roy and Susie Dorrance Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Computer Science
Srinivasa Pranav The Professor Virgil D. Gilgor and Alicia M. Avery ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Scholar Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Hannah Schriever The Roy and Susie Dorrance Award
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Medicine, Department of Computational Biology
Felix Weilacher The Roy and Susie Dorrance Award
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Math, Mellon College of Science
   
2019, 2020, 2021 Scholar Alums  
Ryan Bowman The Catharine M. and John T. Ryan, III ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Award 2019-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences

Michael De Zeeuw

The Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering
Kevin Edelson, MS The Martin-Ragni-Stover Award 2019-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science Rhobotics Institute
Madeline Hagen The Gookin Family Foundation ARCS Pittsburgh Endowed Award 2019-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Physics
Amber Horvath The Heppner-Testoni-Thier Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Deepa Issar The Thomas- Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Bioengineering
Eric Lopato The Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Chemistry 
Adam Smoulder The Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Benjamin Weber The Fine Foundation Award 2019-2021
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Mathematics
   
2018, 2019, 2020 Scholar Alums  
Samuel Foley The Leslie and Hans Fleischner Award 2018-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Physics
Research: The theoretical and computational modeling of lipid membranes.
Christopher Kottke Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Theoretical Chemistry
Research: Biological systems modeling, drug design, and machine learning.
Thomas Magelinski Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Societal Computing
Research: Computational analysis of social systems, currently focused on The Ukrainian Government.
2017, 2018, 2019 Scholar Alums  
Alyssa Lawler
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Biological Sciences
Research: Understand the gene expression and epigenetic landscape of different types of neurons in the brain.
Amanda Quay
The Berdik-Unkovic Award 2018-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Dept. of Engineering and Public Policy  and Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Remotely sensed data for environmental policy analysis at the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.
The Susan and Roy Dorrance Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science
Research: Queueing theory – the study all sorts of systems that involve queues, lines, or waiting—for example, how to manage line lengths at a grocery store.
Katherine Ye
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Research: Techniques for programming language design and domain-specific language design to invent declarative and principled modes of information visualization.
Diana Zhang
The Alicia M. Avery and Virgil D. Gilgor Award 2017-2019
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research: Sensing using commodity wireless communication devices.

2016, 2017, 2018 Scholar Alums

 
Dean Alderucci
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology / Engineering & Public Policy/ School of Computer Science / Language Technologies Institute
Research: application of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to patent documents and the patent system.     
Timothy Bartholomew, PhD
The Heppner-Testoni-Young Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: improving water treatment and management for the energy sector                    
Ryan Wagner
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Institute for Software Research
Research: graceful degradation of computer systems in response to adversarial attacks

Zoe Wright

The PPG Industries/Templeton Award 2016-2018
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Chemistry
Research: Designing new medical adhesives from the molecular level up, using principles from both organic chemistry and materials science engineering.
2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums
 
Stephanie Biedka, PhD The Roche/ARCS Foundation Scholar Award 2015-2017
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science
Research:  Biological sciences

Michael Craig, PhD

The Lockheed Martin Award 2015-2017
Carnegie Mellon University, CIT
Research:  Environmental impact of the electricity grid

Hannah Gommerstadt, PhD

The Auclair-Unkovic Award 2015-2017
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Research:  Programming languages and information security

William Herlands, PhD

The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (V) 2015-2017
Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College and School of Computer Science
Research:  Machine learning and public policy

Amy Shannon Cook, PhD

The Jared L. and Maureen B. Cohon Award 2015-2017
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Research: Human-comp
2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums
 

Daniel Gingerich, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Engineering and Public Policy

Devin Griffith, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering

Clay Long

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Momin Malik, PhD The Gookin-Stockman Award 2014-2016
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Joseph Tassarotti, PhD The Susan and Roy Dorrance Award (II) 2014-2016
Carnegie Mellon University,  Computer Science Department
2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums
 

Peter Chapman

The Kirwin-Leckey Award 2013-2015
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

Tom Jackson, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2013-2015
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Peter Lund

The BNY Mellon Award 2013-2015
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Department of Biomechanical Engineering

Lauren Strahs Bergman

The Heppner-Testoni-Young Award 2013-2015
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
 

David Bamman, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013
Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science/Language Technologies Institute

Shawn Burton, PhD

The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (III) 2011-2013
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biological Sciences

Amy Dale, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013
Carnegie Mellon University, Engineering and Public Policy, College of Engineering
Research: Water quality and public health and risk-based regulatory policy

Samantha Finkelstein, PhD

The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award (IV) 2011-2013
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction Institute
Research: Promoting science discourse with bidialectal virtual peers

Rachel Jackson, PhD

The Berdik-Elliott Award (III) 2011-2013
Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mechanical Engineering

2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums
 

Andrew DeYoung, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Chemistry Department

Michael McCann, PhD

The Susan and Roy Dorrence Award 2010-2012
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering Department
Research: Improving biomedical image reconstruction algorithms using tools from signal processing, optimization, and machine learning

Manya Sleeper, PhD

The Thomas W. and Carol K. Henderson Family Fund Award 2010-2012
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Research: Everyday online sharing

Stephen Spagnol, PhD

The PPG Industries Award 2010-2012
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department

Jason Tsay, PhD

The Catalyst/Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
2009, 2010, 2011 Scholar Alums
 

Melissa Day, PhD

The Dr. Arnold O. Beckman Award 2009-2011
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering Department

Robert Fisher, PhD

The Fine Foundation Award 2009-2011
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Machine Learning Department

Lauren Jackson

The Jeanne Berdik Founder Chapter Award 2009-2011
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Materials Science and Engineering Department

William Levine, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009-2011
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Department of Physics

Julia Schwarz, PhD

The BNY Mellon Award 2009-2011
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
PhD Thesis: A Monte Carlo Approach to Probabilistic User Interfaces

2008, 2009, 2010 Scholar Alums
 

Chase Hetherington Butler

The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Inorganic Chemistry/Astronomy

Mark DeBlois

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Biological Sciences, Neuroscience

Lindsey Hines, PhD

The Highmont Foundation Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Robotics

Stephen Oney, PhD

The Heitzenroder-Stockman-Woodward Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Institute/Astronomy

Andrew Rape, PhD

The Carol and Richard Heppner Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering

Robert Smith, PhD The MSA Charitable Foundation Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering

Enrique Suarez

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Physics, Radio Astronomy

Jessica Wilson, PhD

The Berdik-Elliott Award 2008-2010
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering

2007, 2008, 2009 Scholar Alums
 

Brian Becker, PhD

The Westinghouse Electric Company Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Robotics

Katherine Fu, PhD

The Lawrence J. Rhoades Memorial Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Katharine Ricke, PhD

The Abraham-Wainwright Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Engineering & Public Policy

Nathaniel Shank, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Chemistry

James Arthur Tolbert II

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

David Whitney, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science, Biological Sciences

Christopher Wirth, PhD

The PPG Industries Award 2007-2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering

2006, 2007, 2008 Scholar Alums
 

Armen Arevian, MD, PhD

The Thomas W. and Carol K. Henderson Family Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation 2006-2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Mellon College of Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Neuroscience, Biological Sciences

Thomas C. Diaz

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

Kevin Gimpel, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006-2008
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science, Language Technologies Institute

Alysha J. Grenko

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2006-2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Materials Science & Engineering

2005, 2006, 2007 Scholar Alums
 

Michael H. Dinitz, PhD

The Vicki and Tom Griffin Award 2005-2007
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science, Computer Science

Gabriella Engelhart Farnham, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2005-2007
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering

Kathleen Spees, PhD

The Berdik-Elliott Award 2005-2007
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Engineering & Public Policy

Daniel J. Wendlandt

The Hans and Leslie Fleischner Award 2005-2007
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science

2004, 2005, 2006 Scholar Alums
 

Elisabeth A. Gilmore, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2004-2006
Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Engineering

University of Pittsburgh Scholar Alums

2020, 2021, 2022 Scholar Alums  
Nathan Brantly The Jeanne Berdik Founder Pittsburgh Chapter Award
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Rehab and Neural Engineering Labs, Department of Bioengineering
Research: Dextrous prosthetic hand control via brain-computer interfaces; how arm and hand movement and grasping are encoded in cortex
Jessica Davis The Fromm/Payne Pittsburgh Chapter Award
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Giancarlo Gonzalez-Areizaga The Leonard B. and Helen P. McCully Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation Award
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Lisa Hong The Beukema, Wainwright, Wood Award
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Andrea Sajewski The Meadowcroft-Mooney-Stockman Award
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering
   
2019, 2020, 2021 Scholar Alums  
Abigail Allen Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering
Research: Role of Profilin1 (Pfn1) in vascularization and vascular:immune interactions.
Stephanie Helman Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2019-2021
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing
Research: Investigate how temperature behaves in neonates with congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Angela Hinchie The Elliott-Hotopp Award 2019-2021
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Research: The intersection of idopathic pulmonary fibrosis and telomere stability
Sara Springer The Bruschi-Hoffman-Wagner Award 2019-2021
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Center for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience
Research: Molecular, cellular and circuit-level dysfunction contributing to psychiatric disorder
Kevin Stieger The Gookin Family Foundation Award 2019-2021
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering
Research: Mechanisms of electrical stimulation of the central nervous system.
2018, 2019, 2020 Scholar Alums  
Mason Donnell, PhD Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2018-2020
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Pathology
Research: Immunology of asthma and cystic fibrosis.
Stephanie Frisch, PhD The McGough-Dunn-Unkovic Award 2018-2020
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Department of Acute and Tertiary Care
Research: The development of models for recognition and prediction of critical illness early in the disease course.
Gary Yu, PhD The Burke-Harter Award 2018-2020
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: The use of therapeutic ultrasound and injected lipid microbubbles to physically destroy microvessel clots and restore blood flow as a minimally invasive therapy.

2017, 2018, 2019 Scholar Alums

 
Christopher Lee Hughes, PhD
The Beukema-Wainwright-Wood Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering .      
Research: Electrical stimulation in the human brain for the restoration of tactile perception. 
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Peripheral nerve repair, specifically by  using an injectable hydrogel meant to modulate the immune response to be more constructive rather than destructive.
Michelle Scribner
The Fromm-Payne-Stockman Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Research: The evolution of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens during chronic respiratory infection in cystic fibrosis patients.
Alex White
Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2017-2019
University of Pittsburgh,  School of Medicine, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Research: G-protein coupled receptor signaling biology.
2016, 2017, 2018 Scholar Alums  
Ethan Bassin, PhD
Chapter-Ragni-Ryan Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Research: Developing Treg mimicking microparticles with the goal of treating type 1 diabetes​​

Katerina Clemens Acar

The Fine Foundation Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience
Research: Neural population activity across visual and oculomotor regions underlying the selection of targets for saccadic eye movements

Michelle Heusser, PhD

Freed-Jones-Meadowcroft Award 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh - Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Mechanisms of population coding in the oculomotor system

Alexis Nolfi

Pittsburgh Chapter Award, 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering 
Research: Women’s health research, specifically the disease endometriosis and the conditions of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinences
Michael Oddo
Pittsburgh Chapter Award, 2016-2018
University of Pittsburgh,  Swanson School of Engineering, Bioengineering
Research: Mechanisms of breast cancer metastasis and chemotherapy resistance
2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums  

Shelby Hemker, PhD

The Berdik-Pappas Award 2015-2017
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology Program 
Research: Hypoxia in kidney development and its effects on gene expression

Daniel Long

The Roche/ARCS Foundation Scholar Award in Life Sciences 2015-2017
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Bioengineering
Research:  cellular and organ engineering

2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums  
Jennifer Boatz, PhD Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology
Research: Aggregate Polymorphism in Protein Deposition Diseases: Investigations by Magic Angle Spinning Solid State NMR and Transmission Electron Microscopy

Victoria Corbit, PhD

The Beukema-Wainwright-Wood Award 2014-2016
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Research: The Effects of Cortical and Pallidal Inputs on Striatal Microcircuit Activity and Behavioral Output

Michelle Guaragno

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2014-2016
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Bioengineering

2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums  
Courtney Andersen, PhD The Woodard-Ryan Award 2013-2015
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program
Research: TARGETING ESTROGEN RECEPTOR AS A STRATEGY FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE IN OVARIAN CANCER

Whitney Lane, PhD

The Jeanne Berdik Founder Award 2013-2015
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Research: Temperature-dependent efficacy of the IFN-alpha/beta response against chikungunya and other arboviruses

Nick Pavlovsky The Abraham-Martin-Ragni Award 2013-2015
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering
Brooke Sullivan Thomas The Fine Foundation Award 2013-2015
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Immunology
Research: How the immune system keeps the herpes virus latent and hiding in our neurons
2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
 

Denver Faulk, PhD

The Stockman-Paul Award 2011-2013
University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering

Adam Large, PhD Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013
University of Pittsburgh, Center for Neuroscience
Research: The role of somatostatin-expressing interneurons in anterior piriform cortex

R. Matthew Miller, PhD

The Burke-Harter Award 2011-2013
University of Pittsburgh, Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering

Austin Nuschke, PhD Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013
University of Pittsburgh, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Research: Improving the clinical utility of mesenchymal stem cells through enhancing cell survival: engineered and cellular approaches
2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums  

Anny Caceres, PhD

The Joy-Linhart Award 2010-2012
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Research: THE ROLE OF NHERF1/EBP50 IN WNT SIGNALING IN THE EPITHELIUM

Katharine Harris, PhD The Beukema-Carrow-Wainwright Award 2010-2012
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Research: Manipulation of host cell death and innate immune signaling pathways by Coxsackievirus B3

Megan Jamiolkowski, PhD 

The Westinghouse Electric Company Award 2010-2012
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

Tyler Tarr, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Center for Neuroscience
Research: Utilizing presynaptic structure-function properties to inform the design of novel therapies for neuromuscular disease

2009, 2010, 2011 Scholar Alums  

Berook Alemayehu, PhD

The Burke-Harter Award 2009
University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Mahlon Collins, PhD 

The Huntington-Testoni Award 2009-2011
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Neuroscience
Research: Identification of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disease Mechanisms by Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomic Profiling

Sarah Cook

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Center for Neuroscience

Douglas Marvel, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2009-2011
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Immunology Program
Research: Regulation by IL-10 of Innate Immune Responses to MUC1 as a Self-Antigen in MUC1 Transgenic Mice

Callie Norris

The McCague-Munchmeyer-Ragni Award 2009-2011
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Program

2008, 2009, 2010 Scholar Alums
 

Prince Awuah, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research: Delineating roles of Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor alpha in liver development, liver regeneration, and liver cancer

Nydiaris Hernandez-Santos, PhD

The Gookin Family Foundation Award 2008-2010
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research: Understanding how the lung epithelium lining the airways mounts an immune response to pulmonary fungal pathogens.

Kristen Balogh Leslie, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
research: Exploring the Role of EBP50 in Vascular Inflammation

Michelle Messmer, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2008-2010
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Immunology
Research: Analysis of Cellular Sentinels for Extracellular Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complexes

Bartholomew Roland, PhD

The Granito-M. Ryan Award 2008-2010
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research: An In Vivo Structure-Function Analysis of the Pathogenesis of Triosephosphate Isomerase Deficiency

Penn State University Scholar Alums

2015, 2016, 2017 Scholar Alums
 
Jenna Reeger

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2015-2017
Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences
Research:  plant biology

Stacey Amburgey Ryan Award in Honor of Jeanne Berdik
Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences
Research: Ecology of species ranges and modeling population dynamics
2014, 2015, 2016 Scholar Alums
 

Joseph Schneiderwind

The Bennett-Coppersmith-Palmer Award 2014-2016
Penn State University, Graduate Program in Acoustics

2013, 2014, 2015 Scholar Alums
 

Laura Radville, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2013-2015
Penn State University, Department of Ecology
Research: Effects of climate change on root dynamics and phenology in Arctic tundra in southwestern Greenland

2011, 2012, 2013 Scholar Alums
 

Christopher Thawley, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2011-2013
Penn State University, Ecology Intercollege Graduate Program, Huck Institute of the Life Sciences
Research: How organisms adapt to rapid environmental change

2010, 2011, 2012 Scholar Alums
 

Whitney Coyle, PhD

The Bennett-Coppersmith-Palmer Award 2010-2012
Penn State University, Graduate Program in Acoustics
Research: Using the Green's Function Parababolic Equation Method to Predict Sound Propagation Outdoors in the Presence of Weather and Complex Terrain

Denise M. Finney, PhD

The Maureen Emily Ryan Award 2010-2012
Penn State University, Department of Biology

Meredith Hanlon, PhD

Pittsburgh Chapter Award 2010-2012
Penn State University, Department of Biology
Research: New perspectives on conventional ideas about root system architecture and morphology