Second Round of Applause for UF Postdocs
Revisiting UF Postdoctoral Appreciation Week 2024
Though UF Postdoctoral Appreciation Week 2024 (September 16-20) may be in our rearview mirrors as we settle back in classroom, library, and lab, the spirit that it kindled drives to give a second round of applause to the winners at our first-ever UF Postdoctoral Affairs Awards Ceremony on September 20, 2024:
Postdoc of the Year Award
Dr. Makenzie Mabry
Florida Museum of Natural History
Excellence in Research Awards
Dr. Henrique Boriolo Dias
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Somayeh Faraji
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Alexandria Marciante
College of Public Health and Heath Professions
Dr. Rebecca L. Wallings
College of Medicine
ICBR Award
Dr. Denny Kollareth
College of Medicine
Dr. Sarah McMahon
College of Medicine
International Travel Awards
Dr. Andrew Farkas
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Maryam Khalilzadeh
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Therese Lamperty
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Mentor Awards
Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Ivone de Bem Oliveria
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor
Florida Museum of Natural History
Publication Awards
Dr. Xiaosu Pan
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Sumire Sato
College of Health and Human Performance
Dr. Wangda Zhu
College of Education
Rising Star Awards
Dr. Tanjilla Jesmin
Rising Start Awardee
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Rachel Newsome
Rising Star in Cancer Research Awardee
College of Medicine
Travel Awards
Dr. Megan Cogburn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Bert Foquet
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dr. Donghee Lee
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Hao-Yu Liao
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Leeana Peters
College of Medicine
Dr. Livia Maria Silva Ataide
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Honorable Mentions
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award: Danielle Meyer · Kaitlin Allen Tapondjou · Walter Tapondjou · Poulami “Pol” Sarkar.
Excellence in Research: Mona Alshahawey · Muhammad Imran · Casey A. Murray · Daniele Pinto · Casey A. Murray · Kaile Zhang.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: Yenisel Cruz-Almeida · Lauren Diepenbrock · Bette Loiselle · Sarah McKune · Emily Miller-Cushon.
Postdoc of the Year Award: Larissa Carvalho Ferreira · Churni Gupta · Rola Zeidan.
Publication Award: Federico Cunha · Tirtha Lamichhane · Dongmin Kim.
Rising Star Award: Inacio Bueno · Emilie Demard · Kacie McGarry.
Travel Award: Gopal Agarwal · Andressa Morato Freitas · Arash Mirifar.
And Special Thanks to Our Sponsors…
Also among our winners are our sponsors, whose generous support and enthusiastic encouragement made it possible to recognize our postdoctoral scholars and spotlight their aspirations and accomplishments:
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award: Dr. David R. Nelson and UF Health · UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Excellence in Research: UF Cancer Research · UF Research.ICBR Award: UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research.
International Travel Awards: UF Graduate School · UF International Center.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: Dr. Ramzi G. Salloum.
Postdoc of the Year Award: Dr. Stephen Anton.
Publication Award: Dr. David R. Nelson and UF Health.
Rising Star Award: Dr. Wayne T. McCormack.
Rising Star in Cancer Research Award: UF Cancer Center.
Travel Award: Dr. L. Jeannine Brady · Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Alemeida · Dr. Karyn Esser · Dr. Christiaan Leeuwenburgh · UF Cancer Center · UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · UF Department of Oral Biology.