2025-2026
| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Yichen Zhu | Lili Yang | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Ryan Shih | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Matthew Moser | Elissa Hallem | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Rohith Nagari | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Evan Clark | Siavash Kurdistani | Biological Chemistry |
| Isaiah Little | Tarling/Vallim | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Corinne Dilsavor | Jesse Zamudio | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Liang-Wei Huang | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Jose Soto | Aparna Bhaduri | Biological Chemistry |
| Nicole Wilkinson | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Damia Akimori | Elissa Hallem | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Erin Kim | Melody Li | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Angela Agnew | Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shania Day | Hung Ton-That | Dentistry |
2024-2025
| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso, Valentina | Alexander Hoffmann | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Cheung, Nicole | Robert Clubb | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Hong, Megan | Gal Bitan/Joseph Loo | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Jimenez, Robert | Melissa Spencer | Neurology |
| Kan, Ryan | Aparna Bhaduri | Biological Chemistry |
| Luthers, Christopher | Donald Kohn | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Makanani, Sara | Mehdi Bouhaddou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Mercado-Ayon, Yesica | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Nagari, Rohith | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Nguyen, Brian | Feng Guo | Biological Chemistry |
| Salladay-Perez, Ivan | Anthony Covarrubias | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Smith, Emily | Elizabeth Tarling/Thomas Vallim | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Terrazas, Sari | Grace Xiao | Integrative Biology and Physiology |
| Villanueva, Miranda | Keriann Backus | Biological Chemistry |
| Wilkinson, Nicole | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
2023-2024
| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Jih, Jonathan | Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Roe, Anne | Pyle, April | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Smith, Emily | Elizabeth Tarling/Thomas Vallim | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Li, Joey | O'Sullivan, Tim | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Uchiyama, Lauren | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| DePaola, Peter | Lin Jiang | Neurology |
| Walsh, Breanna | Elissa Hallem | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Stevens, Alexander | Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Flores, Angelina | Amy Rowat | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Goring, Andrew | Robert Club/Joseph Loo | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Gallardo, Salena | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Giafaglione, Jenna | Andrew Goldstein/Paul Boutros | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology/Human Genetics |
2022-2023
| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Cano, Clara | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Smith, Emily | Thomas Vallim/Elizabeth Tarling | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Cheng, Cindy | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| DiRusso, Jonathan | Amander Clark | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Boone, Brandon | Steve Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Cheng, Mandy | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Rodriguez, Benancio | Alexander Hoffmann | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Yu, Kristie | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Jiang, Sean | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| Lum, Gregory | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
2021-2022
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atai, Kaiser | MBI-DP | Hilary Coller | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Back, Peter | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Boone, Brandon | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Daly, Allison | MBI-DP | Stephen Smale | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Damodaren, Nivedita | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/Douglas Black | Biological Chemistry/Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Deng, Weixian | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| DiRusso, Jonathan | MBI-DP | Amander Clark | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Emami, Michael | MBI-DP | Melissa Spencer | Neurology |
| Flores, Angelina | MBI-DP | Amy Rowat | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Gillman, Cody | MBI-DP | Tamir Gonen | Physiology & Biological Chemistry |
| Hildreth, Andrew | MBI-DP | Tim O'Sullivan | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Ichino, Lucia | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Jiang, Sean | MBI-DP | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| Kim, Alexander | MBI-DP (MSTP) | S. Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Lum, Gregory | MBI-DP | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Nguyen, LeAnn | MBI-DP | Melody Li | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Sun, Angela | MBI-DP | Elaine Reed | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Yang, Emily | MBI-DP | Melody Li | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Yu, Kristie | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
2020-2021
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Sandy | MBI-DP | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Back, Peter | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Castellon, Jose | MBI-DP | Keriann Backus | Biological Chemistry |
| Cheng, Mandy | MBI-DP | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Deng, Weixian | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| Ford, Ian | MBI-DP | Steve Bensinger | MIMG |
| Ichino, Lucia | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Kim, Alexander | MBI-DP (MSTP) | S. Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Li, Yanruide (Charlie) | MBI-DP | Lili Yang | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Maltz, Evan | BMSB | Roy Wollman | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Morales, Abril | MBI-DP | Bill Lowry | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Ramirez, Niholas | MBI-DP | Hung Ton-That | Dentistry |
| Salisbury, Alex | MBI-DP | Jesse Zamudio | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Sandoval, Rafael | MBI-DP | Tamer Sallam | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Sieminski, Paul | BMSB | Zhou Z. Hong | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Tessema, Kaleab | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Harley Kornblum | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Thind, Amara | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Vavilina-Halstead, Anastasia | MBI-DP | Hanna Mikkola | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Yu, Amy | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Yu, Kristie | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Michael Teitell | Pathology |
| Zhang, Jiayan | MBI-DP | Zhou Z. Hong | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Zink, Samantha | BMSB | Jose Rodriguez | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
2019-2020
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afasizheva, Anna | MBIDP | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Bradley, Michelle | BMSB | Dr. Catherine Clarke | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Chen, Xinyuan | MBIDP | Douglas Black | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Chi, Fangtao | MBIDP | Utpal Banerjee | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Fan, Xiaorui | MBIDP | James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| Hsu, Emily | MBIDP | Arnold Berk | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Ichino, Luchia | MBIDP | Steven E. Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Li, Yan | MBIDP | Feng Guo | Biological Chemistry |
| Li, Yanruide (Charlie) | MBIDP | Lili Yang | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Lin, Ying | MBIDP | S. Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Lu, Jiahui | BMSB | David S. Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Ma, Feiyang | MBIDP | Matteo Pellegrini | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Nitzahn, Matthew | MBIDP | Gerald Lipshutz | Surg-Liver & Pancreas Transplant |
| Tessema, Kaleab | MBIDP | Harley Kornblum | Psychiatry and Biobehav. Sci. |
| Zhang, Jiayan | MBIDP | Dr. Z. Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
2018-2019
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masiuk, Katelyn (MSTP) | MBI-DP | Donald Kohn | MIMG |
| McConnell, Scott | BMSB | Robert Clubb | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Ong, Jessica (MSTP) | MBI-DP | Karen Reue | Human Genetics |
| Lin, Ying | MBI-DP | Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Liu, Huachun | MBI-DP | Chentao Lin | MCDB |
| Chau, Anthony | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Nitzahn, Matthew | MBI-DP | Gerald Lipshutz | Surgery |
| Edwards, Samantha | MBI-DP | Tracy Johnson | MCDB |
| Muroski, John | BMSB | Joseph Loo | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Velasquez, Erick | BMSB | Jorge Torres | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Van Loon, Aaron | MBI-DP | Alvaro Sagasti | MCDB |
2017-2018
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Sunshine | MCIP | Luisa Iruela-Arispe | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Han Young Lim | MBI-DP | Douglas Black | MIMG |
| Natalie Chen | MCIP | Steven Young | Cardiology |
| Jessica Ong | MBI-DP | Karen Reue | Human Genetics |
| Thang Nguyen | Bioengineering | Michael Teitell | Pathology |
| Hung Hao Lo | MBI-DP | Stephen Smale | MIMG |
| Katelyn Masiuk | MBI-DP | Donald Kohn | MIMG |
| Charles Choi | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | MIMG |
| Calvin Leung | MBI-DP | Tracy Johnson | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Jaspreet Sandhu | MBI-DP | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology |
| Wanlu Liu | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | MCDB |
| Ha Neul Lee | MBI-DP | Hilary Coller | Biological Chemistry/MCDB |
2016-2017
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bedree | Oral Biology | Wenyuan Shi | Dentistry |
| Charles Choi | MB-IDP | Peter Bradley | MIMG |
| Adriana Corvalan | MB-IDP | Hilary Coller | Biological Chemistry/MCDB |
| Ke Ding | Bioengineering | Z. Hong Zhou | MIMG/Bioengineering |
| Andrew King (MSTP) | MB-IDP | Guoping Fan | Human Genetics |
| Ao Liu | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Jeff Long | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Yuxi Liu | BMSB | Todd Yeates | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Lauren Neves | MB-IDP | Tracy Johnson | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Yang Tao | MB-IDP | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Brian Young (MSTP) | MB-IDP | James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| Nathan Zemke | MB-IDP | Arnold Berk | MIMG |
2015-2016
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Campos | MB-IDP | Siavash Kurdistani | Biological Chemistry |
| Ke Ding | Bioengineering | Z. Hong Zhou | MIMG/Bioengineering |
| Yuchen Du | Pharmacology | Ren Sun | Pharmacology |
| Michele Kattke | MB-IDP | Robert Clubb | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Elliot Kim | MB-IDP | Peter Bradley | MIMG |
| Wanlu Liu | MB-IDP | Steve Jacobsen | Biological Chemistry/MCDB |
| Xin Liu | MB-IDP | Steven Smale | MIMG |
| Yuxi Liu | BMSB | Todd Yeates | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Austin McDonald (MSTP) | MB-IDP | Luisa Iruela-Arispe | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Marco Morselli | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Matteo Pellegrini | Bioinformatics/MCDB |
| Elizabeth Peek | MB-IDP | Arnold Chin | Medicine (Urology) |
| Smriti Sangwan | MB-IDP | David Eisenberg | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Grant Shoffner | Biological Chemistry | Feng Guo | Biological Chemistry |
| Yang Tao | MB-IDP | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Srivats Venkataramanan | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Tracy Johnson | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Brian Young (MSTP) | MB-IDP | James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
2014-2015
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Amer | BMSB | Robert Clubb | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Oscar Campos | MB-IDP | Siavash Kurdistani | Biological Chemistry |
| Maxime Chapon | MIMG | Genhong Cheng | MIMG |
| Xavier Gaeta (MSTP) | MCDB | Bill Lowry | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Gang, Spencer | MB-IDP | Elissa Hallem | MIMG |
| Cuiwen He | BMSB | Catherine Clarke | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Megan Hoban | MIMG | Donald Kohn | MIMG |
| Donald Julien | Neuroscience | Alvaro Sagasti | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Elvira Khialeeva | MB-IDP | Ellen Carpenter | Psychiatry |
| Pascal Krotee | MB-IDP | David Eisenberg | Chemistry/Biological Chemistry |
| Dan Laks | Biological Chemistry | Harley Kornblum | Pharmacology |
| Fei Lu | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Jau-Nian Chen | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Marco Morselli | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Matteo Pellegrini | Bioinformatics/MCDB |
| Melody Pai | MB-IDP | Jing Huang | Pharmacology |
| Elizabeth Peek | MB-IDP | Arnold Chin | Medicine (Urology) |
| Anna Sahakyan | MB-IDP | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Liming Tan | Biological Chemistry | Larry Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
2013-2014
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Amer | BMSB | Robert Clubb | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Kavitha Balaji | Biological Chemistry | John Colicelli | Biological Chemistry |
| Giancarlo A Bonora | Bioinformatics | Kathrin Plath/Matteo Pellegrini | MCDB/Bioinformatics |
| Oscar Campos | MB-IDP | Siavash Kurdistani | Biological Chemistry |
| Maxime Chapon | MIMG | Genhong Cheng | MIMG |
| Patrick Bon-Yung Chen | Neuroscience | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Martina De Salvo | Neuroscience | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Donald Julien | Neuroscience | Alvaro Sagasti | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Hea Jin Jung | MB-IDP | Stephen Young | Medicine (Cardiology) |
| Aida Kaplan | MIMG | Wenyuan Shi | Dentistry |
| Elvira Khialeeva | MB-IDP | Ellen Carpenter | Psychiatry |
| Lok Leung | Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology | Ming Guo | Medicine (Neurology) |
| Fei Lu | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology | Jau-Nian Chen | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Lin Lin | Pharmacology | Jonathan Braun | Pathology |
| Mouna Mikati | BCHEM&MB | Emil Reisler | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Onika Noel | MB-IDP | Luisa Iruela-Arispe | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Nicole Wheatley | MB-IDP | Todd Yeates | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Huimin Zhang | BCHEM&MB | Harold Martinson | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
2012-2013
| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavitha Balaji | Biological Chemistry | John Colicelli | Biological Chemistry |
| Giancarlo A Bonora | Bioinformatics | Kathrin Plath/Matteo Pellegrini | MCDB/Bioinformatics |
| Ching-Nam (Keith) Cheung | BMSB | Jorge Torres | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Martina De Salvo | Neuroscience | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Hea Jin Jung | MB-IDP | Stephen Young | Medicine (Cardiology) |
| Aida Kaplan | MIMG | Wenyuan Shi | Dentistry |
| Benjamin Macadangdang | MB-IDP | Siavash Kurdistani | Biological Chemistry |
| Wenyuan Wang | MB-IDP | Hanna Mikkola | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Nicholas Wu | MB-IDP | Ren Sun | Pharmacology |
| Batbileg Bor | MB-IDP | Margot Quinlan | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Patrick Chen | Neuroscience | Kelsey Martin | Biological Chemistry/Psychiatry |
| Jennifer Chun | Biomedical Engineering | Michael Teitell | Pathology |
| Huanhuan He | Human Genetics | Luisa Iruela-Arispe | Mol. Cell. and Developmental Biology |
| Elvira Khialeeva | MB-IDP | Ellen Carpenter | Psychiatry |
| Yen-Ting Lai | Biomedical Engineering | Todd Yeates | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Lin Lin | Pharmacology | Jonathan Braun | Pathology |
| Mouna Mikati | BMSB | Emil Reisler | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Megan So | Bioinformatics | Matteo Pellegrini | Bioinformatics/MCDB |
| Pamela Ting | Biological Chemistry | John Colicelli | Biological Chemistry |
