BMB Undergraduate Awards
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology undergraduates may qualify for departmental, college, university, and national awards.
Pamela J. Fraker Undergraduate Scholarship
Given to an undergraduate who has attained at least sophomore status, carries at least a 3.0 grade point average, and has a demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to BMB students but students are not required to be BMB majors.
| Year | Awardee | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Natali Gonzalez | |
| 2022 | Sejla Sinanovic | |
| 2022 | Javi Tobar | |
| 2022 | Smriti Chadha | |
| 2022 | Caroline Downes | |
| 2020 | Jeremiah Hutson | |
| 2020 | Darla Martinez | |
| 2020 | Nakoa Po | |
| 2019 | Kalynn Bird | |
| 2019 | Angel Edwards | |
| 2019 | Vijay Khanal | |
| 2019 | Nicholas Heelan | |
| 2018 | Sarah Ax | |
| 2018 | Onyebuchi Amanze | |
| 2017 | Rachel Konchal | |
| 2017 | Magdelena Kotlarz | |
| 2017 | Cody Madsen | |
| 2017 | Rashemia Powell | |
| 2016 | Ricardo Aquino | |
| 2016 | Saima Chishti | |
| 2016 | James Hlawnceu | |
| 2016 | Jemison Yewah | |
| 2015 | Samantha Alexander | |
| 2015 | Saima Chishti | |
| 2015 | Cheryl Fisk | |
| 2015 | Donna Liebelt | |
| 2015 | Kyler Liegh | |
| 2015 | Niyla Reid | |
| 2014 | Sha Tao | |
| 2014 | Andrew Benner | |
| 2014 | Lindsey McQuade | |
| 2014 | Violet Whitney | |
| 2014 | Bana Abolidbden | |
| 2013 | Jaylin Kelly | |
| 2013 | Andrew Baker | |
| 2013 | Adam Storts | |
| 2012 | Keshabi Chapagai | |
| 2012 | Raeuf Roushangar | |
| 2011 | Jemma Flood | |
| 2011 | Geoff Rhodes | |
| 2010 | Stephanie Vanderstelt | |
| 2010 | Yen-Nhu Nguyen | |
| 2010 | Rashelle Thompson |
Dr. James K. Billman, Jr., Undergraduate Research Award
Given to one or two BMB majors who are at least junior status by Fall semester and carry a 3.0 grade point average or higher at the time of application. These awards aim to provide research opportunities to students who are committed to pursuing a career in research, and who want to do research, but cannot because of the need to work.
| Year | Awardee | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Caroline Downes | Dr. Eran Andrechek |
| 2023 | Curtis Chen | Dr. Susanne Hoffman-Benning |
| 2023 | Adannaya (Dana) Nzerem | Dr. Sarah Comstock |
| 2022 | Ilayda Korkmaz |
Christoph Benning |
| 2022 | Darla Martinez | Norbert Kaminski |
| 2021 | Zach D’Haem | Dr. John LaPres |
| 2020 | Maura Barrett | Dr. Lee Kroos |
| 2019 | Jacqline Njeri | Dr. Erich Grotewold |
| 2018 | Jaideep Prasad | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2017 | Brendyn Smith | Dr. Kevin Walker |
| 2016 | Michael Rankin | Dr. Hideki Takahashi |
| 2015 | Bryan Lakey | Dr. Richard Triemer |
| 2015 | Che Yang | Dr. Sophia Lunt |
| 2014 | Joseph Beminster-Buffington | Dr. Leslie Kuhn |
| 2014 | Yizhou Huang | Dr. Honggao Yan |
| 2013 | Xuefei Huang | Dr. Honggao Yan |
| 2012 | Lindsey McQuade | Dr. Gina Leinninger |
| 2012 | Kayleigh Rogers | Dr. Erik Martinez-Hackert |
| 2011 | Travis Saari | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2010 | Rashelle Thompson | Dr. Steve van Nocker |
| 2010 | Soo Kyun Hur | Dr. Min-Hao Kuo |
| 2009 | Robin Green | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2009 | Samuel Saitie | Dr. Susanne Hoffmann Benning |
| 2009 | Christian Merrill | Dr. John LaPres |
Professor Richard L. Anderson Endowed Undergraduate Research Prize
Given to a BMB major who has attained at least junior status and carries a 3.0 grade point average or higher at the time of application. These students are committed to pursuing a career in research.
| Year | Awardee | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Matthew Gagea | Dr. Masamitsu Kanada |
| 2022 | Ram Sanath Kumar | Chris Waters |
| 2022 | Nicholas Lewis | Min Hao Kuo |
| 2021 | Caroline Downes | Dr. Eran Andrechek’ |
| 2020 | Carlos Ferran-Heredia | Dr. Amy Ralston |
| 2019 | James Teuber | Dr. Adam Lauver |
| 2018 | Hailee Perret | Dr. Kristin Parent |
| 2017 | Pamela Himadewi | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2016 | Cody Madsen | Dr. Michaela TerAvest |
| 2015 | Andrew Ingersoll | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2014 | Abigail Moore | Dr. Stephanie Watts |
| 2013 | Diana Xu | Dr. Jenifer Fenton |
| 2012 | Santosh Gunturu | Dr. Leslie Kuhn |
| 2011 | Charles Swanson | Dr. Laurie Kaguni |
| 2010 | Eric Young | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2009 | Tomomi Takeuchi | Dr. Eva Farre |
Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Given to an undergraduate student who has attained at least junior standing, carries a 3.0 GPA or higher, and are committed to pursuing a career in research. These are students who want to do research, but cannot because of the need to work.
| Year | Awardee | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MacKenzie Brasseur | |
| 2023 | Alexandria (Allie) Collier | Dr. Timothy Zacherewski |
| 2022 | Marisa Digiuseppe | Eva Farre |
| 2021 2021 |
Daniela Aguirreboyd Gary Zhang |
Dr. Susanne Hoffman-Benning Dr. Min-Hao Kuo |
| 2020 | Maddy Niblock | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2020 | Carson Polakowski | Dr. Susane Hoffman-Benning |
| 2019 | Dhruva Kadiyala | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2019 | Hainite Tuitupou | Dr. David Kramer |
| 2019 | Kendal Tinney | Dr. Kristin Parent |
| 2018 | Expery Omollo | Dr. Lisa Tiemann |
| 2018 | Patrick Pawlaczyk | Dr. Marcos Dantus |
| 2017 | Stephanie Brocke | Dr. Michael Feig |
| 2017 | Madison Smith | Dr. Min Hao Kuo |
| 2017 | Dominic Thorley | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2016 | Kit Yee (Alice) Chu | Dr. Eric Martinez-Hackert |
| 2016 | Sean McGuire | Dr. Cheryl Kerfeld |
| 2016 | Jacob Robbins | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2016 | Rachel Semaan | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2016 | Kyler Liegh | Dr. Thomas D. Sharkey |
| 2015 | Fiona Buchanan | Dr. Lee Kroos |
| 2015 | Jaime Maurice | Dr. Amy Ralston |
| 2015 | Yuchen Wu | Dr. Honggao Yan |
| 2014 | Abigail Miller | Dr. Robert Last |
| 2014 | Jake Gonzales | Dr. Danny Ducat |
| 2013 | Michael O'Keefe | Dr. Susanne Hoffmann-Benning |
| 2012 | Orrin Neitzke | Dr. Laurie Kaguni |
| 2012 | Tina Guo | Dr. Susanne Hoffmann-Benning |
| 2008 | Ashley Bourke | Dr. Thomas Sharkey |
| 2008 | Xuemei Ye | Dr. Min-Hao Kuo |
| 2008 | Dennis Miner | Dr. Rob Last |
| 2008 | Lauren Grenzicki | Dr. Bill Henry |
| 2008 | Yiwei Ma | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2007 | Umakanth Avula | Dr. Michael Garavito |
| 2007 | Nicole Baker | Dr. Jennifer Ekstrom |
| 2007 | Greg Fedewa | Dr. Markus Pauly |
| 2007 | Paul Luethy | Dr. Lee Kroos |
| 2007 | Marie Fedewa | Dr. Christoph Benning |
| 2007 | Chong Kim | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2006 | Andrea Stavoe | Dr. Robert Larkin |
| 2006 | Ardian Coku | Dr. Robert Last |
| 2006 | Jun Seok Lee | Dr. Lee Kroos |
| 2006 | Seth Dickey | Dr. John Wang |
| 2005 | Bryan Mets | Drs. J. Justin McCormick and Veronica Maher |
| 2005 | Monica Markovski | Dr. Bill Wedemeyer |
| 2005 | Seth Dickey | Dr. John L. Wang |
| 2004 | Kartik Viswanathan | Dr. Kathleen Gallo |
| 2004 | Monica Markovski | Dr. Bill Wedemeyer |
| 2004 | Bryan Mets | Drs. J. Justin McCormick and Veronica Maher |
| 2004 | Keyunna Castleberry-Austin | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2004 | Nathan Zokoe | Dr. Lauri Kaguni |
| 2003 | Justin Barnes | Dr. Zachary Burton |
| 2003 | Irene Flick | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2003 | Cassandra Campbell | Dr. Laurie Kaguni |
| 2003 | Shanna Ashley | Dr. Jack Preiss |
| 2003 | Jay Sage | Dr. Jon Kaguni |
| 2003 | Aaron Kosinski | Dr. Min-Hao Kuo |
Moore-Billman Scholarship in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Awarded to a Biochemistry or Biochemistry/Biotechnology major who has attained at least sophomore standing by Fall semester and carries at least a 3.0 grade point average at the time of application. This scholarship is to encourage early undergraduate research opportunities in the Biochemical and/or Biotechnology sciences.
| Year | Awardee | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nina Aitas | Dr. Erik Martinez-Hackert |
| 2022 | James Suggitt | Bjoern Hamberger |
| 2021 2020 2019 |
Patricia Castanheira Kalynn Bird Madeline Martin |
Dr. David Arnosti Dr. David Arnosti Dr. N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez |
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Presented to BMB senior students who have demonstrated the highest excellence in scholarship and research activities.
| Year | Awardee | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tuan Kiet (Kyle) Trinh | Dr. Kelly Kim |
| 2023 | Nikita Nel | Dr. Sarah Comstock |
| 2022 | Silije Bergland-Drarvik | Kristin Parent |
| 2022 | Matthew Faber | Tommy Vo |
| 2021 2020 |
Caleb Fisher Yash Manne |
Dr. Tom Sharkey Dr. Christoph Benning |
| 2019 | Chase Lindeboom | Dr. Christoph Benning |
| 2018 | Raghav Jain | Dr. Jenifer Fenton, Dr. Donna Kaplowitz |
| 2018 | Stephanie Brocke | Dr. Cheryl Rockwell, Dr. Michael Feig |
| 2017 | Kasey Pham | Dr. Andrew Hipp, Dr. Alan Prather, Dr. Frances Trail |
| 2017 | Michael Rankin | Dr. Hoffmann-Benning, Dr. Hideki Takahashi, Dr. Nicole Linka |
| 2016 | Andrew Ingersoll | Dr. David Arnosti |
| 2016 | Sarah Tresedder | Dr. Neil Bowlby |
| 2015 | Aaron Oom | Dr. Chengfeng Yang |
| 2015 | Andrew Baker | Dr. Robert Root-Bernstein |
| 2015 | Olivia Goethe | Dr. Kevin Walker |
| 2015 | Abigail Miller | Dr. Robert Last |
| 2014 | Alex Ethridge | Dr. Linda Mansfield/Dr. Julia Bell |
| 2014 | Alyssa Preiser | Dr. Tom Sharkey |
| 2013 | Craig Pearson | |
| 2013 | Matthew Smith | Dr. David Kramer |
| 2012 | David Dickson | Dr. Charles Hoogstraten |
| 2011 | Jon Massie | Dr. Chris Waters |
| 2010 | Matthew S. Faber | Dr. Julia Busik |
| 2010 | Alyssa M. Fedorko | Dr. Laura McCabe |
| 2008 | Yiwei Ma | Dr. Eric Hegg |
| 2007 | Andrea Stavoe | Dr. Robert Larkin |
| 2004 | Catherine Beauduy | Dr. Cindy Arvidson |
| 2004 | Katherine Ruby | Dr. John Wang |
| 2003 | David Taggart | |
| 2003 | Greta Monterosso |
Michael Burdick Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Scholarship
Given to a Biochemistry or Biochemistry/Biotechnology undergraduate who has attained at least sophomore status, carries at least a 3.0 grade point average, and has a demonstrated financial need. Preference given to students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, including pharmaceutical research and development.
| Year | Awardee | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anika Babel | |
| 2022 | Natalie Currie |