Present & Past Recipients of Fellowship Awards & Awards & Honors Received During The MSTP!

2009:
Fellowship Awards:
Bukhari, Noreen (2009-2014) - NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (NRSA)
     Predoctoral Fellowship. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS),
     Bethesda, MD
Lazarus, Matthew (2009-2011) - NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (NRSA)
     Predoctoral Fellowship. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, MD
Talukder, Iehab (2009-2011) - American Heart Association (AHA) FDA Predoctoral
      Fellowship.
Yeku, Oladapo O. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching

Awards and Honors:
Bukhari, Noreen (2009) - American Physician Scientists Association $500 Inaugural Travel
     Award. National Cancer Institute – National Institutes of Health.
Premsrirut, Prem (2009) - American Physician Scientists Association $1,000 Poster Award
Premsrirut, Prem (2009) - Salk Institute Mechanisms and Models of Cancer Travel Award
Premsrirut, Prem (2009) - CSCR Trainee Travel Award
Zanazzi, George (2009) - Stony Brook University Kevin King/John Miller Travel Scholarship Award

2008:
Fellowship Awards:
Cheney, Laura (1/08-12/09) - PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of      America) Fellowship.
Yeku, Oladapo (2008-2010) - NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
     (NRSA) Predeoctoral Fellowship. National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney      diseases (NIDDK). Bethesda, MD
Zanazzi, George (2008-2010) - NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award      NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke      NINDS), Bethesda, MD

Awards and Honors:
Cheney, Laura - American Medical Association. AMA Foundation Seed Grant.

2007:
Fellowship Awards:
Teressa, Getu (2007-2009) - NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
     (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS),
     Bethesda, MD

Awards and Honors:
Bien, Harold H. - President Award to Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Student
Bukhari, Noreen - Award for Excellence in Teaching, Program in Neuroscience
Siolas, Despina C. (2007) - Women in Cancer Research Brigid Leventhal Scholar Award.      American Association for Cancer Research.
Zanazzi, George (2007) - Graduate Program in Neuroscience Best Poster Award, Stony Brook University Medical Center

2006:
Fellowship Awards:
Khalil, Danny N. (2006-2009) - U.S. Dept. of Defense for Prostate Cancer Research
     Fellowship
Siolas, Despina C. (2006-2009) - U.S. Dept. of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program
     Idea Award

Awards and Honors:
Kontorovich, Amy R. (2006) - Finalist, Collegiate Inventors Competition. Sponsored by the      National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

2005:
Fellowship Awards:
Siolas, Despina C. - Astra-Zeneca Scholar-in-Training Award
Yeku, Oladapo O. - W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship

Awards and Honors:
Bhatt, Dimple H. - MSS Research Poster Award. American Medical Association
Peters, Tricia (2005-2009) - NIH/Cambridge Biomedical Scholarship Award, Bethesda, MD
Rampal, Raajit - AAAS Excellence in Science Award
Rampal, Raajit - J Biol Chem. 2005 Sep 16;280(37) :32133-40 was selected as paper of the      week by JBC
Roohi, Jasmin - American Society of Human Genetics MD/PhD Student Travel Grant
Rosenberg, Avi Z. - DoD Breast Cancer Predoctoral Award. Department of Defense
     Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP), Washington, D.C.
Siolas, Despina. - This paper was announced to be a "ISI fast breaking paper". Please see      link for more details.
Yeku, Oladapo O. - (2004-2005) - Belle Zeller Scholar
Yeku, Oladapo O. - Department of Defense Scholar
Yeku, Oladapo O. - Jonas E. Salk Fellow
Zanazzi, George - Stony Brook University School of Medicine Dean's list

2004:
Fellowship Awards:
Bien, Harold H. (2004-2007) - NIH NRSA - NIEHS Predoctoral Fellowship
Hsieh, Helen - Predoctoral National Research Service Fellowship
Siolas, Despina C. - U.S. Dept. of Defense Predoctoral Breast Cancer Fellowship
Weston, Christi A. (2004-2007) - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Fellowship,      Regulation of Neuromuscular Synaptogenesis. National Institute of Neurological
     Disorders and Stroke, Bethesada, MD

Awards and Honors:
Bien, Harold H. - Travel Award for International Meeting on Oscillations and Waves in Cells      and Cell Networks
Gambhir, Alok - President's Award to Distinguished Doctoral Student
Grace, Kristen S. - Society for Male Reproduction and Urology and the American Society of      Reproductive Medicine Traveling Scholar Award
Kontorovich, Amy R. (2004-2005) - Student Employee of the Year, Honorable Mention
McVoy, Lauren A. - Chrysalis Award to outstanding M.D./Ph.D. students interested in a      career in Allergy and Applied Immunology
Mittra, Erik S. - Sigma Xi Travel Award
Mittra, Erik S. - Graduate Council Commendation to Distinguished Graduate Student
Mittra, Erik S. - Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Reseach
Roohi, Jasmin - Cody Center Fellowship
Teressa, Getu - American Academy of Sciences, member
Siolas, Despina C. - American Medical Association (AMA) Leadership Award

2003:
Fellowship Awards:
Hsieh, Helen (2003-present) - NIH NRSA, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and      Stroke "mechanisms of abeta synaptic depression" Fellowship
LaLonde, Mary M. - NIH NINDS Predoctoral Fellowship
Ocampo, Christopher J. (2003-2006) - Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA: Minority Predoctoral      Fellowship. NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Szema, Robert S. - NCIIA Advanced E-Team Grant
Weston, Christi A. - Institute of Cellular & Developmental Biology Predoctoral Fellowship,      Stony Brook University Medical Center

Awards and Honors:
Grace, Kristen S. - American Society of Andrology Testes Workshop Travel Award
Kamenetz, Flavio R. - Thesis published as featured article, Neuron, March 13th, 2003
Mittra, Erik S. - 1st Place Poster at 29th Annual IEEE Northeast Bioengineering
     Conference
Mittra, Erik S. - Coulter Foundation Travel Award
Mittra, Erik S. - Sigma Xi Travel Award
Mittra, Erik S. - Paleoanthropology Society Travel Award
Mittra, Erik S. - IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Travel Award
Weston, Christi A. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Research
Yeku, Oladapo O. - Minority Inc. National Role Model

2002:
Fellowship Awards:
Archer, Herbert M. (2002-2004) - Department of Defense - Breast Cancer Research
     Program, Predoctoral Training Grant Awardee
Bien, Harold H. - Seed Grant; American Medical Association Foundation, Chicago, IL
Kassem, Iris S. (2002-2005) - NINDS Predoctoral MD/PhD National Research Service Award
Kim, Edward J. - U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship
     Award
Mittra, Erik S. - National Osteoporosis Foundation Mazeness Summer Fellowship
Ocampo, Christopher J. (2002-2003) - Molecular and Cell Biology in Infectious      Diseases Fellowship, Stony Brook University Medical Center: Department of
     Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Awards and Honors:
Bien, Harold H. - Travel Award; Sigma Xi, Research Triangle Park, NC
Bien, Harold H. - Student Paper Competition; Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society      (EMBS), Piscataway, NJ
Grace, Kristen S. - Gordon Conference on Mammalian Gametogenesis & Embryogenesis      Trainee Travel Award
Manganas, Louis N. - Sigma Xi Excellence in Research Award
Mittra, Erik S. - Coulter Foundation Travel Award
Ocampo, Christopher J. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching in the      Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology.

2001:
Fellowship Awards:
Kassem, Iris S. (2001-2002) - NINDS Predoctoral Training Fellowship in Neuroscience

Awards and Honors:
Archer, Herbert M. - Scholar in Training Award - 92nd Annual Meeting of the      American Association for Cancer Research
Manganas, Louis N. - Excellence in Graduate Research Award; Institute for Cellular and      Developmental Biology, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Weston, Christi A. - American Society for Cell Biology Research Travel Award
Weston, Christi A. - Second Place, Poster Session for the Van der Kloot Symposium on
     The Molecular Basis of Disease. Department of Physiology and Biophysics.  Stony
     Brook University Medical Center
Weston, Christi A. - First Place, Snapshot Contest. Department of Pharmacological
     Sciences. Stony Brook University Medical Center

2000:
Fellowship Awards:
LaLonde, Mary M. - M.D. with Recognition Program Scholarship, Stony Brook University
     Medical Center

Awards and Honors:
DeLucia-Deranja, Evan O. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching
Levine, Robert L. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Research
Manganas, Louis N. - Sigma Xi Travel Award recipient
Ocampo, Christopher J. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence
Seandel, Marco - Travel Award. Society for In vitro Biology
Seandel, Marco - Honor B. Fellow Award. Society for In vitro Biology

1999:
Fellowship Awards:
Manganas, Louis N. - Predoctoral Fellowship from The Institute of Cell and Developmental      Biology, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Vankatesan, Charu - Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowship, NIMH

Awards and Honors:
Bell III, James - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kim, Edward J. - National Dean's List
Manganas, Louis N. - American Physiological Society Travel Award for the Biology of      Potassium Channels: From Molecules to Disease Conference
Manganas, Louis N. - First Place Graduate Student Presentation Award; American      Physiological Society Conference

1998:
Fellowship Awards:
Levine, Robert L. (1998-2000) - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer's of America      (PhRMA) Predoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology
Indyk, Justin A. - NIH Minority Supplement Grant. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,      Maryland
Vankatesan, Charu (1998-2002) - Individual NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. students. National
     Institute of Mental Health
Vankatesan, Charu - NIH Predoctoral Training Grant in Neurobiology & Behavior. Bethesda,      MD

Awards and Honors:
Kamenetz, Flavio R. - Inductee, Pathology Honor Society
Levine, Robert L. - Van der Kloot Award for Excellence in Teaching

1997:
Fellowship Awards:
Dougherty, Douglas A. - Student Fellowship Award, Education and Research Foundation
     of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. The Society of Nuclear Medicine, Chicago, IL

Awards and Honors:  
Alexander, Daniela S. - President's Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation -
     Honorable mention
Asch, William S. - Excellence in Graduate Research Award
Dougherty, Douglas A. - Student Fellowship Award, Education and Research Foundation,      Society of Nuclear Medicine
   
1996:
Fellowship Awards:
Dranovsky, Alexander (1996-1997) - Research Fellowship. Long Island Alzheimer
     Foundation, Garden City, NY

Awards and Honors:
Alexander, Daniela S. - The Aaron Janoff Award for Excellence in Experimental Pathology
Dranovsky, Alexander - Glenn Foundation Scholar. American Federation for Aging
     Research, New York, NY
Dranovsky, Alexander - Travel Award. International Conference on Alzheimer Disease and      Related Disorders, Osaka, Japan
Mittra, Erik S. - McCowen Prize for most outstanding graduating senior in anthropology
Rogove, Andrew D. - Scholarship for Research in the Biology of Aging. Glenn Foundation /      American Federation for Aging Research

1995:
Fellowship Awards:
Lieberfarb, Marshal E. (1995-1996) - Hoffman-LaRoche Predoctoral Fellowship

Awards and Honors:   
Alexander, Daniela S. - Sigma Xi Travel Award and Sigma Xi Excellence in Research
     Award
Janardhan, Ajit H. (1995-1997) - Biomedical Engineering Honor Society (AEMB)
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Marvin Kuschner Award for Outstanding Graduating Medical
     School Senior, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Merck Book Award for Excellence in Medical Training, Stony Brook      University Medical Center

1994:
Fellowship Awards:
Lieberfarb, Marshal E. (1994-1995) - Hoffman-LaRoche Predoctoral Fellowship

Awards and Honors:
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Stony Brook University
    Medical Center

1993:
Fellowship Awards:
Lieberfarb, Marshal E. (1993-1994) - Hoffman-LaRoche Predoctoral Fellowship

1992:
Awards and Honors:
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Aaron Janoff Award for Excellence in Experimental Pathology,
     Stony Brook University Medical Center
Kutok, Jeffery L. - International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Young Investigator      Award

1991:
Awards and Honors:
Heidelberger, Ruth - Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research

1990:
Awards and Honors:
Parsons, Ramon E. - Irving Abrahams Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student

1989:
Awards and Honors:
Sanacora, Gerard - Sigma XI, Scientific Research Society

1988:
Awards and Honors:
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Summa Cum Laude, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Ward Melville Valedictorian Award, Stony Brook University
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Sigma Xi Excellence in Research Award, Stony Brook University
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Raymond F. Jones Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in      Biological Sciences, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Academic Excellence Award in Biological Sciences, Stony Brook      University Medical Center
Kutok, Jeffery L. - Daniel Cohen Memorial Research Scholarship, Stony Brook University

1986:
Fellowship Awards:
Heidelberger, Ruth (1986-1991) - NIMH Predoctoral Training Grant Fellowship

Awards and Honors:
Bunz, Fred - Phi Beta Kappa, State University of New York at Stony Brook

1984:
Awards and Honors:
Heidelberger, Ruth - Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Chemistry

 

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