Biology Department Travel Grant
The Biology Department Undergraduate Travel Grant program offers BMB students the opportunity to receive funding for travel and participation in research conferences or other professional development activities that support their education and career path. Financial support for this grant is made possible through annual Giving Day donations. Apply here
Biology Department Undergraduate Research Award
The Biology Research & Honors Committee gives this annual award to outstanding seniors of any major who are performing research in Biology Department labs. A stipulation for receiving the award is that the candidate present an overview of their research at one of the weekly Biology Department Seminars. The winners are also given a monetary gift from the Department.
2024 recipients: Douglas Alvarado (Buston lab)
2023 recipients: Judy Wong (Gilmore lab)
2022 recipients: Jamie Li (Celenza lab)
Outstanding Learning Assistant Award
The Biology Department annually bestows this award on a group of Undergraduate Learning Assistants of any major whose poster presentation best outlines procedures for improving teaching in our undergraduate laboratories. Financial support for this award was made possible by Biology Professor Emerita Elizabeth Godrick.
Fall 2022 recipients: Inaya Abdul-Haqq, Olivia Camuti, Arya Gupta, Lilly Saunders and Aananya A. Asnani, Jennifer Shihyun Kim, Kenneth Tong
Spring 2021 recipients: Kaitlin Farias, Tara O’Brien, Careena Uppaluri, and Rebecca Yu
Fall 2020 recipients: Sophia Aburida, Genesis Bolado, Madison Homsey, and Akhila Sonti
Fall 2019 recipients: Krithi Gopalan, Khushali Mashruwala, Lydia Simon, and Ben Skross
Spring 2019 recipients: Chloe Cho, Joseph Distefano, Taylor Epstein, and Dimitri Moshovitis
Outstanding Achievement in Research and Scholarship
The BMB Program gives out this award at graduation to a few seniors to honor their work in research as well as their academic achievements. The recipients are also given a monetary gift from the Program.
2024 recipients: Mauricio Nishizawa, Swastika Sharma, Pavle Gajic, Kiki Jiang
2023 recipients: Ward Alktaish, Joseph Cho, Halle Kyne, Hui Shi, Isabella Vianna, Judy Wong, Kassandra Wu
2022 recipients: William Dorst, Piers Klein, Devin Manzoori, Catherine O’Neal, Amelia Pfaff, Tianyu Zhu
Senior College Prize for Excellence in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
The BMB Program gives out this award to the senior who, through a combination of scholarship and service, has had the greatest impact on the BMB community. The recipient is recognized at the CAS Dean’s Awards and Recognition Ceremony as well as at the BMB Convocation. A monetary gift is given by the Program.
2024 recipient: Iana Nikorich
2023 recipient: Hongru Ni
2022 recipient: Angela Chen
Evans Day Research Award
Recipients of the Evans Day research awards are selected from the submissions to the poster session and oral presentations and presented at the Evans Day award Banquet.
Clinical Oral Presentation*
Basic Research Oral Presentation*
Clinical Poster Winners
Basic Research Poster Winners
2024 recipient (Clinical Poster Winner – 1st place) : Sophia Rosan