Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Postdoctoral Travel Awards Winners
October 2012 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Yi Luo | Dr. James Keen | Biochemistry | American Society for Cell Biology San Francisco, CA December 15-19, 2012 |
| Qing Qin | Dr. Jianxin Sun | Center for Translational Medicine/ Medicine | Scientific Sessions - American Heart Association, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 3-7, 2012 |
| Hua Xu | Dr. Phil Wedegaertner | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
2012 Annual Meeting The American Society for Cell Biology San Francisco, CA Dec 15-19, 2012 |
June 2012 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Lakshmi Kuttippurathu | Dr. Raj Vadigepalli | Pathology | Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA, June 23-27, 2012 |
| Asha Srinivasan | Dr. Sunday Shoyele | Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4th Congress of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic, August 26-30, 2012 |
| Yuhua Xue | Dr. Linda Greenbaum | Cancer Biology | FASEB Liver Biology: Fundamental Mechanics & Translational Applications Summer Research Conference, Snowmass, CO, July 29-August 3, 2012 |
February 2012 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Jeffrey Adijanto | Dr. Nancy Philp | Anatomy, Pathology, & Cell Biology | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale FL, May 06-10, 2012 |
| Mehboob Ali | Dr. Giovanni Pitari | Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics | American Association for Cancer Research, Chicago IL, Mar 31-Apr 04, 2012 |
| Abhilasha Gupta | Dr. My Mahoney | Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology | Society of Investigative Dermatology, Raleigh-Durham NC, May 09-12, 2012 |
| Xia Wang | Dr. Sophie Astrof | Center for Translational Medicine | 2012 Weinstein Cardiovascular Conference, Chicago IL, May 03-05, 2012 |
October 2011 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Erica Chevalier-Larsen | Dr. Diane Merry | Biochemistry | Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Washington DC, Nov 12-16, 2011 |
| Jorge Gutierrez-Pajares | Dr. Phillipe Frank | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | XVI International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Sydney AU, Mar 25-29, 2012 |
| Nancy Luckashenak | Dr. Laurence Eisenlohr | Microbiology and Immunology | Keystone Symposium – Viral Immunity and Host Gene Influence, Keystone CO, Mar 21-26, 2012 |
| Vuyyuru Raja Sekhar Reddy | Dr. Timothy Manser | Microbiology and Immunology | Third International Workshop on Humanized Mice, Pittsburgh PA, Oct 28-31, 2011 |
| Amanda Sheldon | Dr. Irwin Levitan | Neuroscience | Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Washington DC, Nov 12-16, 2011 |
June 2011 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Michiko Sekiya | Dr. Koichi Iijima | Neuroscience | Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2011, Paris, France, Jul 16-21, 2011 |
| Dalip Seth | Dr. Eric Wickstrom | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Gordon Research Conference on “Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Oligonucleotides”, Salve Regina University, Newport RI, Jul 3-8, 2011 |
| Michele Weiss | Dr. Andrew Aplin | Cancer Biology | ipcc2011: XXIst International Pigment Cell Conference, Bordeaux, France, Sep 21-24, 2011 |
Februrary 2011 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| John Eisenbrey | Dr. Flemming Forsberg | Radiology | American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine’s Annual Meeting, New York NY, Ap 14-17, 2011 |
| Michael Gormley | Dr. Andrew Quong | Cancer Biology | AACR 102nd Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, Apr 2-6, 2011 |
| Yongping Shao | Dr. Andrew Aplin | Cancer Biology | AACR 102nd Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, Apr 2-6, 2011 |
| Miao Zhang | Dr. Jifang Zhang | Physiology | Biophysical Society 55th Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, Mar 5-9, 2011 |
October 2010 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Simone Buraschi | Dr. Renato Iozzo | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology | 2010 Biennial Meeting of the American Society for Matrix Biology, Charleston SC, Oct 24-27, 2010 |
| Veronica Eisner | Dr. Gyorgy Hajnoczky | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology | Biophysical Society 55th Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, Mar 5-9, 2011 |
| Hind Lal | Dr. Thomas Force | Center for Translational Medicine | 2010 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Meeting, Chicago IL, Nov 13-17, 2010 |
June 2010 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Purushottamachar Puranik | Dr. Vincent Njar | Pharmaceutical Sciences | American Chemical Society Meeting, Anaheim CA, Mar 27-31, 2011 |
| Reiko Sakaguchi | Dr. Ya-Ming Hou | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu HI, Dec 15-20, 2010 |
| Alyson Zeamer | Dr. Jay Schneider | Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology | 40th Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego CA, Nov 13-17, 2010 |
Februrary 2010 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Pragati Katiyar | Andrew Aplin | Cancer Biology | 101st Annual Meeting, American Association for Cancer Research, Washington DC, Apr 17-21, 2010 |
| Yanrong Su |
Glenn Radice |
Center for Translational Medicine |
101st Annual Meeting, American Association for Cancer Research, Washington DC, Apr 17-21, 2010 |
| Shao-Gui Wan |
Louise Fong |
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
101st Annual Meeting, American Association for Cancer Research, Washington DC, Apr 17-21, 2010 |
October 2009 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| A. Kathleen McClendon | Erik Knudsen | Cancer Biology | First International RB Tumor Suppressor Meeting, Toronto Canada, Nov 19-21, 2009 |
| Lucia Stefanini | Wolfgang Bergmeier | Medicine and Cardeza Foundations |
51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, New Orleans LA, Dec 5-8, 2009 |
| Paraskevi Viviana Vogiatzi |
Marja Nevalainen |
Cancer Biology | 2009 SBUR/ESUR Joint Meeting 8th World Basic Urological Research Congress, New Orleans LA, Nov 5-8, 2009 |
June 2009 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Rika Yasuhara | Enomoto-Iwamoto | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gordon Research Conference, Bones & Teeth, Biddeford ME, Jul 12-17, 2009 |
| Henriette Brinks |
Walter Koch | Center for Translational Medicine |
Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Annual Conference 2009, Las Vegas NV, Jul 20-23, 2009 |
| Haibing Zhang | Jianke Zhang | Microbiology and Immunology |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Eighth Meeting on Cell Death, Cold Spring Harbor NY, Oct 6-10, 2009 |
February 2009 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Zuoren Yu |
Richard Pestell | Cancer Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center | Keystone Symposia Conference, MicroRNA and Cancer, Keystone CO, Jun 10-15, 2009 |
| Jagmohan Singh | Satish Rattan | >Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Digestive Disease Week, Chicago IL, May 30-Jun 4, 2009 |
| Jie Zhou | Chenguang Wang | Cancer Biology | American Association for Cancer Research, Denver CO, April 18-22, 2009 |
October 2008 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Hye Hin Chug | Andrzej Fertala | Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology | American Society for Matrix Biology 2008, San Diego CA, Dec 7-10, 2008 |
| Mohamed El Behi |
Abdolmohamad Rostami, Bogoljub Ciric |
Neurology | Keystone Symposia, TH17 Cells in Health and Disease, Vancouver BC, Feb 5-10, 2009 |
| Dong Soo Kang | Jeffrey Benovic | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | The American Society for Cell Biology 48th Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, Dec 13-17, 2008 |
| Xingguo Liu | Gyorgy Hajnoczky | Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology | The Biophysical Society’s 53rd Annual Meeting, Boston MA, Feb 28-Mar 4, 2009 |
| Kengo Shimono | Masahiro Iwamoto | Orthopaedic Research | Orthopaedic Research Society 55th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, Feb 22-25, 2009 |
Februrary 2008 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor |
Department |
Meeting |
| Hongmei Li | A.M. Rostami | Neurology | 2nd American Association of Immunology/Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego CA, April 5-9, 2008 |
| Je-Wook Yu | Emad Alnemri | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 5th International Conference on Innate Immunity, Chania, Crete, Greece, Jun 21-26, 2008 |
| Marzena Fabis | D. Craig Hooper | Cancer Biology | 6th American Association of Immunology/Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego CA, Apr 5-9, 2008 |
October 2007 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Lan Huang | Laurence Eisenlohr | Microbiology/ Immunology | Viral Immunity, Keystone Mtg, Keystone CO, Jan 20-25, 2008 |
| Thai Tran | Hallgeir Rui | Cancer Biology | 2008 Prolactin and Growth Hormone Family Gordon Research Conference, Ventura CA, Feb 10-15, 2008 |
| Jose DeSantiago-Castillo | Manuel Covarrubias | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology |
Joint Meeting of the Biophysical Society 52nd Annual Mtg, and 16th International Biophysics Congress, Long Beach CA, Feb 2-6, 2008 |
| Mai Chen | Raymond Regan | Emergency Medicine | Neuroscience 2007, San Diego CA, Nov 3-7, 2007 |
June 2007 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Jingli Cai | Lorraine Iacovitti | Farber Institute for Neurosciences |
Neuroscience 2007, San Diego CA, Nov 3-7, 2007 |
| Heather Montie | Diane Merry | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Neuroscience 2007, San Diego CA, Nov 3-7, 2007 |
| Chunmei Zhang | Ya-Ming Hou | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
22nd tRna Workshop, Sweden, Nov 1-6, 2007 |
| David Harris | Andrea Eckhart | Center for Translational Medicine |
American Heart Association, Orlando FL, Nov 4-7, 2007 |
Februrary 2007 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Luna Benvenisti-Zarom | Raymond Regan | Emergency Medicine | Experimental Biology, Washington DC, Apr 28-May 2, 2007 |
| Jianwei Li | Bernhard Dietzschold | Microbiology and Immunology | 26th Annual Meeting, American Society for Virology, Corvallis OR, Jul 14-18, 2007 |
| Chirag Patel | Satish Rattan | Medicine/GI | Digestive Disease Week 2007, Washington DC, May 19-24, 2007 |
| Udomchai Techavipoo | Song Lai, Tomas Leist | Radiology, Neurology | ISMRM 2007 Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007 |
| Kaijun Zhang | Mathew Thakur | Radiology | 54th Annual Meeting, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Washington DC, Jun 2-6, 2007 |
October 2006 Awards
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Advisor | Department | Meeting |
| Gabor Kari | Adam Dicker | Radiation Oncology | EORTC (European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer)-NCI-AACR Symposium, n "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," Prague, Czech Republic, Nov 7-10, 2006 |
| Cecilia Mueller (Garcia-Perez) | Gyorgy Hajnoczky | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology |
51st Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society, Baltimore MD, Mar 3-7, 2007 |
| Jorge Roman-Blas | Charlene Williams, Sergio Jimenez |
Medicine | Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, Dec 7-10, 2006 |
| Soumya Sinha Roy | Gyorgy Hajnoczky | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology |
51st Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society, Baltimore MD, Mar 3-7, 2007 |
| Masao Saotome | Gyorgy Hajnoczky | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology |
51st Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society, Baltimore MD, Mar 3-7, 2007 |
| Guangyu Wang | Manuel Covarrubias | Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology |
51st Annual Meeting, Biophysical Society, Baltimore MD, Mar 3-7, 2007 |
