Hearty Congratulations to the Class of 2023 MolBio Award Recipients honored on Class Day, Monday, May 29, 2023!
"These awards honor a terrific group of seniors for their exemplary senior thesis research and writing, and we wish them the very best in their future endeavors," noted Elizabeth Gavis, Director of the Undergraduate Program and the Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences.
Prizes
Corazón Núñez '23, recipient of the George Khoury '65 Senior Prize for Academic Excellence, given to the student with the highest departmental GPA;
Corazón Núñez '23, recipient of the George Khoury '65 Senior Prize for Academic Excellence with Bonnie Bassler, faculty and Chair.
Ishea Johnson '23, recipient of the Sigma Xi Book Award for Outstanding Thesis Research;
Ishea Johnson '23, recipient of the Sigma Xi Book Award for Outstanding Thesis Research with Bonnie Bassler, faculty and Chair.
Molecular Biology Senior Thesis Prize winners: Haley Tran '23, Irene Kim '23, Gillian Hilscher '23, Adrienne Chang '23, and Amanda Banh '23;
Bonnie Bassler, faculty and Chair and Elizabeth Gavis, faculty and Director of Undergraduate Studies, with Molecular Biology Senior Thesis Prize winners: Haley Tran '23, Irene Kim '23, Gillian Hilscher '23, Adrienne Chang '23, and Amanda Banh '23.
Nelson Chow '23, recipient of the Senior Thesis Prize in Global Health and Health Policy;
Bonnie Bassler, faculty and Chair with Nelson Chow '23, recipient of the Senior Thesis Prize in Global Health and Health Policy. Elizabeth Gavis, faculty and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the mic.
Emily Schoeman '23, recipient of the Senior Thesis Prize in Global Health and Health Policy Honorable Mention (no photo);
Gillian Hilscher '23, Dean Hank Dobin Prize in Community-Engaged Independent Work, Second Place (no photo).
Honors
Highest Honors
- Amanda Banh
- Madeleine Chong
- Gillian Hilscher
- Irene Kim
- Corazón Núñez
High Honors
- Katherine Cappola
- Nelson Chow
- Varun Devraj
- Keenan Duggal
- Dev Patel
- Emily Schoeman
- Lawrence Shue
- Dafna Yavetz
Honors
- Ye Chen
- Allison Chou
- Audrey Czuchna
- Minatulah Elzawawy
- Julia Garaffa
- Ishea Johnson
- Aellah Kaage
- Maryam Kamel
- Jayme Leschly
- Cody Mui