Student Honors and Awards

RecipientHonor or award

2025

Alina ArzamasskyCatalyst Award
Jonathan BorowskyDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Zack MawaldiNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention

2024

Hersh BhargavaFifty Years "50 Fifty" Award
Jonathan BorowskyNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Lieza ChanQBC Retreat Poster Award for Best Poster in Chemistry & Structure
Radhika Dalal
Mary Anne Koda Kimble Seed Award for Innovation, Rosetta Commons Service Award
Kevin Delgado-CunninghamGraduate Research Mentorship Fellowship
Kevin Alexander Estrada AlamoARCS Fellowship
Yulia GutierrezShurl and Kay Curci Foundation PhD Scholarship
Gyuna KimARCS Fellowship
Rian KormosDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Alex LongDiscovery Fellow, Hillblom/BARI Fellowship
Duncan MuirQBC Retreat Poster Award for Best Poster in Molecular Mechanisms
Ever O'DonnellPoster Award at the 77th Society of General Physiology Meeting
Joe PepeNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Daniela RodeaDiscovery Fellow
Henry ScottDiscovery Fellow, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Evelyn StricklandClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Patrick ZagerAHA Fellowship, Mel Jones Award

2023

Alina ArzamasskyFifty Years "50 Fifty" Award
Hersh BhargavaPresident’s Lindau Nobel Foundation Fellowship, Discovery Fellows Program’s Michael Page, PhD Research Symposium
Jonathan BorowskySchool of Pharmacy Apple Teaching Award
Radhika DalalNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Dominic GrisingherDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Adamo MancinoMentorship Award
Duncan MuirDiscovery Fellowship
Dru MyerscoughNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Estelle RonayneDiscovery Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, TA Award
Matthew SmithMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Christina StephensChancellor’s Award for Diversity: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership, School of Pharmacy Apple Teaching Award
Stephanie WankowiczClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Jonathan ZhangMary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation

2022

Angelika AradaMatilda Edlund Fellowship
Daniel AsarnowClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Hersh BhargavaUCSF Entrepreneurship Scholarship
Alain BonnyHHMI Hanna Gray Fellowship
Daphne ChenDiscovery Fellowship
Elissa Fink2022 Genentech Graduate Student Symposium in Chemical Research Award, Lloyd M. Kozloff Fellowship
Yessica GómezUC President's Pre-Professoriate Fellowship
Nicholas HoppeNIH NRSA
Maria Jaime GarzaMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Rian KormosDoD NDSEG Fellowship
Catherine KuhnDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Benjamin OrrDoD NDSEG Honorable Mention, Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Isiac OrrNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Hailey WallaceDiscovery Fellowship
Stephanie WankowiczQBC Mentorship Award
Muziyue WuAHA Fellowship

2021

Hersh BhargavaComputational Innovator Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award, Discovery Fellowship, DoD NDSEG, NSF GFRP Honorable Mention, TA Award
Bryan FaustTA Award
Yessica GómezOutreach Award
Dominic GrisingherUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Matthew HancockComputational Innovation Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award
Maru Jaime GarzaTA Award
Greyson LewisDiscovery Fellows’ Michael Page, PhD Research Symposium
Adamo MancinoNSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral program, TA Award
Lakshmi Miller-VedamBiophysics Mentorship Award
Marco MravicClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Andrew NataleMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award- 5th Year Class
Erik NavarroMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award- 4th Year Class
Benjamin OrrDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Jack StricklandAHA Fellowship
Stephanie WankowiczD.E. Shaw Research Women in Computational Chemistry Fellowship
Muziyue WuDiscovery Fellowship

2020

Hersh BhargavaUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Lillian KennerClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Ajikarunia PalarNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Christina StephensDiscovery Fellow, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Pooja SureshUCSF Lloyd M. Kozloff Fellowship
Stephanie WankowiczDiscovery Fellow, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2019

Marco MravicFrank Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Neville BethelHHMI Hanna Gray Fellowship, Clements Distinguished Thesis Award
Derek BritainUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Lev GendelevPoster Award UCSF-BCHSI-NVIDIA Deep Learning in Biomedicine
Nadja KernMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Kyle LopezDiscovery Fellow
Paul ThomasHillblom Center for the Biology of Aging Graduate Student Fellowship

2018

Daniel AsarnowDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award
Rachel BrunettiNIH NRSA
Yuan GaoClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Yessica GomezNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Greyson LewisDiscovery Fellow, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Eugene PalovcakMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Sophia TanNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Greyson Lewis 

2017

Ben BaradUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Neville BethelGraduate Research Mentorship Fellowship, Frank M Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Yessica GomezNIGMS IMSD Fellowship
Christina HomerClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Nadja KernDiscovery Fellow
Marco MravicHHMI Gilliam Fellowship
Jenna PellegrinoNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Paul ThomasUCSF-Genentech Fellowship
Samuel ThompsonDr. Herbert Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Student Excellence Award, Mel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Alex WolffDiscovery Fellow

2016

Ben BaradUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Miguel BetegonMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Neville BethelAmerican Heart Association
Jonathan GableClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Yuan GaoLloyd M. Kozloff Fellowship
Lev GendelevFletcher Jones
John HaliburtonMary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation
Ted HoHillblom Center for the Biology of Aging Graduate Student Fellowship
Zairan LiuUCSF-Genentech Fellowship
Marco MravicDiscovery Fellow
Stefan NiekampDiscovery Fellow
Pooja SureshNSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2015

Ben BaradDiscovery Fellow, UCSF ARCS Fellowship
David BurkhardtClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Alain BonnyNational Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Sara CalhounMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Ilan ChemmamaNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Yuan GaoFrank M Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Evan GreenNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Ted HoAmerican Heart Association
Christina HomerNIH NRSA
Max HorlbeckDiscovery Fellow
Lillian KennerNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Veronica PessinoAmerican Heart Association
Alex WolffMatilda Edlund

2014

Charles GreenbergMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
James KraemerASCB Kaluza Prize
Christina Homer, Veronica Pessino, Brian SharonDiscovery Fellow
Christina HomerUCSF-Genentech Fellowship
Brittany BelinKrevans Distinguished Dissertation Award
Evan GreenKellogg Chancellor Fellowship
Natalia KhuriUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Leanna MorinishiNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Samuel ThompsonNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Justin BielNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Zygy Roe-ZurzNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
David BoothFrank M Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Elaine KirschkeClements Distinguished Thesis Award
David PaquetteDiscovery Fellow
Natalia KhuriDiscovery Fellow
Charles GreenbergDiscovery Fellow
Jonathan GableDiscovery Fellow
Amy ChangDiscovery Fellow

2013

Dan LuMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Laura LaveryClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Natalia KhuriUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Rose CitronNSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2012

Brittany BelinMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Caleb BashorClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Jordi Silvestre-RyanChancellors Fellowship
Lev GendelevKellogg Chancellor Fellowship
James KraemerUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Tara Friedrich, David PaquetteNSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2011

Chris McClendonFrank M Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Stephen FloorFrank M Goyan Award for Excellence in Physical Chemistry
Diego Garrido-RuizUC Mexis - Conacyt Fellowship
Dan LuUCSF Cancer Research Fellowship
Sara CalhounChancellors Fellowship
Weihan LiUCSF-Zaffaroni Fellowship
Brandon Razooky, Thomas Stevens, Amy Chang, Charles GreenbergNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Anselm LevskayaClements Distinguished Thesis Award

2010

Ryan RittersonMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Quincey JustmanClements Distinguished Thesis Award

2009

Geoff RollinsNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Stephen FloorMel Jones Excellence in Graduate Student Research Award
Jeremy WilburClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Sai DurisetiUCSF Cancer Research Fellowship
Stephen FloorUCSF ARCS Fellowship
David BoothNIH NRSA
Melanie SmithHertz Fellowship
Anthony ShiverDOE GRFP Fellowship

2008

Edwin RodriguezHHMI Gilliam Fellowship
Si-Han ChenUCSF-Zaffaroni Fellowship
Monica Tremont, Geoff Rollins, Joseph Kliegman, Brittany Belin, Jonathan GableNSF Graduate Research Fellowship
David SavageClements Distinguished Thesis Award
Deb DattaUCSF Cancer Research Fellowship
Molly DarraghUCSF ARCS Fellowship
Ziyuan LiUCSF-Zaffaroni Fellowship
Si-Han ChenMinistry of Taiwan Fellowship
Jenny Hsiao, Ryan RittersonUCSF-Genentech Fellowship
Christopher McClendonPhRMA Foundation Fellowship
Gabe Rocklin, George PetersonNational Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

2007

Nick EndresClements Distinguished Thesis Award