Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Inaugurated in 2024 and cohosted by the UF Postdoc Association and UF Postdoctoral Affairs, the UF Postdoctoral Awards Ceremony honors excellence and an “extra mile” ethic among the cadres of postdoctoral scholars and researchers who make the University of Florida shine through groundbreaking discovery and impactful innovation.
To download a PDF copy of the 2024 UF Postdoctoral Awards ceremony program, click here.
Dr. Makenzie Mabry
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dr. Henrique Boriolo Dias
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Somayeh Faraji
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Alexandria Marciante
College of Public Health and Heath Professions
Dr. Rebecca L. Wallings
College of Medicine
Dr. Denny Kollareth
College of Medicine
Dr. Sarah McMahon
College of Medicine
Dr. Andrew Farkas
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Maryam Khalilzadeh
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Therese Lamperty
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Ivone de Bem Oliveria
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dr. Xiaosu Pan
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Sumire Sato
College of Health and Human Performance
Dr. Wangda Zhu
College of Education
Dr. Tanjilla Jesmin
Rising Star Awardee
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Rachel Newsome
Rising Star in Cancer Research
College of Medicine
Dr. Megan Cogburn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. Bert Foquet
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dr. Donghee Lee
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Hao-Yu Liao
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Leeana Peters
College of Medicine
Dr. Livia Maria Silva Ataide
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award: Danielle Meyer · Kaitlin Allen Tapondjou · Walter Tapondjou · Poulami “Pol” Sarkar.
Excellence in Research: Mona Alshahawey · Muhammad Imran · Casey A. Murray · Daniele Pinto · Casey A. Murray · Kaile Zhang.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: Yenisel Cruz-Almeida · Lauren Diepenbrock · Bette Loiselle · Sarah McKune · Emily Miller-Cushon.
Postdoc of the Year Award: Larissa Carvalho Ferreira · Churni Gupta · Rola Zeidan.
Publication Award: Federico Cunha · Tirtha Lamichhane · Dongmin Kim.
Rising Star Award: Inacio Bueno · Emilie Demard · Kacie McGarry.
Travel Award: Gopal Agarwal · Andressa Morato Freitas · Arash Mirifar.
The generous support and enthusiastic encouragement of these sponsors made the 2024 UF Postdoctoral Awards possible:
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor Award: Dr. David R. Nelson and UF Health · UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Excellence in Research: UF Cancer Research · UF Research.
ICBR Award: UF Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research.
International Travel Awards: UF Graduate School · UF International Center.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award: Dr. Ramzi G. Salloum.
Postdoc of the Year Award: Dr. Stephen Anton.
Publication Award: Dr. David R. Nelson and UF Health.
Rising Star Award: Dr. Wayne T. McCormack.
Rising Star in Cancer Research Award: UF Cancer Center.
Travel Award: Dr. L. Jeannine Brady · Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Alemeida · Dr. Karyn Esse · Dr. Christiaan Leeuwenburgh · UF Cancer Center · UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · UF Department of Oral Biology.
Thank you for your contributions toward recognizing UF’s postdocs!