Postdoctoral Awards

UF Postdoctoral Awards

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.

UF Postdoctoral Awards 2024

Program

To download a PDF copy of the 2024 UF Postdoctoral Awards ceremony program, click here.

Winners

Postdoc of the Year Award

Postdoc of the Year Award 2024Dr. Makenzie Mabry
Florida Museum of Natural History

 

Excellence in Research Awards

Excellence in Research AwardsDr. Henrique Boriolo Dias
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

Excellence in Research Awards 2024Dr. Somayeh Faraji
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

Excellence in Research 2024Dr. Alexandria Marciante
College of Public Health and Heath Professions

 

Excellence in Research AwardsDr. Rebecca L. Wallings
College of Medicine

 

ICBR Awards

ICBR Award 2024Dr. Denny Kollareth
College of Medicine


ICBR Award 2024Dr. Sarah McMahon
College of Medicine


International Travel Awards

International Travel Award 2024Dr. Andrew Farkas
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

International Travel Award 2024Dr. Maryam Khalilzadeh
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

International Travel Award 2024Dr. Therese Lamperty
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

Mentor Awards

Outstanding Faculty Mentor 2024Dr. Thomas Chouvenc
Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences


Distinguished Postdoc Mentor 2024Dr. Ivone de Bem Oliveria
Distinguished Postdoc Mentor
Florida Museum of Natural History


Publication Awards

Publicaiton Award 2024Dr. Xiaosu Pan
College of Pharmacy

 

Publication Award 2024Dr. Sumire Sato
College of Health and Human Performance

 

Publication Award 2024Dr. Wangda Zhu
College of Education

 

Rising Star Awards

Rising Star Award 2024Dr. Tanjilla Jesmin
Rising Star Awardee
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences


Rising Star in Cancer Research 2024Dr. Rachel Newsome
Rising Star in Cancer Research
College of Medicine

Travel Awards

Travel Award 2024Dr. Megan Cogburn
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

Travel Award 2024Dr. Bert Foquet
Florida Museum of Natural History

 

Travel Award 2024Dr. Donghee Lee
College of Veterinary Medicine



Travel Award 2024Dr. Hao-Yu Liao

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

Travel Award 2024Dr. Leeana Peters
College of Medicine

 

Travel Award 2024Dr. Livia Maria Silva Ataide
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

 

Honorable Mentions

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.

Sponsors

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!