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On behalf of the Women in Physiology Committee, APS is pleased to announce the recipients of the Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt, Steven M. Horvath and Fleur L. Strand Professional Opportunity Awards.


2020 Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards

Ammar Alsheikh
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Garen Anderson
University of North Texas, Health Science Center, Fort Worth

Vaishnavi Aradhyula
University of Toledo, Ohio

Bhavisha Bakrania, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Thales Barbosa, PhD
University of Texas at Arlington

Kasey Belanger
Augusta University, Georgia

Jessica Bernard
University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Benjamin Bhunu
Tulane University, New Orleans

Kanokwan Bunsawat, PhD
University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Marissa Ciesla
University of Florida, Gainesville

Laura Coats
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Daniel Craighead, PhD
University of Colorado at Boulder

Evangeline Deer, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Lauren Douma, PhD
University of Florida, Gainesville

Jonnelle Edwards
University of Toledo, Ohio

Nicholas Fried
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans

Elizabeth Gideon
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff

Daria Golosova, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Joshua Gonzalez
Michigan Technological University, Houghton

Holden Hemingway
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth

Andrew Horn
Kansas State University, Manhattan

Alexandra Huffman
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

William Hughes, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

David Hutton
University of Colorado at Boulder

Jeanne Ishimwe
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Laxmi Iyer, PhD
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Maria Jones-Muhammad
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Victoria Halperin Kuhns, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Olivia Kunkel
Kansas State University, Manhattan

Emily Larson
University of Oregon, Eugene

Zachary Martin
University of Texas at Arlington

Shilpa Mathew
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury

Shane McGinty
University of Delaware, Newark

Jesse Moreira
Boston University

Damsara Nandadeva
University of Texas at Arlington

Zoltan Nemeth, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Kayla Nist
Boston University School of Medicine

Matthew Pearson
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Brian Poll
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore

Sarah Ray
Augusta University, Georgia

Korynne Rollins
Kansas State University, Manhattan

Alexander Rosenburg, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth

Tori Rudolph
Iowa State University, Ames

Faria Sanjana
University of Delaware, Newark

Yemi Semola
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Noha Shawky, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Hannah Turbeville
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Shenhab Zaig
University of Toronto, Canada

Bojun Zhang, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

Yvonne Zuchowski
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

2020 Steven M. Horvath Professional Opportunity Awards

Neesirg Patel
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan

Johnathan Velazquez
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

2020 Fleur L. Strand Professional Opportunity Award

Theresa Lansdell, PhD
Michigan State University, East Lansing

2019 Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards

Justine Abais-Battad
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Mahmoud Abdelbary
Augusta University, Georgia

Matthew Babcock
University of Delaware, Newark

Megan Beggs
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Katherine Blackmore
George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Abigail Casso
University of Colorado Boulder

Courtney Clyburn
Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey

Gene Crislip
University of Florida, Gainesville

Hannah Cunningham
Michigan Technological University, Houghton

Spencer Cushen
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Wayne

Soula Danopoulos
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Elena Dent
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Cassandra Derella
Augusta University, Georgia

Katrin Dias
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas

Jason Engel
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Daniel Fehrenbach
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Ida Fonkoue
Emory University, Atlanta

Zai Ganesh
New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Westbury

Ian Greenland
Michigan Technological University, Houghton

Thomas Heinbockel
University of Colorado, Boulder

Rachael Heuer
University of Miami-Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

Casey Hollowed
Georgia State University, Atlanta

Pedro Lourenco Katayama
University of Pittsburgh

Jasdeep Kaur
University of Texas at Arlington

Rachel Kelley
University of Florida, Gainesville

Mia Kelly
University of Florida, Gainesville

Laura Mark
Michigan State University, East Lansing

Alissa Meister
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey

Riyaz Mohamed
Augusta University, Georgia

Gary Mouradian
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Snigdha Mukerjee
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans

Erzsebet Nagy
University of Colorado

Paramita Pati
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Iuliia Polina
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Candace Receno
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N.Y.

Megan Rhoads
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Shaunak Roy
University of Toledo, Ohio

Anica Sayoc
 University of California, Riverside

Elizabeth Schroeder
University of Illinois at Chicago

Katarina Smiljanec
University of Delaware, Newark

Angela Snyder
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey

Justin Sprick
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.

Brandi Stephens
University of Texas at Arlington

Janee Terwoord
Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Jeremy Walsh
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Victoria Wolf
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

Jiaxi Xu
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans

Jeung Ki Yoo
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas

Nathan Zaidman
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

Yunpei Zhang
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey

2019 Steven M. Horvath Professional Opportunity Awards

Lindsey Ramirez
August University, Medical College of Georgia

Crystal Taylor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

2019 Fleur L. Strand Professional Opportunity Award

Trenton Colburn
Kansas State University, Manhattan

 
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