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.
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
Neesirg Patel
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan
Johnathan Velazquez
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Theresa Lansdell, PhD
Michigan State University, East Lansing
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
Lindsey Ramirez
August University, Medical College of Georgia
Crystal Taylor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Trenton Colburn
Kansas State University, Manhattan
Questions about past awardees? Please email the Awards Department.