Amgen Scholar Joey Vella (2011) wins a 2012 AIChE award
Joey received a Senior class merit award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (Courtesy of Rutgers University)
Joey received a Senior class merit award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. (Courtesy of Rutgers University)
Gina was profiled in the Spring 2011 Lehigh University Biological Sciences newsletter. (Courtesy of Lehigh University).
Aaron led a group of researchers at MIT in identifying factors that help tumors become resistant to specific types of cancer drugs. (Courtesy of MIT and e! Science News)
Jane’s contributions in the research lab of Dr. Gerry Weinmaster resulted in the “discovery of fundamental properties of a key molecular signaling system involved with development, cancer and cardiovascular disease.” In collaboration with UC Irvine’s Elliot Botvinick, these findings were published in the journal Developmental Cell. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Kathryn received an honorable mention for the National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. (Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College)
Michelle Lissner, Harding Luan, and Daniel Wong, all from the 2012 Amgen Scholars cohort, were awarded the Dean’s Prize at UCLA’s annual Science Poster Day event.
Robert was awarded the Lee Wasserman Senior Prize for demonstrated leadership, service, and academic distinction. For more information about this award, please see the link.
Matthew’s work with Drs. Andrew Lang of Roberts University and Antony Williams earned him a Open Notebook Science Challenge Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as an invitation to attend the White House’s Open Science Poster Session in July of 2013. (Courtesy of Drexel University)
Hope’s paper was published by the Journal of Young Investigators in 2008 and was honored in December 2008 as Research Manuscript of the Year. (Courtesy of Calvin College)
Lemmon was the first student at McDaniel College to earn the John and Edythe Portz Award for outstanding Maryland honors students, and graduated with degrees in chemistry, biology, physics and biochemistry while maintaining a 3.9 GPA. (Courtesy of the Carroll County Times)