2007 Amgen Scholar Lauren Sanchez earned the Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff Award for her volunteer
Courtesy UCLA Health Systen
Sophia Yang (2007) featured in video on world’s lightest material
Watch Sophia in a video from HRL Laboratories.
2007 Amgen Scholar Ni (Jenny) Feng has her research highlighted in Endocrine News.
See the article entitled “Testosterone Could Fuel Athletic Avian Displays” on Page 11!
Hope Shaffer Mirendil (2007 cohort) wins the Fletcher Jones Fellowship at Scripps
Shaffer was awarded the 2008 Fletcher Jones Fellowship to support her research in Immunology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA.
David Wang (2010) was awarded the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship for 20
The prestigious Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship is awarded to only 57 students nationwide. David Wang is pursuing a Ph.D. through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program.
Wendy Tseng (2008) is awarded a prestigious Schweitzer Fellowship at UCSF
One of nine awardees, Wendy Tseng will use the fundsd to give workshops on violence and mental health for women and families living in San Francisco’s Chinatown and other locales.
2011 Amgen Scholar Cindy Schmelkin graduates from Hofstra with a perfect GPA
Cindy Schmelkin is one of only a small number of students honored for their academic excellence at Hofstra University.
Veronica Perez (2012 cohort) is highlighted in the CSUSB Coyote Chronicle
Veronica Perez was one of six students selected to represent California State University San Bernardino at the 25th annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.
2012 Amgen Scholar Daniel Wong receives the True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award
Amgen Scholar Daniel Wong was among five students chosen by alumni, donors and volunteers from 200 applicant for this prestigious award.
2013 Scholar Matthew McBride is highlighted by Drexel University
Matthew McBridge shares his journey from homeschooling to Drexel University to UCLA for Amgen Scholars to Harvard University for Graduate School.
2010 Amgen Scholar Jonathan Kuo mentioned in story about undergraduate research
Jonathan was part of a class led by Anastassia Alexandrova, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, which a journal article in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
Four 2013/2014 Amgen Scholars win Dean’s Prizes
Four UCLA Amgen Scholars from the 2013 and 2014 cohorts were awarded the Dean’s Prize Medal of Excellence at the 2014 UCLA Science Poster Day. Their work exemplifies excellence in undergraduate research and education. Congratulations to Justin Ondry, Melissa Truong, Justin Toh and Stephanie Wang!