Congratulations to Jenna Wilson (2008) for earning the Parker H. Petit Institute “Above and Beyond”
Jenna was one of three graduate students to earn the award from the Georgia Tech Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
2008 Scholar Stacey Shiigi named United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) graduate research fellow
Stacey is part of a group that aims to engineer a photosynthetic bacterium that will use sunlight to produce molecular hydrogen, a potential next-generation fuel. Her individual focus is on engineering the key enzyme used to couple the photosynthetic pathway. Congratulations!
2009 Alumnus Chris Arakawa is featured on the UCLA Engineering web page
Chris Arakawa shares his research trajectory from UCLA to an MD/PhD program at the University of Washington.
Lorenzo D’Amico (2008) is highlighted by the Biomedical Engineering Department at UT Austin
Lorenzo shares his experiences as a fellowship recipient in the Biomedical Engineering graduate program.
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)
Gina Notaro’s 2009 Amgen Scholars experience was highlighted in Lehigh University Newsletter
Gina was profiled in the Spring 2011 Lehigh University Biological Sciences newsletter. (Courtesy of Lehigh University).
Graduate work of 2007 Amgen Scholar Aaron Meyer is highlighted on E! Science News and at MIT
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)
2009 Amgen Scholar Jane Kuon beams in on cancer
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)
2009 Amgen Scholar Kathryn Krueger is recognized by NSF for Outstanding Graduate Research
Kathryn received an honorable mention for the National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. (Courtesy of Mount Holyoke College)
Three 2012 Amgen Scholars win Dean’s Prize for Excellence at UCLA Science Poster Day 2013
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.
2012 Amgen Scholar Robert Lamm receives Lee Wasserman Memorial Senior Prize
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 McBride (2013) meets the president before starting the program
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)