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!
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)