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Congratulations to the latest winners of the School of Medicine Research Image Competition! The winners are Igor Vorobyov and Yen-Her Lai. Lai, who composed the image, is a research assistant and Vorobyov is an associate professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology.
Research Assistant Yen-Her Lai received the certificate and gift basket on behalf of the lab at Tupper Hall.
Congratulations to Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang who received prestigious early-career recognition.
Assistant professors, Griffith and Zhang are among the three UC Davis researchers who have been honored with prestigious awards from two major institutions.
In a rare honor, two of the 10 McKnight Scholar Awards will go to UC Davis neuroscientists this year. Theanne Griffith and Sergey Stavisky both received the prestigious early-career award.
Congratulations to Aldrin Gomes, who has been named a Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
This award honors individuals and organizations that have demonstrated excellence in mentoring individuals from groups that are underrepresented in STEM education and the workforce.
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