Waksman Institute Honors Five Undergraduate Researchers for Academic Achievements
1mo ago· 2 min readenNews
Summary
Five graduating seniors from the Waksman Institute of Microbiology received awards and honors for their undergraduate research accomplishments. Amira Lee (Genetics '26) earned a Henry Rutgers Scholar Award and a Howard C. Passmore Award for her thesis on meiotic kinetochores. Anni Yi (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) was also among the honorees. The article highlights student research achievements in Waksman labs.
Source
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAmira Lee (Genetics '26) received a Henry Rutgers Scholar Award from the School of Arts and Sciences and a Howard C. Passmore Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement from the Department of Genetics for her thesis work entitled 'SPC105R's Structure and Function in Meiotic Kinetochores.'
Amira performed her research in the McKim Lab.
Five graduating seniors received awards and honors for their research accomplishments in Waksman labs.
Five graduating seniors received awards and honors for their research accomplishments in Waksman labs.
You might also wanna read

Four Allen School undergraduates honored by the Computing Research Association for advancing work in AI, robotics, LLMs and more
news.cs.washington.edu·4mo ago
Ig Nobel Prize Winners: Scientific Achievements That Combine Humor and Research
The article lists winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes, humorous awards given for scientific achievements that "first make people laugh, then make
improbable.com·9mo agoRear Admiral Susan Blumenthal Honored with Marie Curie Legacy Medal at New York Ceremony
MIT·6mo ago
New workflow tool gives scientists a clearer view of how DNA is regulated
Phys·2d ago
Sarah Tasian: Celebrating a New Milestone in Pediatric Oncology Research at Utrecht University
OncoDaily·10h ago

Special Issue Honoring Gary Patti, 2024 ASMS Biemann Medal Recipient
This is a brief announcement about a Special Issue of a journal created to honor Professor Gary J. Patti, recipient of the 2024 ASMS Biemann

Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.