James W. Prahl Memorial Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student in Biological or Biomedical Sciences
Sponsor: Family, Friends and Colleagues of Dr. James W. Prahl
Presentation includes: Plaque and $1,000
This award recognizes an outstanding PhD student who exhibits excellence in the pursuit of scientific knowledge basic to the understanding of medicine.
Nomination and Selection Process:
The Department of Pathology’s Division of Microbiology and Immunology facilitates the nomination and selection process annually in February.
Past Recipients:
2024
Diego Armando Lopez and Autumn McKnite
2023
Andrew Stephen Baessler
2023
Owen Davis Jensen
2022
Jacob M. Winter
2021
Patrick D. Parker, Ph.D.
2021
Amanda Truong, Ph.D.
2020
Julie Feusier, Ph.D.
2020
Kyle R. Jenks, Ph.D.
2019
Gurkan Mollaoglu, Ph.D.
2018
Niladri Kumar Sinha, Ph.D.
2016
John C. Schell, Ph.D.
2015
Dan Bricker, Ph.D.
2015
Allyson Merrell, Ph.D.
2014
Vahid Koddami, Ph.D.
2013
Michael Jensen, Ph.D.
2013
Travis J. Wiles, Ph.D.
2012
Talum Simonson, Ph.D.
2011
Andy Aman, Ph.D.
2010
Stacey Knight, Ph.D.
2009
Judith M. Neugebauer, Ph.D.
2008
Robert Fisher, Ph.D.
2008
Malay Haldar, Ph.D
2007
Rena Toydemir, Ph.D.
2006
Lincoln Nadauld, M.D., Ph.D.
2005
Andreas Förster, Ph.D.
2005
Miles A. Pufall, Ph.D.
2004
Asim Ahmad Beg, Ph.D.
2003
Robert B. Renden, Ph.D.
2002
Ihah Lee, Ph.D.
2001
Penelope J. Brockie, Ph.D.
2000
Jianying Dong, Ph.D.
2000
Changan Jiang, Ph.D.
2000
Matthew T. Schmolesky, Ph.D.
1998
Zhiguo Zhang, Ph.D.
1997
Karen L. Schmeichel, Ph.D.
1996
Timothy Paul Galitski, Ph.D.
1995
Jeffrey A. Kowalak, Ph.D.
1994
LiMing Yang, Ph.D.
1993
Chris W. Lehman, Ph.D.
1992
Margaret Lee Karow, Ph.D.
1990
Edward B. Maryon, Ph.D.
1989
Deborah Ang, Ph.D.
1987
Richard S. Ajioka, Ph.D.
1986
Jeffrey D. Schall, Ph.D.
1985
Donald R. Gehlert, Ph.D.
1984
Dean S. Dawson, Ph.D.
1983
Kit Tilly, Ph.D.
1982
Mary K. Schmitt, Ph.D.
1981
Matthew L. Thomas, Ph.D.
1980
David Peabody, Ph.D.