Honors And Awards

Cayla Ontoko is a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Physiology and Biophysics program. She successfully defended her dissertation titled “The Roles of Arachidonic Acid- and Docosahexaenoic Acid-Derived Epoxides and Their Endocannabinoid Derivatives in Diabetes-Induced Retinal Vascular Inflammation” on Friday, March 8. The aim of her thesis project is… Read More

Teresa Torres, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pathology Torres is a member of the Vanderbilt Institute of Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee and is actively involved in the Nashville community. She volunteers with Best Buddies, an international organization that promotes… Read More

Migel Cuj, Ph.D. student in Anthropology Cuj was awarded third place in the 2024 Peter K. New Student Research Competition for his paper, Beyond Physical Metrics: a Cultural Approach of the Biomedical Categories of Child Growth Standard. He will receive this award at the 84th Annual Meeting… Read More

Taylor McNeill, Ph.D. student in the Department of Teaching and Learning Taylor is a fifth-year Ph.D. student who published an article titled “Prove Yourself”: Exploring Epistemological Values in Mathematics Department Support and Oppression on Black Women Faculty. The article was published in a leading mathematics education journal, the… Read More

Jenny Tran Graduate Student, Biochemistry Jenny Tran is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2018. Her previous research includes peptide self-assembly at Emory University and NMR sparse labeling… Read More

Mellissa Meisels, American Politics, Political Methodology Melissa has accepted a job at Yale University. In Fall 2024, she will be a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of American Politics, and in Fall 2025, she will start a tenure-track job in the Political Science Department. She… Read More

Uday Suresh, Ph.D. student in the Department of Biomedical Informatics, was selected as one of the eight student paper finalists for the upcoming AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium for his paper titled “Designing Support to Help Health Communication Professionals Convey Numbers Clearly to the Public – A Needs… Read More

The Graduate School recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and hard work in their scholarly pursuits, research, and community involvement. We would like to recognize the following student: Allie Reichert, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Anthropology department, gave a talk at the Vanderbilt Owen Business School about… Read More

The Graduate School provides students with endowed awards established by generous donors to recognize exceptional scholarship. There are eleven such awards available to students from various disciplines. These awards have different criteria, number of recipients, and award amounts. The Vanderbilt Graduate School has acknowledged exceptional research by Ph.D. candidates throughout… Read More

The Graduate School would like to shine a spotlight on the following Graduate Students: Amanda Howa, Ph.D. Epidemiology – was awarded the Student Leadership Award at the Epidemiology Award Ceremony.     Fangcheng Yuan, Ph.D. Epidemiology – was also awarded the Student Leadership Award at the Epidemiology Award Ceremony.  … Read More