2021 Biological Sciences Honors and Awards
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Honors in Biology: Highest Honors
| Last name | First name | Project title |
|---|---|---|
| Allison | Almeda-Ahmadi | Evaluating the Biological Activity of Novel Inorganic Antimicrobial Compounds for Consumer Products |
| Taylor | Andrews | The Isolation of Lytic Phages Against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis For Use in Phage Therapy |
| Klaudia | Bunkowski | Role of miR-4697 in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease |
| Julia | Li | |
| Kyle | Mani | Simulating Chlorophyll Fluorescence using a Computational Model of Photosystem II |
| Siddarth | Marwaha | |
| Dhriti | Mehta | Efficacy of Small Molecule Inhibitors Against TAM Receptors |
| Rebecca | Mulwa | |
| Isaac | Seelenfreund | Investigations of the impacts of cannabidiol and dietary fatty acids on postmenopausal osteoporosis |
| Victoria | Stiritz | The Role of Dynorphin in Hyperkatifeia Induced By Acute Opioid Withdrawal |
| Athmika | Vaseeharan | |
| Eton | Victor |
Honors
- Neha Yunus
Awards
William B. Foster Award
For outstanding academic performance, participation in research, and involvement in service to Rutgers University or the outside community
- Athmika Vaseeharan
Betty Falk Yatvin Memorial Award
Senior who has shown particular aptitude in the area of animal biology
- Klaudia Bunkowski
Marjorie Frew Knox Memorial Award
Douglass College Senior judged to have completed the best honors project in biological sciences.
- Allison Almeda-Ahmadi
S. Oakley Van der Poel Award
Members of the graduating class who have signified an intention to study medicine (high academic merit)
- Stephanie Ji
- Mamta Kalavadia
- Hamza Khan
- Siddarth Marwaha
- Panda Om
- Carlos Pareja
- Dominick Scalia
- Anam Shaikh
- Nafee Ullah