All Researcher of the Year

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April 19, 2024

Distinguished Researcher Award, Basic Life Sciences: John Nitiss, College of Pharmacy 

How can yeast and genetics reveal how anti-cancer drugs work?

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April 19, 2024

Rising Star Award, Basic Life Sciences: Andrew Riley, College of Pharmacy 

Can plants provide new medicines for pain and addiction?

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April 19, 2024

Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Award: Zeenat Farooq, College of Medicine 

What are the cellular connections between diabetes and dementia?

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April 18, 2024

Distinguished Researcher Award, Social Sciences: Claire Decoteau, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How can crises help us better understand community health inequities?

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April 18, 2024

Rising Star Award, Social Sciences: Nicole Nguyen, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How has U.S. national security policy affected everyday life?

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April 17, 2024

Rising Star Award: Pai-Yen Chen, College of Engineering 

How can new wireless technologies improve health care, security and energy?

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April 17, 2024

Distinguished Researcher Award: Robert Klie, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How can we see the fundamental building blocks of life and matter?

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April 16, 2024

Distinguished Scholar Award: Christina Pugh, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

How can poetry capture the lived experience?

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April 16, 2024

Rising Star Award: Adam Goodman, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

How did the history of U.S. immigration shape our modern world?

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April 16, 2024

Faculty Mentor of the Year Award: Todd Lee, College of Pharmacy

Helping students map out their professional future 

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