Awards and Recognition – Department of Biology

PhD Candidate Manish Sarkar Awarded at Unity Banquet

April 9, 2025
graduate student, Manish Sarkar, student awards

Manish Sarkar, a PhD candidate in Karen Abbott's lab, was the recipient of a Unity Award from the Office of Multicultural Affairs at the 35th annual Unity Banquet on April 4th, 2025. This year's theme was “Gotta Laugh to Keep from Crying': Kindness as Resilience.” The Annual Unity Banquet &...

Undergrad Reda Riffi Awarded the Dream Fund to Expand Global Health Equity Initiatives

March 25, 2025
undergraduate

CWRU undergraduate Reda Riffi has been awarded the Dream Fund award to support his international efforts in promoting health equity. A dedicated neuroscience student, brain cancer researcher, student leader and founder of the Eleos Association, Riffi will use the award to foster collaborations with organizations in Europe and Africa...

Congratulations Graduate Symposium 2025 Presentation Award Winners!

March 18, 2025
graduate student, Graduate Symposium

Congratulations to the winners of this year's best graduate student presentations. Osmary Medina-Baez: Assessing vulnerability of butterflies to climate change in Ohio using their physiological tolerances. Best Talk Taiwo Mercy Faloni: Beyond the Ice: Viral Community Dynamics Across Permafrost Thaw Gradients. Best Lightning Talk Suneeti Madhavan: FASNated by fat: WNT signaling activation causes early decline of de-novo...