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<div>To the Biology Community -</div>
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<div>The department is pleased to announce that the following students received Biology awards and recognition at the Undergraduate Dinner. Congratulations to all!</div>
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<div><b>Ching Pin Cheng</b> - Salvador E. Luria Prize - For scholarship and research of publication quality in Prof. Peter Dedon’s and Prof. Paul Schimmel’s lab.</div>
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<div><b>Celeste Dang - </b>Ned Holt Prize - For demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as service to the MIT community.</div>
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<div><b>Rhogerry Deshycka - </b>John L. Asinari Award - For outstanding research in the field of life sciences for work in Prof. Harvey Lodish’s lab.</div>
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<div><b>Madeleine Duran - </b> Merck Prize - For outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics science in Prof. Amy Keating’s lab.</div>
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<div><b>Alissandra Hillis - </b>Susan Hockfield Prize in Life Sciences - For a third-year MIT undergraduate student in any area of the life sciences who has demonstrated both exceptional performance and promise for graduate study and research. Alissandra worked
in Prof. Matt Vander Heiden’s lab.</div>
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<div><b>Bryce Hwang - </b>Merck Prize - For outstanding research and academic performance in biophysical or bioinformatics science in Prof. Ernest Fraenkel’s lab.</div>
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<div><b>Angela Koh - </b><font color="#000000">Gene Brown Prize - For outstanding academic scholarship, and demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant</font> in 7.02</div>
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<div><b>Elizabeth Li - </b><b> </b>Ned Holt Prize - For demonstrated excellence in scholarship as well as service to the MIT community.</div>
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<div><b>Ellena Popova - </b><font color="#000000">Gene Brown Prize - For outstanding academic scholarship, and demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant</font> in 7.016</div>
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<div><b>Rachel Terry - </b>Whitehead Prize - For outstanding promise for a career in biological research through academic scholarship as well as contributions to research and the MIT community, for work in Prof. Angelika Amon's lab.</div>
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<div><b>Chiara Waingarten - </b>John L. Asinari Award - For outstanding research in the field of life sciences for work in Prof. Matt Vander Heiden's lab.</div>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017 Speakers </b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">These students were nominated by faculty and selected to speak at the Undergraduate Symposium in January 2017</font></div>
<div><b>Mary Clare Beytagh, Meenakshi Chakraborty, Rhogerry Deshycka, Camilo Espinosa, Alissandra Hillis, Daphne Superville, Surya Tripathi, Chittampalli Yashaswini</b></div>
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<div><b>Biology Phi Beta Kappa inductees</b></div>
<div><b>Orlando Arevalo, Shivangi Goel, Jason Hyun, Jinseong Kim, Ellena Popova, Dalia Walzer</b></div>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Bryce Hwang -- received a Goldwater Scholarship </b></font></div>
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<div>The following students were acknowledged and thanked for their work with the Biology Undergraduate Student Association:
<b>Muskaan Aggarwal, Maya Jay, Meenakshi Chakraborty, Celeste Dang, Elizabeth Li, Krystal Lai, Zilu Pan, Anna Sappington, Rui Song, Alice Zhou</b></div>
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<div>Best wishes,</div>
<div>Janice</div>
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