[bioundgrd] Biology Undergraduate Awards

[Janice Chang]

To the Biology Community -

The department is pleased to recognize the following students who 
received Biology awards at last night's Undergraduate Dinner. 
Congratulations to all!

Samantha Burke - Ned Holt Prize - For demonstrated excellence in 
scholarship as well as service to the MIT community.  Award was given 
for excellence as a teaching assistant in 7.02, 7.012, 7.013, and 
7.014.

Jocelyn Chin - Salvador E. Luria Prize - For excellent scholarship 
and research of publication quality.

Adelaide Fuller - John L. Asinary Award - for outstanding research in 
the field of life sciences for work in project lab 7.17.

Ryan Flynn - Merck prize - For outstanding research and academic 
performance in biophysical or bioinformatics sciences.

Shuo Han - John L. Asinary Award - for outstanding research in the 
field of life sciences for work in a  UROP.

Jaclyn Ho - John L. Asinary Award - for outstanding research in the 
field of life sciences for work in a  UROP.

Tristan Kooistra - Whitehead Prize - For outstanding promise for a 
career in biological research through academic scholarship as well as 
contributions to research and the MIT community.

Grace Lee - Gene Brown Prize - for outstanding academic scholarship 
and demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant in 7.02.

Sunny Lou - John L. Asinary Award - for outstanding research in the 
field of life sciences for work in a  UROP.

Amudha Pannerslevam - 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. 

Nimisha Schneider - John L. Asinary Award - for outstanding research 
in the field of life sciences for work in project lab 7.16.


Undergraduate Symposium Speakers 2008 -  These students were 
nominated by faculty and selected to speak at the Undergraduate 
Symposium in January 2009s.  
Guo-Liang Chew, Christine Chin, Ryan Flynn, Tristan Kooistra, Cassie 
Liu, AmudhaPannerselvam, Lauren Rodda, Dima Ter-Ovanesyan, Clara 
Yuan, Eric Young, Mary Ann Zhang.

Biology students elected for Phi Beta Kappa 2009
Em Ho, Tristan Kooistra,  Sunny Lou, Carmel Mercado,  Thomas Mildorf, 
Veena Venkatachalam, Yi Wang, Kathleen Xie, Erica Young.


Regards,
Janice
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