Student Awards
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004
2008
NSF-IGERT PhD Research Fellowship $33,000 scholarship and travel award, Michael Norris (supervisor: Tung Hoang) Title of research: Investigating the molecular pathogenesis and disease emergence of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei.
ARCS Foundation Award, $5,000, Andrea Blas (supervisor: Ray Ming); Title of research: Molecular genetic basis for papaya fruit flesh color: cloning and characterization of a chroroplast-specific lycopene beta-cyclase gene in papaya.
CTAHR Best PhD Student Poster Presentation, $1500 Travel Award: Sandro Jube (supervisor: D. Borthakur); title of presentation: Development of an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol for the recalcitrant tree-legume Leucaena leucocephala using immature zygotic embryos.
CTAHR Best MS Student Oral Presentation, $1500 Travel Award: Daniel Adamski (supervisor: D. Borthakur); title of presentation: DNA markers for identification of four phytopathogenic bacteria"
Gamma Sigma Delta Award, PhD Student Oral: Andrea Blas (supervisor: Ray Ming); title of presentation: Molecular genetic basis for papaya fruit flesh color.
Gamma Sigma Delta Award, PhD Student Poster Presentation: Kevin Schneider (supervisor: Gernot Presting); title of presentation: Characterization of non-native Acacia species in Hawaii using microsatellite markers from A. koa.
CTAHR PhD Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit (supervisor: Qing Li): Sonia Campbell: title of presentation: Anatomical distribution of tetrodotoxin and identification and characterization of toxin producing bacteria in pufferfish.
MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award (supervisor: Gernot Presting): Thomas Wolfgruber; Title of presentation: Sequence characteristics of corn centromeres.
MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation: Maribel Zaporteza (supervisor: Winston Su); title of presentation: Antimicrobial activity and identification of MSI99 in plant cell suspension media.
MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation: Philip Eck (supervisor: Pratibha Nerurkar): title of presentation: Effect of Natural Plant Products on Human Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes.
MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation: Glorimar Marrero (supervisor: Anne Alvarez); title of presentation: Use of ITS and dnaA sequence analysis to determine the relationship of isolates from bacterial heart rot of pineapple to the genus Dickeya.
JABSOM Biomedical Symposium, April 18 2008, Best poster presentation in graduate category. Anita Schorlemmer (supervisor: R.V. Shohet); Title: Role of PLUNC in the heart: A downstream mediator of endothelin and beta-adrenergic signaling.
2007
ARCS Foundation Award, $10,000, Bradley Kai Fox (supervisor: Gordon Grau); Title of research: insulin-like growth factor in tilapia.
CTAHR symposium PhD oral presentation First prize, $1500 travel grant, Sandro Jube (supervisor: D. Borthakur.); Title of research: Genetic engineering of Leucaena leucocephala.
CTAHR symposium PhD poster presentation First prize, $1500 travel grant, Anupma Sharma (supervisor: Gernot Presting); Title of research: Identification and characterization of centromeric retrotrasposons in maize and rice.
CTAHR symposium MS poster presentation First prize, $1500 travel grant, Daniel Adamski (supervisor: D. Borthakur); Title of research: Genetic diversity in Acacia koa.
CTAHR symposium PhD Student Oral Presentation Award of Merit, Bradley Kai Fox (supervisor: Gordon Grau); Title of research: Effect of fasting and re-feeding on growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I in tilapia.
CTAHR symposium MS Student Poster Presentation Award of Merit, Adrienne Nishioka (supervisor: Pratibha Nerurkar); Title of research: Effects of Morinda citrifolia (noni) on obesity and glucose tolerance in mice.
CTAHR symposium MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Pierriden Perez (supervisor: David Christopher); Title of research: Stable expression of green fluorescent protein in Anthurium.
CTAHR symposium MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation, Rudolph Fredua-Agyeman (supervisor: D. Borthakur); Title of research: Development and characterization of microsatelite markers for Acacia koa.
CTAHR symposium MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation, Erin Yafuso (supervisor: Heidi Kuehnle); Title of research: Characterization of orchid anthocyanin genes in Petunia.
CTAHR symposium MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation, Yu Cheng (supervisor: Marla Berry); Title of research: Effects of selenium levels on cytokine production by human monocytes.
UH Graduate Division $2,000 Travel award, Ricelle Agbayani (supervisor: Judy Zhu); Title of research: Elicitor-induced plant defense and pathogenesis-related gene expression in papaya.
ASCB Travel Award. John Opoku-Ansah (supervisor: Joe Ramos) Title of presentation: ERK MAP Kinase Is Targeted to RSK2 by the Phosphoprotein PEA-15. American Society for Cell Biology, Washington, DC, Dec. 1-5, 2007.
2006
2006 NSF post-doctoral Award; Jon Awaya ;Jon Awaya received his PhD from MBBE in December 2005. He received one of the twelve prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2006 to conduct research at the University of Notre Dame; D. Borthakur
2006 Case Foundation Business Pan Award, College of Business, UHM. $16,000; Chad Walton; Title: Business Plan for Akamai Diagnostics, Honlulu, HI; D. Borthakur
2006 INBRE Student Summer Research Scholarship, $3000 ; Michael Canute; Title of research: Characterization of TMEM16 family members; Alex J. Stokes
2006 Biomedical Symposium at JABSOM, Best poster presentation in graduate category; Anita Schorlemmer; Title: Effects of Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) on Oxidative Stress; Pratibha Nerurkar
2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation; Mohana Gudur Valmiki; Title: Regulation of PEA15 function by phosphorylation; Joe Ramos
2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation; Jason Dexter; Title: Characterization of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Batch Cultures Under Different Environmental Conditions; Patrick Fu
2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation; Maya Paidi; Title: Differential Expression of Papaya Protein Profile Using Proteomic Tools; Y. Judy Zhu
2006 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation; Juanita Mathews; Title: Production of hydrogen and heterologous hydrogenase in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli strains; Guwangyi Wang
2006 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, PhD Student Oral Presentation; Geoffrey Maiyoh; Title: Involvement of Fat Accumulation in Various Tissues in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes; Andre Theriault
2006 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit, MS Student Poster Presentation; Steven Lim; Title: Mechanisms of Kava-Associated Hepatic Toxicity; Pratibha Nerurkar
2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, PhD Poster Presentation; Ratnesh Singh; Title: Coffee Genomics: Isolation and Characterization of Genes Involved in Organ Size; Mingli Wang
2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, PhD Oral Presentation; Bradley Fox; Title: Effects of natriuretic peptides on growth hormone and prolactin release in the tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus; Gordon Grau
2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, MS Poster Presentation; Yanling Lin; Title: Effects of diabetes on selenoprotein P in ischemic brain; Pingan Li
2006 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit, MS Oral Presentation; Moriah Eustice; Variation of microsatellite markers among selected papaya varieties; Ray Ming
2006 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Poster Presentation, Travel Award $1500; Maribel Zaporteza; Title: Transgenic expression of antimicrobial peptides in tobacco cell suspension cultures for inhibition of bacterial and fungal contaminants; Winston Su
2006 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Aren Ewing; Title: Elucidation of Xanthomonas subspecies relationships using comparative genomics; Gernot Presting
2006 “Research Achievement Award at the Doctorate Level”; Yun Kyung Lee; Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research; Pratibha Nerurkar
2006 “Research Achievement Award at the Doctorate Level”; Jong Seo; Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research; Qing Li
2006 “RCUH Student Excellence in Master’s Research" award; Steven Lim; Prestigious award made by the Office of the Vice President for Research; Pratibha Nerurkar
2005
2005 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000; Jon Awaya; Title of research: Mimosine degradation; D. Borthakur
2005 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000; Judith Denery; Title of research: Metabolic profiling in bacteria; Qing Li
2005 Travel Award by the 12th international congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, held at Merida, Mexico, Dec 14-19, 2005; Ricelle Agbayani; Titel: Developing Broad-spectrum Disease Resistance in Carica papaya L. by Over- expression of NPR1 gene; Y. Judy Zhu
2005 JABSOM Biomedical Symposium Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation $500 Award; Praveen Ananthula; Title of research: U87MG glioblastoma cell line: An in vitro cell culture system to propagate polyomavirus; Vivek Nerurkar
2005 INBRE Student Summer Research Scholarship, $3000; Chad Walton; Title of research: Analysis of M. tuberculosis peptides for vaccine development; D. Borthakur
Title of research: Analysis of M. tuberculosis peptides for vaccine development 2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation Award; Yun Kyung Lee; Title: Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on adipocyte differentiation in Murine 3T3-L1 and Primary Human Adipocytes; Pratibha Nerurkar
2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award; Jose Cesar; Title: Specific muscle gene expressions in the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei over the molt cycle and their possible connection to abdominal muscle atrophy; Jinzeng Yang
2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation Award; Jeffrey Lai; Title: Bioinformatic Analysis of Papaya BAC End Sequences; Gernot Presting
2005 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation Award; Pierriden Perez; Title: Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Anthurium with a gene construct for the biosynthesis of cytokinin; David Christopher
2005 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for PhD Student Oral Presentation; James Leary; Title: Soil acidification, nutrient depletion, and symbiotic nitrogen fixation are the major features of gorse (Ulex europaeus) infestation on volcanic soils in Hawai‘i; D. Borthakur
2005 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation; Aren Ewing; Title: Phylogenetic profiling of Arabidopsis; Gernot Presting
2005 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit for PhD Student Oral Presentation; Jon Awaya; Title: pydR regulates transcription of the pydAB genes required for mimosine degradation by Rhizobium TAL1145; Dulal Borthakur
2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student poster Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Geoffrey Maiyoh; Title: Cruciferous indole-based compounds inhibit triglyceride synthesis; Andre Theriault
2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Christiane Hennessee; Title: Elucidation of genetic mechanisms underlying PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) degradation via synergistic metabolism of multiple PAHs; Qing Li
2005 CTAHR Symposium, Best MS Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Sandro Jube; Genetic transfomation of tobacco with Rhizobium genes for degradation of 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone; D. Borthakur
2005 ASM Hawaii Symposium, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award $300; Jon Awaya; Title: pydR regulates transcription of the pydAB genes required for mimosine degradation by Rhizobium TAL1145; D. Borthakur
2004
2004 JABSOM Biomedical Symposium Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation $500 Award; Chad Walton; Title of research: Recombinant vaccine against M. tuberculosis; D. Borthakur
2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Poster Presentation Award; Jong Seo; Title: Novel metabolic pathways of phenanthrene by Burkholderia sp. ICD, Sinorhizobium sp., and Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaQing Li
2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best PhD Student Oral Presentation Award; Chad Walton; Title: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Correlates of Protection Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Relevance to the Design of Synthetic Peptides as Potential Vaccine Candidates; D. Borthakur
2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Poster Presentation Award; Masaki Nasu; Title: Identification of DNA marker for the homozygous lyretail in swordtail fish; D. Borthakur
2004 CTAHR Symposium, MBBE Best MS Student Oral Presentation Award; Perriden Perez; Title: The use of an autoregulated senescence inhibition system to increase productivity in Anthurium; David Christopher
2004 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for PhD Student Oral Presentation; Jon Awaya; Title: Functional analysis of Rhizobium pyd genes involved in mimosine degradation; D. Borthakur
2004 CTAHR Symposium, Gamma Sigma Delta Award for Graduate Student Poster Presentation; Geoffrey Maiyoh; Title: Involvement of fat accumulation in various tissues in the development of type 2 diabetes; Andre Theriault
2004 CTAHR Symposium, CTAHR Award of Merit for MS Student Oral Presentation; Sandro Jube; Title: Genetic transformation of tobacco with Rhizobium genes for degradation of the toxic aromatic compound 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone; D. Borthakur
2004 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student poster Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Jose Cesar;Title: Characterization o molting stages and associated muscle gene expression in the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei; Jinzeng Yang
2004 CTAHR Symposium, Best PhD Student Oral Presentation, Travel Award, $1500; Judith Denery; Title: Metabolic Profiling of Streptomyces tenjimarensis in relation to secondary metabolite production; Qing Li
2004 BRIN Student Summer Research scholarship, $3000; Chad Walton; Title of research: New algorithms for construction of recombinant genes for vaccine development; D. Borthakur
2004 ASM Hawaii Symposium, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award $250; Jon Awaya; Title: Functional analysis of Rhizobium pyd genes involved in mimosine degradation; D. Borthakur
2004 ARCS Foundation Award, $5000; Gabriel Peckham; Title of research: A green fluorescent protein based purification system; Winston Su
