A primary goal of SBUR is to provide travel grants/stipends to researcher trainees. These grants are in the form of $500 payments to support travel to/from the annual meeting each fall. Award recipients must be a SBUR member for at least six (6) months and a recipient is not allowed to receive the award in two consecutive years.
2023
Ru Wen, PhD
Standford University
Beatriz German Falcon, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Siyuan Cheng, PhD
LSU Health Shreveport
Furong Huang, PhD
Duke University
Samuel Pitzen, BA
University of Minnesota
Sayanika Dutta, MSc
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Alphonse Dimeck, BS
Roswell Park
Zhifen Cui, PhD
Duke University
Shaghayegh Nouruzi, PhD
University of British Columbia
Quentin D’Arcy, BS
University of Massachusetts
Mohammad El-Harakeh, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Felipe Rodriguez-Tirado, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jennifer Heritz, BS
SUNY Update Medical University
Masuda Sharifi, MS
University of California Davis
Samara Silver, BS
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hamed Khedmatgozar, MSc
Texas Tech University
Maitreyee Jathal, PhD
UC Davis
Xiaoling Li, PhD
UT Southwestern
Jordan Vellky, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Farzaneh Sharifzad, PhD
Northwestern University
Choushi Wang
UT Southwestern
Yawei Zhao, PhD
The University of Toledo
Isaacson Adelani, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Ajinkya Limkar, BS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amy Leslie, BS
University of California Davis
Christina Sharkey, MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lillian Perez, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Collin McColl, BS
Baylor College of Medicine
Zachary Schaaf, BA
UC Davis Health
Avan Colah, BS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lin Li
LSU Health-Shreveport
2022
Muqing Li
University of Massachusetts
Dong Han, PhD
University of Massachusetts
Nora M Haney, MD, MBA
Johns Hopkins University
Han Zhang, MS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hannah Miles, BA
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meng Zhang, PhD
University of California at San Francisco
Dallin Lowder, BS
Baylor College of Medicine
Teresa Liu, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hannah Powell, BS
Baylor College of Medicine
Kinza Rizwan, BSChE
Baylor College of Medicine
Richa Singh, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
José Valentín López, BSc
University of Minnesota
Kirsten Krieger, BS
University of Illinois at Chicago
Yingli Shi, PhD
LSU Health Shreveport
Su Deng, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mindy Kim Graham, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Emily Stanczak, BA
Indiana University School of Medicine
Wang Liu, PhD
Kansas University Medical Center
Kiel Tietz, PhD
University of Minnesota
Brenna Kirkpatrick, BS
University of Chicago
2021
Shih-Bo Huang, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Lourdes Brea, BD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Shiv Verma, PhD
Case Western Reserve University, Department of Urology
Connor Forbes, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Shiqin Liu, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Sarah Athans, BS
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mamatha Kakarla, PhD
Northshore University HealthSystem
Alexis Adrian, BA
University of Wisconsin, Madison
2020
Diya Binoy Joseph, Ph.D
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Tianfang Ma
Tulane University
Shu Ning
University of California Davis
Alan Lombard, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Steve Kregel, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Jason Garcia, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Chicago
Ralph White III
University of Minnesota
Jaimie Gray, M.S.
The Ohio State University
En-Chi Hsu, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Sajad A Wani, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University
Katherine Morel, Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard University
Sridhar Narla, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Shekha Tahsin, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Anne E Turco
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Merve Aslan
Stanford Medical School
Qiou Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky
Morgan Zenner
University of Illinois at Chicago
Wei Chen, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Renee E. Vickman, Ph.D.
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Sanghee Lee, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego
Asmaa El-Kenawi, Ph.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center/University
of South Florida
2019
Diya Binoy Joseph
UT Southwestern Medical CenterKa-Wing Fong
Northwestern UniversityWanting Han
University of Massachusetts BostonPetra Popovics
University of Wisconsin-MadisonAhmed A. Moustafa
Tulane UniversityTeresa T Liu
University of Wisconsin- MadisonNicholas Brady
Weill Cornell MedicineJenna M. Buckwalter
Penn State Hershey College of MedicineCameron Armstrong
UC DavisDongxia Ge
Tulane UniversityLiang Wang
University of California, Los AngelesSarah Kohrt
Case Western Reserve UniversityMathilde Bonnemaison
University of Massachusetts BostonYang Yi
Northwestern UniversityAnindita Ravindran
Baylor College of MedicineElena Beketova
Purdue UniversityVictor Pham
University of California, IrvineQin Gao
University of Texas at El PasoShih-Bo Huang
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioPraveen Kumar Jaiswal
Louisiana State University Health Science Center- Shreveport
2018
Mark Cadena
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMichael Fiandalo, PhD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterJason Garcia
University of Illinois at ChicagoGervaise Henry
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Sanghee Lee, PhD
University of California San DiegoAlan Lombard, PhD
University of California, DavisDarryl Martin, PhD
Yale University School of MedicineTara McCray
University of Illinois, Chicago
Dalton McLean
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMeghan Rice, PhD
Stanford UniversityMirja Rotinen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hannah Ruetten
University of Wisconsin-MadisonAnne Turco
University of Wisconsin-MadisonFengtian Wang
Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterKyle Wegner
University of Wisconsin-MadisonHaixia Xu, PhD
The University of Kansas Medical CenterYezi Zhu, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2017
Aymen Alqazzaz, BS
University of Maryland School of Medicine Jason Van Batavia, MD
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Bethany Baumann, PhD
University of IllinoisZachary Connelly, BS
LSU Health Sciences Center, ShreveportMetsiel Donate, MA
School of Pharmacy of University of Puerto Rico and Comprehensive Cancer Center UPRArsheed Ganaie, PhD
The Hormel Institute University of MinnesotaSourik S. Ganguly, PhD
Van Andel Research InstituteNeeraj Kapur, PhD
Morehouse School of MedicineChen Hao Lo, MS
Moffitt Cancer CenterJeremy McGuire, BS
Moffitt Cancer CenterKrizia Rohena Rivera, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterKenny Roman, PhD
Northwestern UniversityMirja Rotinen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Michael Freeman LabCatherine Seager, MD
Boston Children’s HospitalGauri Shishodia, PhD
LSU Health Sciences CenterSamuel Thomas, BS
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Zongwei Wang, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolYadong Xu, BS
UPMC ShadysideYi Yin, MD, PhD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterMingming Zhong, PhD
UMPC Shadyside
2016
Sinead Aherne, PhD
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Himanshu Arora, PhD
University of Miami
Hannah Brechka, BA
University of Chicago
Mark T. Cadena
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Justin Cotellessa
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Dibash K. Das, MA
Hunter College & CUNY Graduate Center
Sander B. Frank, PhD
University of Arizona Cancer Center
Praveen K. Jaiswal, PhD
LSU Health Science Center
Diya B. Joseph, BS
University of Wisconsin
Alan Lombard, PhD
UC Davis
Erin McAuley, BS, MS
University of Chicago
Dalton McLean
University of Wisconsin
Xiangqi Meng, PhD
Van Andel Research Institute
Petra Popovics, PhD
University of Miami
Swathi Ramakrishnan, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Fengtian Wang
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
2015
Karen Aitken, MD
SickKids HospitalCameron Armstrong, PhD
University of California, Davis
Zarine Balsara, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Daniela Carreno, PhD
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Timothy Gauntner, MS
University of Illinois at Chicago
Oh-Joon Kwon, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Seok Joo Kwon, PhD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Shyama Majumdar, PhD, MBA
University of Illinois at Chicago
David McIlwain, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Kathryn Pellegrini, PhD
Emory University
Krizia Rohena-Rivera, BS
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
Kai Sha, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Eswar Shankar, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Aisha Siebert, MPH
University of Rochester
Bethany Smith, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Suman Suman, PhD
University of Louisville
Sam Thomas, BSC
University of Wisconsin
Jordan Vellky, BS
University of Wisconsin
Renee Vickman, PhD Candidate
Purdue University
Latanya Williams, PhD
University of Illinois
Lishi Xie, PhD
University of Illinois
2014
Arturo Araujo, PhD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer CenterDavid Austin
Vanderbilt UniversityMelissa A. Babcook, PhD
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineSara A. Colopy, DVM, PHD, DACVS
University of Wisconsin-MadisonJennifer A. Doll
University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeLeigh Ellis, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteDaniel E. Frigo, PhD
University of HoustonNaihsuan C. Guy, MS, PhD
University of Texas at El PasoMichael W. Hance, PhD
Medical University of South CarolinaChristina A. M. Jamieson, PhD
University of California, San DiegoKimberly P. Keil
University of Wisconsin MadisonChengfei Liu, MD, PhD
University of California, DavisLu Miao, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical CenterLiu Che-Ming
China Medical UniversityAmy Pan
University of California, DavisPreethi Ravindranathan, MS
UT Southwestern Medical CenterKenny Roman, PhD
Northwestern UniversityMirja Rotinen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLiang Wang, MS
Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisHironobu Yamashita, PhD
Penn State University College of Medicine
2013
Nathan A. Damaschke, PhD
University of Wisconsin-MadisonKurtis Eisermann, PhD
University of PittsburghRongbin Ge, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General HospitalPranav Gupta, PhD
Morehouse School of MedicineSubhash Haldar
Cedars Sinai Medical CenterPeter C. Hollenhorst, PhD
Indiana UniversityBinod Kumar, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of MedicineGeuntaek Lee, PhD
Rutgers, the Cancer Institute of New JerseyXue Sean Li, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBrittany Mihelich, BS
University of Illinois at ChicagoMichael R. Miller, BS
University of IowaNishit K. Mukhopadhyay, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical CenterStephen F. Murphy, PhD
Northwestern UniversityEmuejevoke Olokpa, BS
Meharry Medical CollegeFerenc G. Rick, MD, PhD
Miami VA Medical CenterNeha G. Sabnis, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteAshleigh B. Theberge, PhD
University of Wisconsin-MadisonZunyi Wang, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012
Lisa Abler, PhD
University of Wisconsin – MadisonCarmen Banuelos, PhD
Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences CenterJason Van Batavia, MD
Columbia UniversityArun Bhardwaj, PhD
University of South AlabamaNathaniel Brennan, PhD
Johns HopkinsJoanne Collazo
University of KentuckyMehrnaz Gharaee-Kermani, DVM, MPH, PhD
University of MichiganMagdalena Grabowska, PhD
Vanderbilt UniversityDonald Vander Griend, PhD
University of ChicagoIawen Hsu, MS
University of RochesterSudeh Izadmehr, MS
Mount Sinai School of MedicineYeon Suk Jung, PhD
University of Medicine and Dentistry New JerseyQi Lei
University of PennsylvaniaScott Manson, PhD
Washington University in St. LouisKhalid Masoodi, PhD
University of PittsburghTristan Nicholson
University of RochesterMishra Rajeev, PhD
Cedars Sinai Medical CenterShancheng Ren, MD, PhD
Shanghai Changhai HospitalDouglas Strand, PhD
Vanderbilt UniversityLifang Yang, MD, PhD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
2011
Alyssa Cates, BS
University of MichiganIrina Grishina, PhD
New York University School of MedicineSimon Haile, PhD
Genome Sciences Center, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BCWenyang Hu, PhD
University of Illinois at ChicagoChangxue Lu
Johns Hopkins UniversityLarisa Nonn, PhD
University of Illinois at ChicagoLaura Pascal, PhD
University of PittsburghChen Shao, MD, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterIran Tavakoli, BSc
Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BCJindan Yu, PhD
Northwestern UniversityQiuyang Zhang, PhD
Tulane University
2010
David Barron, BS
Baylor College of MedicineSachin Bhusari, PhD
University of WisconsinLiquan Cai, PhD
University of PittsburghGina CY Chu
Georgia State University; Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterDavid DeGraff, PhD
Vanderbilt UniversityOmar Franco
Underserved Minority Travel Award
Vanderbilt UniversityKalyan Gangavarapu, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteJessica Havercamp
Purdue UniversityTanisha Hutchinson, MS
Medical University of South CarolinaShareen Iqbal
Emory UniversityMichelle Jones, BS
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCongxing Lin, PhD
Washington UniversityFreddie Pruitt
Underserved Minority Travel Award
Vanderbilt UniversityAruna Ramachandran, PhD
Children’s Hospital BostonChiuan-Ren Yeh, PhD
University of RochesterHifzur Siddique, MS, PhD
University of MinnesotaBrian Simons, DVM
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineConrad Valdez, BS
Underserved Minority Travel Award
University of MichiganZongwei Wang, PhD
Massachusetts General HospitalKaijie Wu, MD, PhD Candidate
UT SouthwesternJelani Zarif
Underserved Minority Travel Award
Michigan State Unversity
2009
Tunde Akinyeke, BS
Meharry Medical CollegeHelal Biswas, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolDiogo Escudero, BS
University of MiamiDiego Iglesias Gato, PhD
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenDongxia Ge, MD
Tulane University; Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaRongbin Ge, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General HospitalDevangini Gandhi, MS
Columbia UniversityKristi Hoffman
Baylor College of MedicinePetra Massoner, PhD
Medical University Innsbruck, AustriaTravis Jerde, PhD
Indiana University School of MedicineSathish Kasina, PhD
University of MichiganRaj Kumar, PhD
University of KentuckyZhiyong Liao, PhD
Thomas Jefferson UniversityTristan Nicholson, BS
University of Rochester Medical CenterMatthew Tanner, PhD
Ordway Research InstituteGerald Verhaegh, PhD
Radboud University, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsShuanzeng Wei, BM, PhD
Johns Hopkins HospitalDaxing Xie, MD, PhD
UT SouthwesternYu Zeng, PhD, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2008
Govindaraj Anumanthan, PhD
Vanderbilt UniversityMing Chen, MS
University of RochesterDolores Di Vizio, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital-BostonDavid S. Finley, MD
UC IrvineRongbin Ge, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General HospitalKathryn M. Gonyea
University of PittsburghSimon Haile, PhD
Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Research CentreSazzad Hassan, MD, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolRoger Jackson, PhD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterSrinivas Koduru, PhD
University of KentuckyNagalakshmi Nadiminty, PhD
UC Davis Medical CenterSanjeev Shukla, PhD
University Hospitals Case Medical CenterHana Odeh, PhD
University of Michigan Medical SchoolHong Pu, PhD
University of KentuckyJudit Ribas, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineVictoria L Robinson, PhD
University of ChicagoShyh-Han Tan, PhD
Center for Prostate Disease ResearchManisha Tripathi, MS
Vanderbilt UniversitySuresh Veeramani, PhD
University of Nebraska Medical CenterVeronica Yao, PhD
University of PittsburghXiang Zhang, PhD
University of Cincinnati
2006
Adebusola Alagbala, BS
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteMingfang Ao, PhD
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBeverly Barton, PhD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyBekir Cinar, PhD
Children’s Hospital – BostonLara Collier, MD
University of MinnesotaBarbara Comuzzi, PhD
Genome Sciences CenterDavid DeGraff, BS
University of DelawareVivian Fu, MS
University of Wisconsin-MadisonArundhati Ghosh, PhD
Cleveland Clinic FoundationKenichiro Ishii, PhD
Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, JapanMarilyn Lamm, PhD
Children’s Memorial Research CenterGeun Taek Lee, PhD
Division of Urologic Oncology, The Cancer Institute of New JerseyJonathan Levitt, PhD
Baylor College of MedicineHongyun Li MD, PhD
Center for Prostate Disease ResearchAbdo Najy, BS
University of MichiganSrinivas Nandana, MS
Vanderbilt UniversityFreddie L. Pruitt, III
University of DelawareVeronica Placencio, BS
Vanderbilt UniversityDouglas Strand, BS
Baylor College of MedicineJ. Erin Tillman, BS
Vanderbilt University