University of Virginia | Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Student Headliners

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)
American Heart Association Fellowship Recipients
BIMS Outstanding Graduate Student
Biophysics Training Grant
Biotechnology Training Grant
BMES Graduate Symposium
Cancer Training Grant
Cardiovascular Training Grant
Double Hoo Research Award
Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS)
Faculty-Senate Dissertation Year Award
Ford Foundation Pre-doc Fellowship
GTA Award/Outstanding GTA
Hungerford Award
Huskey Research Exhibitiion
IEEE Student Paper Competition
Infectious Diseases Training Grant
Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation Research Scholar
NRSA
NSF Fellowship
Pharmacology Training Grant
Research Scholar Poster Competition
VPRGS Award for Excellence in Scholarship in Sciences & Engineering
Updike Award
UVA Cup: Entrepreneurship concept Competition

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)
2012 | Karin Holmberg

American Heart Association Fellowship Recipients
2011 | Nivedita Naresh, Bryan Piras (competitive renewal for a 3rd year)
2010 | Lauren Boerboom, Sam Fielden, Christian Moyer, Devin Weinberg (competitive renewal for a 3rd year)
2009 | Joshua Meisner, Monica Lee, Bryan Piras
2008 | Caitlin Burke, Kristina Little, Katy Parker, Linsey Phillips, Andrew Rouilalrd, Lauren Sefcik, Ankit Tejani, Moriel Vandsburger, Devin Weinberg
2007 | Kelly Benedict, Robert Janiczek, Bryan Thorne, Jason Yang

BIMS Outstanding Graduate Student
2011-12 | Monica Lee
2009-10 | Matthew Oberhardt
2008-09 | Linsey Phillips
2007-08 | Erwin Gianchandani

Biophysics Training Grant
2010-2011 Appointments | Amy Clobes, Caroline Whitaker
2009-2010 Appointments | Amy Clobes, Caroline Whitaker

Biotechnology Training Grant (typically students are on the grant for two years but continue to participate in the program until graduation)
2011-2012 Appointments | Scott Seaman, Samantha Clark, Jaymes Beech
2010-2011 Appointments | Jason Yang, Anthony Awojoodu, Joseph Kilroy, Jaymes Beech
2009-2010 Appointments | Jason Yang, Anthony Awojoodu, Joseph Kilroy
2008-2009 Appointments | Annika Hedin, Rebekah Neal, Matthew Oberhardt
2007-2008 Appointments | Alexander Bailey, Annika Hedin, Kristina Little, Rebekah Neal, Matthew Oberhardt
2006-2007 Appointments | Erwin Gianchandani, Kristina Little, Olugbemisola Oredein, Caren Petrie, Brian Schmidt
2005-2006 Appointments | Erwin Gianchandani, Olugbemisola Oredein, Caren Petrie, Brian Schmidt

BMES Graduate Symposium
2009 | Best Oral Presentation - Moriel Vandsurger
2009 | Best Poster Presentation - William Mauldin, Abhay Patil

Cancer Training Grant
2011-2012 Appointments | Edik Blais
2010-2011 Appointments | Marc Seaman, Karin Holmberg

Cardiovascular Training Grant
2011-2012 Appointments | Joe Walpole, Josh Meisner, Ali Dhanaliwala, Cynthia Huang, Kyle Martin
2010-2011 Appointments | Ali Dhanaliwala, Karen Ryall, Cynthia Huang, Kyle Martin
2009-2010 Appointments | Josh Meisner, Ryan Feaver, Samuel Fielden, Monica Lee, Robert Scott Smith, Lauren Boerboom, Christian Moyer
2008-2009 Appointments | Rachel Evans, Ryan Feaver, Samuel Fielden, Nikki Hastings, Monica Lee, Bryan Piras, Vijay Rao, Michael Simmers, Robert Scott Smith
2007-2008 Appointments | Rachel Evans, John Pickard, Vijay Rao, Michael Simmers, Alyssa Taylor
2006-2007 | Brad Gelfand, Alyssa Taylor, John Pickard, Michael Simmers, Bryan Thorne
2005-2006 | Brad Gelfand, Alyssa Taylor, Hanna Woldeyesus

Double Hoo Research Award
2011 | Kyle Martin, Paul Jensen
2010 | Karin Holmberg
2009 | Arvind Chavali, Josh Meisner

Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS)
University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium (UVERS)
2012 | 2nd place: Katy Parker; Honorable Mention: Eric Greenwald, Bhairav Mehta, Katy Parker
2011 | 1st place: Caitlin Burke; Honorable Mention: Karen Holmberg, Karen Ryall
2010 | 1st place: Rebekah Neal, Honorable Mention: Linsey Phillips, Caitlin Burke, Mike Ellis
2009 | 1st place: Ankit Tejani, 2nd Place: Liz Logsdon

Faculty-Senate Dissertation Year Award
2008 | Lauren Sefcik

Ford Foundation Pre-doc Fellowship
2011 | Tony Awojoodu (turned down in lieu of NSF award)

GTA Award/Outstanding GTA
2010-11 | Jason Yang
2009-10 | Molly Tinius
2007-08 | Lauren Sefcik

Hungerford Award
2012 | Jason Yang
2009-10 | Matthew Oberhardt

Huskey Research Exhibition - Oral Presentation Winners - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2010 | 3rd place: Jason Yang, Arvind Chavli

Huskey Research Exhibition - Poster Presentation Winners - Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2010 | 1st place: Caitlin Burke

Huskey Research Exhibition - Oral Presentation Winners - Physical Sciences and Mathematics
2010 | 2nd place: Michael Ellis

IEEE Student Paper Competition
2009 | Matthew Eames

Infectious Diseases Training Grant
2011-2012 Appointments | Kevin D’Auria, Beeta Ehdaie

Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation Research Scholar
2011 | Karin Holmberg

NRSA
2010 (for 3 years) | Joseph Burns

NSF Fellowship
2012 | Sameer Bajikar, Samantha Clark, Adam Dixon, Claire Segar; Honorable mention: Edik Blais, Kelsie Timbie
2011 (for 3 years) | Karen Ryall, Tony Awojoodu (Honorable mention: Sameer Bajikar, Edik Blais, Samantha Clark, Geoff Handsfield, Scott Seaman)
2010 (for 3 years) | Paul Jensen, Soo Shin

Pharmacology Training Grant
2011-2012 Appointments | Lindsey Taylor

Research Scholar Poster Competition
2011 | Best overall grad poster: Arvind Chavali (as a part of President Sullivan’s Inauguration)

VPRGS Award for Excellence in Scholarship in Sciences & Engineering
2011 | Linsey Phillips, Monica Lee
2010 | Moriel Vandsburger
2009 | Lauren Sefcik, Arvind Chavali
2008 | Matthew Oberhardt

UVA Cup: Entrepreneurship concept Competition
2009 | Will Mauldin (2nd Place)

*For additions, corrections, or updates please email the Graduate Program Coordinator at bmegrad@virginia.edu.

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