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RISE PhD Awards and Recognition

Thank you for your interest in the UTSA RISE PhD program. After a long run at UTSA, the RISE program has ended. We celebrate our students and their accomplishments and will continue to seek out ways to support the highly talented and dedicated future scientists at UTSA.

2021

Vanessa Cerda

NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award

Tiara Phipps

DoD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship

2018

Francisca Acosta

Best Graduate Student Poster-Regenerative and Molecular Medicine (UTSA COS Research Conference)

2017

Andrew Mendiola

American Society of Neurochemistry (ASN) Neuro Award

Jesus Romo

Best Graduate Student Poster-Infectious Diseases and Immunology (UTSA COS Research Conference)

Thierry Wambo

Best Graduate Student Poster-Physics & Astronomy and Nanotechnology (UTSA COS Research Conference)

Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs Honorable Mention

2016

Jorge Gomez

NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA)

Andrew Mendiola

Best Graduate Student Poster-Infectious Diseases and Immunology (UTSA COS Research Conference)

UTSA Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship

Guillermo Naranjo

Best Graduate Student Poster-Physics & Astronomy and Nanotechnology (UTSA COS Research Conference)

Jesus Romo

Best Graduate Oral Presentation-Biomedical Research (SACNAS)

UTSA Graduate School Three Minute Thesis (Doctoral category)

2015

Andrew Mendiola

Best Graduate Student Poster-Infectious Diseases and Immunology (UTSA COS Research Conference)

2014

Willie Hale

First Place Graduate Poster Presentation Award (UTSA COLFA Spring Conference)

Enrique Sosa

Best Graduate Student Poster-Regenerative and Molecular Medicine (UTSA COS Research Conference)

2013

Damon Cardenas

Bioengineering Oral Presentation Award (SACNAS)

Sloan Scholar

Valero Travel Award

Justin Garcia

Biochemistry Oral Presentation Award (SACNAS)

Willie Hale

Psychology/Social Sciences Oral Presentation Award (SACNAS)

Doctoral Oral Presentation Award (UTSA Ready, Set, Research Competition)

Kristin Reddoch

Post-Doc Prep Attendee (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Magaly Salinas

Provisional Patent Approval

Best Student Poster Presentation-Chemistry & Biochemistry Award (UTSA COS Research Conference)

DeNard Simmons

Best Student Poster Presentation-Neuroscience Award (UTSA COS Research Conference)

Marley Van Dyke

Diversity Recruitment Fellowship Award

2012

Lawrence Mimun

SACNAS Travel Award

Linda Nagore

SACNAS Travel Award

DeNard Simmons

Sloan Scholar

Enrique Sosa

Judge (ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair)

Graduate Poster Winner (Texas Genetics Society)

SACNAS Travel Award

Sloan Scholar

2011

Enrique Sosa

Sloan Scholar

2009

Magaly Salinas

SACNAS Travel Award
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