Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies Hosts Pre-commencement Awards Ceremony May 13, 2026 On May 13, 2026, faculty, professional staff and students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies were recognized for their achievements at a pre-commencement awards ceremony. Congratulations to all honorees! View photos from the 2026 Graduate Programs Pre-commencement Awards Ceremony (Facebook). Division of Biomedical Science Programs Student Awards Excellence in Research Award Kevin Hughley II (advisor: Mauricio Reginato, PhD) Program: Cancer Biology Thesis Title: The Role of SLC7A11 in Regulating Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis The Amedeo Bondi, PhD Endowed Graduate Award Arron Franklin Hall, PhD (advisor: Dong Wang, PhD) Program: Neuroscience Thesis Title: Cortical-Hippocampal Dynamics During Sharp-Wave Ripples Evolve Across Learning Dr. Jane Clifford Best PhD Dissertation Thesis Mihyun Oh, PhD (advisor: Srinivas Somarowthu, PhD) Dr. Jane Clifford Best Master's Thesis Sabina Knox (advisor: Christian Sell, PhD) Division of Interdisciplinary and Career-Oriented Programs Student Awards Academic Excellence Awards Biomedicine and Business – Trevor Vidas Biomedicine and Cell and Gene Therapy – Yuliya Shestovska Biomedicine and Entrepreneurship – Darcy Pritchett Biomedicine and Law – Madison Mychayliw Clinical Research Organization and Management – Chelsey Dillon, Alexandra Heck and Katherine Ribeiro Drug Discovery and Development – Lilian Gonzales and Cecily Zecca-Naples Immunology – Shelby Sundstrom Infectious Disease – Kristen Honhart Laboratory Animal Science – Claudia Moore, Megan Kaylor and Stephanie Slater Molecular Basis of Cancer – Jonathan Hoar Molecular Medicine – Kevin Lambert and Renetta Trotman Pathologists’ Assistant – Andrew Porisch Division of Pre-medical and Pre-health Programs Student Awards Academic Excellence Awards Drexel Pathway to Medical School – Ifeoma Iloka and Emily Baghramian Biomedical Studies – Ugochukwu Okolie Intensive Medical Sciences – Derek Saxman Interdisciplinary Health Sciences – Imani Walton Common Good Award Younes Hekmat Labsh Abazid Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award Ugochukwu Okolie Faculty Awards Division of Biomedical Science Programs Best Advisor/Mentor: Patrick Loll, PhD Best Adjunct: Siddharth Balachandran, PhD Best Professor: James M. Burns Jr., PhD Division of Interdisciplinary and Career-Oriented Programs Excellence in Online Teaching: Katherine Innamorati, PhD Best Mentor: Fred Krebs, PhD Best Professor: Stephen Jennings, PhD Division of Pre-medical and Pre-health Programs Best Adjunct Professor: Orcel Kounga, EdD Best Mentor: Kishore Bagga, PhD Best Professor: Chris Carbone, PhD Best Advisor/Mentor: Patrick Loll, PhD
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