2009

2009 Ruth and William Silen, MD Awards, and The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer
Center Awards Recipients
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Binta Beard - ScD Candidate
Harvard School of Public Health |
| Second Prize: |
Bolaji Akala - MD/PhD Candidate
University of Michigan Medical School |
| Third Prize: |
Gregory Ford, PhD - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Morehouse School of Medicine |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
(Postdoctoral Fellows; Medical, Dental, and Graduate Students)
| First Prize: |
Pushpa Neupane - College Student
Wesleyan University |
| Second Prize: |
Jonathan Abraham - MD/PhD Candidate
Harvard Medical School |
| Third Prize: |
Blythe Janowiak, PhD - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School |
Honorable Mention Recipients
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Brandon Brooks - College Student
Oklahoma State University |
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Arian Roman - College Student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Amanda Chilaka - Master's Candidate
Northeastern University |
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Lincoln Muhoro - Master's Candidate
Clark University |
2008

2008 Ruth and William Silen, MD Awards Recipients
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Vadim Villarroel - Post-Baccalaureate
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease/National Institutes of Health |
| Second Prize: |
Eydith Comenencia Ortiz - Post-Baccalaureate
Tufts University |
| Third Prize: |
Theophelus Hill - Post-Baccalaureate
University of Pennsylvania |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
(Postdoctoral Fellows; Medical, Dental, and Graduate Students)
| First Prize: |
Bryant Webb - Medical Student
Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
| Second Prize: |
Sara Tribune - College Student
Tougaloo College |
| Third Prize: |
Escar Kusema - College Student
Colby College |
Honorable Mention Recipients
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Aynara Chavez-Munoz - College Student
Colby College |
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Chiara Grisanzio, MD - Postdoctoral/Research Fellow
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
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Ibarda Zambrano - Post-Baccalaureate
National Institutes on Aging/National Institutes of Health |
2007

2007 Ruth and William Silen, MD Awards Recipients
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Richard Guyer - Post-Baccalaureate
University of Pennsylvania |
| Second Prize: |
Luciann Cuenca - Post-Baccalaureate
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| Third Prize: |
Hibo Mohamed - PhD Candidate
Tufts University |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
(Postdoctoral Fellows; Medical, Dental, and Graduate Students)
| First Prize: |
Richelle Williams - PhD Candidate
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology |
| Second Prize: |
Cheryl Overton - PhD Candidate
Vanderbilt University |
| Third Prize: |
Jasmine McDonald - PhD Candidate
Harvard School of Public Health |
(College and Community College Students; and Post-Baccalaureates)
| First Prize: |
Tashara Banks - Community College Student
Cuyahoga Community College |
| Second Prize: |
Dennise de Jesus - Post-Baccalaureate
Tufts University Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences |
| Third Prize: |
Vadim Villarroel - Post-Baccalaureate
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH |
2006
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Karl M. Thompson - PhD Candidate
Howard University |
| Second Prize: |
Karmella Haynes - Post-Baccalaureate
Washington University |
| Third Prize: |
David McCall - MD Candidate
Howard University - College of Medicine |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
(Postdoctoral Fellows; Medical, Dental, and Graduate Students)
| First Prize: |
Marcello Vinces, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Tufts University |
| Second Prize: |
Anthony Hill, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| Third Prize: |
Glendene Lemard, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard School of Public Health |
(College and Community College Students; and Post-Baccalaureates)
| First Prize: |
Abdulrasheed Alabi - Post Baccalaureate
Johns Hopkins University, 2005 |
| Second Prize: |
Susana Rodriguez - Post Baccalaureate
Children's Hospital Boston |
| Third Prize: |
Nandam Nath - College Student
Brown University |
2005
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Joeli Marrero - PhD Candidate
Tufts University |
| Second Prize: |
Samuel T. Waters - Postdoctoral Fellow
National Cancer Institute, NIH |
| Third Prize: |
Jaime Imitola - Postdoctoral Fellow
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Elysia Alvarez - College Student
Clark University |
| Second Prize: |
Natasha Viquez - MD/PhD Candidate
Washington University |
| Third Prize: |
Elizabeth Glater - PhD Candidate
Harvard Medical School |
2004
Oral Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Elizabeth Glater - PhD Candidate
Harvard Medical School |
| Second Prize: |
Antonio Perez - College Student
Harvard University |
| Third Prize: |
Li Yu - Research Assistant
National Institutes of Health |
Poster Presentation Award Recipients
| First Prize: |
Judah Weathers - College Student
Northeastern University |
| Second Prize: |
Renell Morgan - Post Baccalaureate
University of Pennsylvania |
| Third Prize: |
Jordan Amatuegwu - Post Baccalaureate
Stony Brook University, 2004 |