Danielle DiFranco is named the Andrew C. Comrie GIDP Doctoral Fellow for the 2026 Academic Year. "The fellowship honors Dr. Comrie’s unwavering commitment to interdisciplinary research and study."

Ph.D. Candidate, Danielle DiFranco attend The Protein Society's 39th annual symposium in San Francisco at the end of June. She attended amazing talks on research at the forefront of protein science and had the pleasure of presenting a poster on her current project. Thank you to the Cancer Biology GIDP and the Herbert E. Carter Travel Award for funding this travel opportunity.

The Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Administration Office and the GIDP Advisory Council (GIDPAC) selects Danielle DiFranco to receive the 2025 Session 3 Herbert E. Carter Travel Award in order to attend the Protein Society Annual Symposium in June. This award honors "Dr. Carter's spirit and passion for interdisciplinary scholarship and research in higher education".

Ryan Hecksel is honored as a graduate student Galileo Circle Scholar by the MCB department for his "exceptional potential in the physical, mathematical, environmental, cognitive, and life sciences".

Undergraduate student Marc Garcia is selected by the MCB department to join the Galileo Circle Scholars in their mission to "the continued excellence in the sciences at The University of Arizona".

Undergraduate students, Delina Denogean, Josh Lederman, and Marc Garcia present their posters at the University of Arizona Undergraduate Biology Research Program's 36th annual conference on Saturday, January 25, 2025. They each did an amazing job presenting on their research projects.

Dr. Joyce Schroder is a 2024 awardee at the Luminaries Outstanding Faculty Awards ceremony for her acceptance into the National Academy of Inventors as a Senior Member. Joyce Schroeder receives national recognition for her achievements and discoveries in peptide-based therapies towards the treatment of triple negative breast cancer.
https://academyofinventors.org/about-the-senior-members-program/

Dr. Joyce Schroder receives the University Distinguished Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award at the 2023 University of Arizona Distinguished Faculty Awards.

“The Danny Brower Award gives me some financial security, which is especially important right now! There is a lot of uncertainty in the air and this scholarship helps give me a sense of control…

The MCB Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award is presented each spring to an MCB Senior who has demonstrated excellence in their undergraduate research. This year’s award winner, Alexa Nguyen, has been doing research since her freshmen year in college, so it’s no surprise that Alexa was selected as this year’s winner. Alexa is a Flinn Scholar and as part of the Flinn Scholar program, students are paired with a faculty member to mentor them and be a guide during their undergraduate years