Awards
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology recognizes outstanding accomplishments of a predoctoral student with two awards:
Kimmel Award
The Joe R. Kimmel Award was established in 1985 as a memorial to Joe R. Kimmel, M.D., Ph.D. by colleagues and students. Dr. Kimmel, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was on the faculty from 1963 until his death in 1985.
It is awarded outstanding research presentation in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Student Research Forum.
Recipients of the Kimmel Award:
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Robin Maser |
1987 |
Scott Falke |
2001 |
Subhaschandra Naik |
2011 |
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Larry Dobbs |
1988 |
Huimin Jiang |
2002 |
Mauricio Vargas Uribe |
2012 |
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Carla Breen |
1990 |
Alexsander Dajkovic |
2004 |
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Michael Harding |
1990 |
Ryan Schulze |
2005 |
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Bei Xie |
1991 |
Benjamin Weaver |
2006 |
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Stephen Parnell |
1998 |
Matthew Goering |
2007 |
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Shihyun You |
1999 |
Hiroo Katayama |
2008 |
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Susanna Harju |
2000 |
Troy Johnson |
2009 |
Grisolia Award
Santiago Grisolia Research Fellowship is awarded for Excellence in Biomedical Research by a Medical Student at the Student Research Forum.
Established in 1997 in commemoration of the esteemed career of Santiago Grisolia, M.D., Ph.D., by colleagues, associates, and students. Dr. Grisolia, Professor Emeritus at the University of Kansas Medical Center, was Director of the McIlvain Laboratories, 1954-62 and Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1962-73.
Recipients of the Grisolia Award:
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Stephen Clum |
1998 |
Jacob Hodges |
2007 |
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Nils R. Hoernle |
1998 |
Bliss Hartnett |
2008 |
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James Howard |
2002 |
Dan Parente |
2011 |

