CSA News

Maia Smith – Acceptance into UTMB Galveston School of Medicine!

May 6, 2024

Congratulations to Maia Smith on her acceptance in UTMB Galveston School of Medicine! Best wishes for success.


CSA Retreat – Congratulations to all Faculty Award Winners!

May 6, 2024

Congratulations to all faculty award winners: Health Professional Teaching Excellence: Laura Johnson Graduate School Teaching Excellence: Alex Bishop Research Excellence Junior Faculty: Juli Bai Research Excellence Senior Faculty: Manjeet Rao  


CSA Retreat – Congratulations to all Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Award Winners!

May 6, 2024

Congratulations to all student and postdoctoral fellow award winners and their mentors: Best poster by a predoctoral student: Trong Phat Do, mentor Manjeet Rao Best poster by a master of science student: Prerna Sathish, mentor Lily Dong Best poster by a postdoctoral fellow: Yi Xu, mentor Pei Wang Outstanding Achievement Award for a Pre-Professional Student: […]


CSA Retreat Thanks!

May 6, 2024

Special thanks to the organizers of the retreat: Alan Sakaguchi Alex Bishop Lucy Fell Ben Miller Mariah Feliciano Edgar Henostroza Urmi Thaker Thanks to CSA members who provided assistance the day of the retreat: Veronica Armstrong Judy Quiroz


Kay Oyajobi – Academy of Educational Scholars Star Educator Award!

May 6, 2024

Congratulations to Kay (Babatunde) Oyajobi.  Dr. Oyajobi received an Academy of Educational Scholars Star Educator Award!


Omid Rahimi and Annette Occhialini – Selected to Serve at Graduation as Faculty Marshalls!

April 30, 2024

Congratulations to Omid Rahimi and Annette Occhialini for being selected by the medical class of 2024 to serve at graduation as faculty marshalls!


Joel Agosta – GSBS Selected as Student Speaker at Hooding Ceremony!

April 15, 2024

Congratulations to Joel Agosta, a predoctoral student in Feng-Chun Yang’s laboratory. Joel was selected by the GSBS to be the student speaker at their hooding ceremony this year! Congratulations also to Dr. Yang!


Santosh Timilsina – LSOM Research Day, Tied for 1st Place for Best Podium Presentation!

April 11, 2024

Congratulations to Santosh Timilsina, a postdoctoral fellow in Manjeet Rao’s lab. He tied for 1st place for best podium presentation among postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows at LSOM Research Day! Congratulations also to Manjeet!


Vincent Pham – LSOM Research Day Award!

April 11, 2024

Congratulations to Vincent Pham, a graduate student in Gang Huang’s lab, received a $200 award from the LSOM Research Day poster competition! Congratulations also to Gang.


Panneerdoss Subbarayalu & Daisy Medina – AACR Awards at the Annual Meeting!

April 9, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Panneerdoss Subbarayalu who won the AACR minority serving institution Faculty Scholar award at the annual meeting! Congratulations to Ms. Daisy Medina who won the AACR Minority Scholar award at the annual meeting! Congratulations also to Manjeet Rao who mentors both Dr. Subbarayalu and Daisy Medina!