Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its 2011 convocation ceremonies on May 20. Dr. David Hajjar, Graduate School dean, presented the following awards for special achievement.
Vincent du Vigneaud Award of Excellence
Poster Presentation:
Hao-Wei Wang, "Activation of Macrophages by IL-4 and Other Cytokines: Priming for Protumoral Functions." (Professor Johanna Joyce)
Oral Presentation:
Mark Lundquist, "Regulation of Nuclear Actin Pools by MICAL2." (Professor Samie R. Jaffrey)
Vincent du Vigneaud First-Year Award
Amy Jia Wang, "Determining the Role of HSP90 Subcellular Localization in HSP90 Inhibitor Resistance in Glioblastoma." (Professor Gabriela Chiosis)
Vincent du Vigneaud Second-Year Award
Rachel Niec, "Development and Function of Peripherally Induced Regulatory T Cells." (Professor Alexander Rudensky)
Julian R. Rachele Prize
Eduardo F. Gallo, "Neuronal Nitric Oxide Contributes to Neuroplasticity-Associated Protein Expression Through cGMP, Protein Kinase G, and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase." Journal of Neuroscience 31(19):6947-6955, May 11, 2011 (Professor Costantino Iadecola)
Polloneal Ocbina, "Complex Interactions Between Genes Controlling Trafficking in Primary Cilia." Nature Genetics, published online May 8, 2011 (Professor Kathryn V. Anderson)