Honors and Awards
2021 "Promising Future Educator" Award from OHSU's Teaching & Learning Center awarded to Sydney Boutros.
2021 - 2023 F31 AG067629-01A1 proposal of Sydney Boutros entitled “Effects of apolipoprotein E isoform and amifostine on memory-related DNA double strand breaks and immediate-early gene expression” awarded for funding.
2020 Collins Medical Trust Grant Award to Payel Kundu.
2020 A Keystone Symposia scholarship for Sydney Boutros to provide free registration associated with attendance to the virtual meeting on Genomic Stability and DNA Repair, Sep 21 - Sep 23, 2020.
2019 - 2020 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Sydney Boutros
2019 Proposal of Sydney Boutros entitled “Targeting DNA Double Strand Breaks as Countermeasure against Space Radiation-Induced Cognitive Injury,” submitted in response to the 2019 NASA HRP Grant Augmentation Competition for Students and Postdocs selected for funding ($30,000 including indirect costs).
2018 Best oral presentation in the basic sciences award at the OHSU Neurology Research Day for Sydney Boutros ($1,000).
2018 Award to Eileen R.S. Torres from the Gordon Conference to attend the meeting ($750).
2018 Ashworth-Thomason award to Eileen R.S. Torres for support to attend a Gordon conference and workwshop in Spain in the amount of $500.
2018 School of Medicine OHSU School of Medicine Alumni Association Travel Award to Eileen R.S. Torres in the amount of $500.
2018 Associate Dean's Award for Exemplary Contributions to the Graduate Programs to Eileen R.S. Torres.
2018 Joanne Lee received an USC fellowship for a 6-week research intern position in our laboratory.
2018 Best poster award SfN Oregon local chapter meeting for Sydney Weber Boutros.
2018 Selection of abstract for oral presentation Eileen R.S. Torrres at Society for Neuroscience Local Chapter meeting.
2018 Acceptance of abstract for workshop and related Gordon Conference for Eileen R.S. Torres and Sydney Weber Boutros.
2018 Forging the Way Award for contribution as part of the Alliance for Visible Diversity in Science for Eileen R.S. Torres
2017 American Psychological Association Award ($1,000) to Eileen R.S. Torres
2017 2017-2018 Research Leadership Scholar for Eileen R.S. Torres
2017 OMSI Science Communication Fellowship with tuition covered by NASA ($1500 total) for Sydney Weber.
2017 NSF GFRP Graduate Student Fellowship for Sydney Weber.
2017 RSNA medical student grant for Wendy McGinnis.
2016 RSNA oral presentation for Wendy McGinnis.
2016 Best annual postdoctoral paper award Behavioral Neuroscience Department for Lance Johnson.
2016 - 2019 ARCS Scholarship for Sydney Weber
2016 IBANGS travel award to Eileen Samson Torres to attend the annual meeting.
2015 Collins Medical Trust Grant Award to Wendy McGinnis.
2015 NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award for Tunde Akinyeke to attend the Frontiers in Addiction Reasearch NIDA-NIAAA mini convention held prior to SfN, Chicago, IL.
2015 Second Prize Poster Award for Lance Johnson at the NeuroFeatures Meeting 2015, Portland, Oregon.
2015 OHSU SOM Senate Travel Award for Wendy McGinnis to attend a scientific meeting.
2015 Radiation Research Society Award for Wendy McGinnis to attend the Annual Meeting in Florida.
2015 OHSU SOM Student SenateTravel award for Wendy McGinnis to attend the Annual Radiation Research Society meeting in Florida.
2015 Presentation Award to Lance Johnson for best oral fellow presentation at Knight Cardiovascular Institute Retreat.
2015 Miller Internship Award for Tara Kugelman to work in the lab during the Summer.
2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellows Program Award for Wendy McGinnis.
2014 OHSU SOM Student SenateTravel award for Wendy McGinnis to attend meeting at University of Britisch Columbina, CA.
2014 - 2015 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Wendy McGinnis.
2014 Presentation Award to Lance Johnson for best oral fellow presentation at Knight Cardiovascular Institute Retreat.
2014 - 2015 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Award for Lance Johnson.
2014 RSNA grant Award for Wendy McGinnis for cancer-related research in the lab.
2014 OCTRI/OSLER grant award for Wendy McGinnis for cancer-related research in the lab.
2013 Miller Internship Award for Erin Bidiman to work in the lab during the Summer.
2013 Miller Internship Award for Massarra Eiwaz to work in the lab during the Summer.
2013 Collins Medical Trust Grant Award to Lance Johnson.
2012 The Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research Oregon Tax Check-Off Alzheimer’s Research Fund Research Award to Lance Johnson.
2012 - 2013 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Damian Zuloaga.
2012 Postdoctoral Travel Award for Damian Zuloaga to present at the NIDA SFN mini-convention poster session.
2011 Best graduate Student Oral Presentation Award at SfN local chapter meeting for Laura Villasana.
2011 New Investigator Travel Award for Laura Villasana to attend the 2011 OSSD (Organization for the Study of Sex Differences) Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK.
2010 - 2012 NSBRI Fellowship for Gwen Haley. Title: Effects of alpha-lipoic acid on 56Fe-induced cognitive deficits in female and male mice. 11/1/10- 10/31/12.
2011 MRF Research award Gwen Haley for proposal entitled: Molecular Components of Cognitive Performance in Elderly Macaques”, $20,000.
2011 Distinguished Faculty Awards Nominee for Dr. Jacob Raber on behalf of the OHSU Foundation and OHSU Faculty Senate in recognition of outstanding research.
2010 Laura Villasana recipient of a 2010 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award ($3,000).
2010 - 2011 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Brian Piper. Title: Neurogenetics Research at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry: Apolipoprotein E & Go/No-Go Performance.
2010 Selena Corbett received Summer Research Stipend at University of Puget Sound and was selected as Summer 2010 Richard Bangs Collier Scholar ($3,500).
2010 Best student poster award for Laura Villasana, Oregon Chapter Society for Neuroscience Meeting, McMinnville, Oregon.
2010 Best annual postdoctoral paper award Behavioral Neuroscience Department for Brian Piper.
2010 Mati Agam, previous ASE student, won first in category Behavioral and Social Sciences and best of fair at Beaverton-Hillsboro Science Expo. Also received a recognition from the The American Psychological Association. Selected to compete in International Fair in St Jose. At ISEF won US Air Force 1st place award ($3,000) in the special awards ceremony and 2nd place in the category behavioral and social sciences in grand awards ceremony ($1,500).
2010 IBNS Travel Award and waiving meeting registration fees for Jessica Siegel.
2009 - 2011 Individual NIDA funded NRSA to Jessica Siegel, entitled:” Neonatal Methamphetamine Effects on Adult Cholinergic and Cognitive Function”.
2009 Application of Brian Piper selected to attend a NIH-funded fMRI traning course at the University of Michigan, 2009.
2009 - 2010 MRF research award 2009 to Brian Piper for proposal entitled: “Neurocognitive Consequences of Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure in 7-9 Year Old-Children”, $19,500.
2009 - 2010 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Gwen Haley.
2009 Best annual postdoctoral paper award for Gwen Haley.
2009 Selection of the abstract of Laura Villasana for a poster presentation at the New England Science Symposium, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, by the Harvard Medical School Office of Diversity and Community Partership and the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP).
2008 OHSU/PSU Technology Entrepreneurship Program acceptance of Ted Benice.
2008 OCTRI summer research fellowship for Galena Kolchugina.
2008 Second place for oral presentation in Aging Research of Laura Villasana at Student Research Forum.
2008 Ginger Ashworth Graduate Training Award for Laura Villasana.
2007 - 2008 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Laura Villasana.
2007 American Foundation for Aging Research Fellowship Award for Jessica Siegel.
2007 At the Intel NW Science Expo Wendy Gwendalyn McGinnins won first place in her category (a gold medal and $50). In addition, she won two special awards. The first was from the U.S. Air Force for an "Outstanding Project" and came with a messenger bag, a WiFi hotspot finder, a jumpdrive, a ballpoint pen, and a pad folio. The second award was from the American Statistical Association for "Excellence in Statistics," which came with an HP calculator and $100.
2006 Eric Guire recipient of 2006 John Resko Thesis Award.
2006 OHSU Clinical Research Enhancement Fund for Summer Acevedo.
2005 - 2006 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Summer Acevedo.
2006 Ginger Ashworth Graduate Training Award for Ted S. Benice.
2004 - 2006 N.L. Tartar Research Fellow for Ted S. Benice.
2005 - 2008 Investigator Initiated Research Grant, National Alzheimer’s Association for Dr. Jacob Raber.
2004 Ted S. Benice nominated OHSU SOM student for an University Club Fellowship.
2004 Dr. Jacob Raber received first place in the Category Gerontology and a Special Award for Studies in Aging from Gerontology Associates at the Intel NW Science Expo 2004.
2003 Adrianne Chesser wins three first place awards in the Category Gerontology, including an award from the Oregon Geriatric Education Center, and first place awards in the Regional and State Fairs at the Intel NW Science Expo.
2003 OHSU Nomination for Outreach Award; Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Contributions in Science Education for Dr. Jacob Raber.
2002 - 2006 Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging 2002 for Dr. Jacob Raber.
2001 McBean Fellow for Dr. Jacob Raber, University of California, San Francisco, California
1999 - 2002 Investigator Initiated Research Grant for Dr. Jacob Raber, National Alzheimer’s Association
1998 6th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Travel Award for Dr. Jacob Raber.
1991 - 1994 Schumacher-Kramer Foundation Award for Dr. Jacob Raber.
1990 International Society for Interferon Research, Travel Award for Dr. Jacob Raber.
1986 -1991 H. Rotstein Foundation Award for Dr. Jacob Raber.