Graduate Student Awards 2023 Summer 2023 Biomedical Sciences Christina Meyer, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Nikhil Sanjay Rao, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Suraj Sundara Vasanthi, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Daniel Moraes, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Onyekachukwu (Henry) Osemeke, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Grzegorz Tarasiuk, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Jinji Pang, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathology Belen Hernandez, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Awards 2022 Summer 2022 Biomedical Sciences Nikhil Sanjay Rao, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Jessica Concalves dos Santos, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Ana Paula S Poeta Silva, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Debarpan Dhar, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Nicole Jandick, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Kruttika Phadke, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Brandon Ruddell, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathology Akhil Anilkumar Vinithakumari, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Awards 2021 Summer 2021 Biomedical Sciences Diou Luo, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Nyzil Massey, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Piyush Padhi, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Gaurav Rawal, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Ashenafi Beyi, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Debarpan Dhar, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathology Susanne Je-Han Lin, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Ariel Nenninger, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Caleb Brezina, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Graduate Student Awards 2020 Summer 2020 Biomedical Sciences Diou Luo, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Nyzil Massey, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Denusha Shrestha, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine Ting-Yu Cheng, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Brandon Ruddell, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Jamison Slate, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Pathology Ya-Mei Chen, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Awards 2019 Fall 2019 Veterinary Pathology Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, CVM Graduate Student/Post-Doc of the Year Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, Diana Mossip Memorial Scholarship, Mensa Foundation Summer 2019 Biomedical Sciences Shivani Choudhary, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Meghan Gage, 1st Place, Poster Presentation, 2019 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Meghan Gage, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Dr. Nyzil Massey, 3rd Place, Poster Presentation, 2019 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Dharmin Rokad, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 2019 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Veterinary Clinical Sciences Dr. Lionel Sebbag, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine Marcelo Nunes de Almeida, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Wannarat Yim-Im, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology & Preventative Medicine Dr. Daniel Villageliú, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Naihui Zhou, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Pathology Dr. Katy Martin, Student Travel Award, 27th Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Madison, WI Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, 2019 AAVP/Merck Animal Health Graduate Student Research Award, 27th Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Madison, WI Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, Student Travel Award, 27th Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Madison, WI Spring 2019 Biomedical Sciences Sireesha Manne, Dr. Harihara Mehendale Graduate Student Best Abstract Award, Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD Nyzil Massey, GPSS Conference Poster Presentation Award, Ames, IA Dharmin Rokad, Biotechnology Specialty Section Student Achievement Award, Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD Dharmin Rokad, 1st Place, Graduate Student Poster Award, Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Cristina Santana, 2nd Place, Public Health, Clinical or Social Science Category, 18th Annual New England Science Symposium, Harvard Medical School Graduate Student Awards 2018 Fall 2018 Biomedical Sciences Nyzil Massey, Teaching Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine Laura Burns, Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation, AMVA 61st Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO Cristina Santana, Best Poster Presentation, Central States Society of Toxicology, Manhattan, KS Summer 2018 Biomedical Sciences Sanjana Mahadev-Bhat, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 2018 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Dharmin Rokad, 1st Place, Poster Presentation, 2018 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Joseph Smith, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine Yuly Henao-Diaz, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Michael Welch, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Microbiology & Preventative Medicine Luke Bussiere, 3rd Place, Poster Presentation, 2018 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Daniel Nielsen, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Daniel Villageliu, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Pathology Eric Cassmann, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Dr. Jeba Jesudoss-Chelladurai, 2018 American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists-Companion Animal Parasite Council (AAVP-CAPC) Graduate Student Award in Zoonotic Disease, AAVP 2018 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Dr. Jeba Jesudoss-Chelladurai, Young Investigator Travel Grant from CAPC, AAVP 2018 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO Spring 2018 Biomedical Sciences Melanie Abongwa, 3rd Place, Emil A. Pfitzer Award, Drug Discovery Toxicology Specialty Section Postdoc Research Poster Competition, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Sreemoyee Acharya, Best Poster Presentation, 5th Annual Graduate and Professional Students Research Conference, Ames, IA Shivani Choudhary, Teaching Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Sanjana Mahadev-Bhat, American Thoracic Society Abstract Scholarship Award Sireesha Manne, 2nd Place, Neuro Toxicology Specialty Section Research Poster Competition, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Bharathi Palanisamy, Seahorse Travel Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Dharmin Rokad, Honorable Mention in the Molecular and System Biology Specialty Section Research Poster Competition, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Dharmin Rokad, Medical Devices Specialty Section Graduate Student Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Dharmin Rokad, 1st Place, Central States Chapter Research Poster Competition, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Dharmin Rokad, 1st Place, Metals Specialty Section Graduate Student Research Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Dharmin Rokad, 2nd Place, Carl C. Smith Specialty Research Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Souvarish Sarkar, 2nd Place, Drug Discovery Specialty Section, Dr. Hariharan Mehendale Graduate Student Best Abstract Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Souvarish Sarkar, Seahorse Travel Award, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Souvarish Sarkar, 3rd Place, ImmunoTox Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, TX Shaunik Sharma, Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Veterinary Microbiology & Preventative Medicine Andrea Binnebose, Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Veterinary Pathology Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, GPSS Research Award, 5th Annual Graduate and Professional Students Research Conference, Ames, IA Graduate Student Awards 2017 Fall 2017 Biomedical Sciences Vivek Lawana, 2nd Place, 3 Minute Thesis Competition, ISU Graduate College, Ames, IA Veterinary Microbiology & Preventative Medicine Nick Backes, Recipient of the Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology (CBD S&T) Conference Travel Grant, Long Beach, CA Samantha Hau, Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Summer 2017 Biomedical Sciences Adhithiya Charli, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Kristina Feye, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Naveen Kondru, Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Dharmin Rokad, 1st Place, Poster Presentation, 2017 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Joe Smith, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship Veterinary Clinical Sciences Dr. Kayode Garraway, Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship in Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine Marcelo Almeida, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 2017 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Clair Mitzelfeldt, Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Microbiology & Preventative Medicine Luke Bussiere, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 2017 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Meghan Wymore-Brand, Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Veterinary Pathology Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, A Love of Learning Award, given by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society to travel to the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP) Conference Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 62nd American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN Spring 2017 Veterinary Pathology Saleh Albarrak, International Graduate Student Scholarship, ISU Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) Young Investigator Travel Grant, 62nd AAVP Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN Graduate Student Awards 2016 Fall 2016 Biomedical Sciences Shivani Ghaisas, Best Oral Presentation, Central States Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, Iowa City, IA Dharmin Rokad, Best Poster Presentation, Central States Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, Iowa City, IA Veterinary Pathology Saleh Albarrak, Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, 1st Recipient of the Parasitology Residency in VPATH that was established through a grant from the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Alejandro Larios, Recipient of the ACVP Resident/Graduate Student Travel Award, New Orleans, LA Tracy Lindquist, Recipient of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP) Share the Future Travel Grant, New Orleans, LA Summer 2016 Biomedical Sciences Shivani Ghaisas, 2nd Place, Poster Presentation, 2016 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Souvarish Sarkar, 3rd Place, Poster Presentation, 2016 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Veterinary Clinical Sciences Sarah Wiechert, Recipient of the 2016 Livestock Respiratory Diseases Graduate Scholarship Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Nicholas Backes, 1st Place, Poster Presentation, 2016 Summer Scholar Research Day, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Veterinary Pathology Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, Recipient of the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) Young Investigator Travel Grant, San Antonio, TX Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai, Recipient of the 2016 Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Research Graduate Scholarship Spring 2016 Biomedical Sciences Melanie Abongwa, Hygiene (ASTMH) Young Investigator Award Melanie Abongwa, 1st Place, 2015 American Society of Tropical Medicine Muhammat Ay, Research Excellence Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Shivani Ghaisas, Best Poster at the Central States Society of Toxicology (CS-SOT) Annual Meeting Naveen Kondru, Teaching Excellence Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Monica Langley, Travel Award from Central States Society of Toxicology, ACVP/ASVCP/STP Combined Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN Monica Langley, 2nd Place Young Investigator Award for Society of Toxicology Pathology, ACVP/ASVCP/STP Combined Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN Nikhil Panicker, Research Excellence Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Dharmin Rokad, Best Poster Presentation Award for GPSRC Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Qi Chen, Research Excellence Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine Andrea Binnebose, Burroughs Welcome Travel Award, World Biomaterials Congress, Ontario, Canada Amanda Kreuder, Research Excellence Award, ISU CVM, Ames, IA Danielle Wagner, Burroughs Welcome Travel Award, World Biomaterials Congress, Ontario, Canada Meghan Wymore-Brand, Poster of Distinction Award for Digestive Disease Week 2016, San Diego, CA Veterinary Pathology Mayara Fernanda-Maggioli, 2016 AAI Trainee Poster Award
