Physician-Scientist Pathways
M.D./Ph.D. Program
M.D./Ph.D. Student Highlights
Explore the awards, fellowships, and scholarships earned by our students during their training at UC Davis School of Medicine. Their accomplishments reflect excellence in research and scholarship.
Student Awards and Recognition
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Joe Morrison – Medical Student Year 2
MedStudentsServe Award (PI) — Physicians for a Healthy California
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Jonathan Mo – Ph.D. Year 1
1st Place Poster Award, Clinical Research — UC Davis Medical Student Research Day (2024)
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Ankita Singh – Ph.D. Year 2
- Floyd and Mary Schwall Fellowship in Medical Research
- Lurie Graduate Student Award
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Kelly Weldon – Ph.D. Year 2
- Best Poster Award — CAIRIBU Annual Meeting (2023)
- CIRM Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Training Program
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Mai Abdusamad – Ph.D. Year 3
- NIH T32 Fellowship — Cell and Molecular Biology
- Travel Award — American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting (2023)
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Jessica Tang – Ph.D. Year 3
- American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Research Award
- NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP)
- National Fragile X Foundation Summer Scholar Award
- Eve Berenblum Goldberg Scholarship
- AAN Futures in Neurological Research Award
- Kohl Summer Scholars Program
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Ariana Moghbel – Ph.D. Year 4
- NSF Neuroengineering Fellowship (NeuralStorm)
- Thomas Depner Award for Excellence in Nephrology
- Best Oral Presentation — Neuroengineering and Medicine Symposium
- Schwall Fellowship for Medically Related Research
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Mohammad Pourhosseinzadeh – Ph.D. Year 4
- NIH T32 Fellowship — Molecular Biology
- NIH F30 Fellowship (NIDDK)
- Diabetes Research Connection Award
- Thomas Depner Award for Excellence in Nephrology
- Letters of Distinction — Neuroanatomy and General Pathology