Honors & Awards
Colton Center for Autoimmunity Award
Role: Co-PI. Value: $200,000 (direct costs). Project: Blood biomarkers identifying multiple sclerosis patients at high risk for progression.
MilliporeSigma High Impact Award – Nucleate Activator (Yale Chapter)
Startup award recognizing the translational potential of East Rock Diagnostics in the Nucleate New Haven Activator program.
Young Investigator Educational Grant – ACTRIMS Forum
Competitive travel and educational grant to support presentation of MS research at ACTRIMS Forum.
Winner – Graphical Abstract Competition, Labex ARCANE
Awarded for best graphical abstract in bio-driven chemistry at Université Grenoble Alpes.
Best Poster Award – French-American Workshop, GIANT Campus
Recognition for top poster presentation at the French-American Workshop in Grenoble, France.
Ph.D. Fellowship – Fondation Nanosciences
Competitive fellowship supporting doctoral research in nanoscience at Université Grenoble Alpes.
Magna Cum Laude – M.Sc. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, KU Leuven
Graduated with high honors from the Erasmus Mundus Nanoscience & Nanotechnology program.
Erasmus+ Joint Masters Scholarship – European Commission
Full scholarship for the Erasmus Mundus Nanoscience & Nanotechnology program.
Summa Cum Laude – B.Sc. Nanosystems Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
Graduated at the top of class in Nanosystems Engineering.
Dr. & Mrs. P. K. Smith Endowed Scholarship – Louisiana Tech University
Merit-based scholarship for academic excellence in engineering.
Outstanding Junior – College of Engineering & Science, Louisiana Tech University
Selected as the top junior student in the College of Engineering & Science.
Charles G. Tullis Endowed Scholarship – Louisiana Tech University
Scholarship recognizing strong academic performance and potential in engineering.
Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Mentored Research Award
Role: Principal Investigator. Value: $200,000. Project: A glial-derived EV-miRNA signature as a biomarker for neurodegeneration in MS.