Honors and Awards
2019
2019
- Nominated for the Pittman Scholar award for research achievements by the Department of Medicine, UAB
- Selected as a leadership participant for the Department of Medicine, UAB
- Oral presentation award (1st place), 2019 Midwest Islet Club conference, Mentor (with Dr. Rajesh Gupta).
- Top scoring abstract-Winner of the 2019 Eliezer S. Award for Best Diabetes Research, UAB Diabetes day, Mentor (with Dr. Rajesh Gupta).
- Poster 1st Place: Darwin Day UAB, Mentor (with Trung Huynh).
- Oral Award 1st Place: 17th Annual UA Honors Systems Research Conference, Mentor (with Trung Huynh).
- Goldwater – Institutional Nominee, Mentor (with Trung Huynh).
- Oral presentation award (3rd place), 2017 Midwest Islet Club conference, Mentor (with Trung Huynh).
- UAB Honors College Experiential Fellowship Program, Mentor (with Trung Huynh).
- One of the top abstracts at the conference. Young Investigator Travel Grant Award to American Diabetes Association, San Diego, CA.
- Keystone Scholarship: Pathogenesis of Diabetes: Emerging Insights into Molecular Mechanisms (J8), Santa Fe, NM.
- Best Poster Award: 2008 FASEB Summer Conferences: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Nutrient Control of Cellular Function, Carefree, Arizona.
- Best Poster Award: 2008 E. J.Van Liere Convocation and Research Day, West Virginia University, WV.
- Top 10 Abstracts for Oral Presentations – 2008 E. J.Van Liere Convocation and Research Day, West Virginia University, WV.
- Pfizer Global Research and Development Scholarship Award: Keystone Symposia on Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Action, and Resistance (A6), Breckenridge, CO.
- Graduate Student Travel Award, School of Medicine, West Virginia University.
Service
Educational Activities
2014
Press Releases
2011
2008
- 2019-2022, Member of the IACUC review committee, UAB
- 2019-2022, Member of the Research Development Group, Department of Medicine, UAB
- 09/2019, Reviewed pilot grant from the DRC of the University of Washington, St. Louis
- 06/2019, Reviewed grant applications for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award Diabetes-2 (DIS-DIA-2), Department of Defense
- 2019, Reviewed fellowship grants for GRD709 mock study section, UAB
- 2019, Reviewed late breaking abstracts for poster presentations for the American Diabetes Association conference.
- 2019, Reviewed pre-application grant applications for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award Diabetes-1 (DIS-DIA-1), Department of Defense
- 2019, Reviewed grant for Diabetes UK.
- 06/2019, Session chair for the oral presentations on Novel Mechanisms in Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion at American Diabetes Association conference.
- 2018, Reviewed abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the American Diabetes Association conference.
- 2018, Reviewed grant for the Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
- 2018-2021, American Diabetes Association Grant Reviewer panel.
- 2018, UAB Department of Medicine peer-mentoring committee.
- 2017-Present, Ad Hoc Reviewer for the following scientific journals: a) Molecular Metabolism, b) Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, c) FASEB, d) PLOS one, e) Scientific Reports, f) Diabetes, g) JDRM, h) AJP.
- 2016, Session chair for the oral presentations at Midwest Islet Club conference.
- 2013, 2014, Reviewed abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the Midwest Islet Club conference.
Educational Activities
2014
- Instructor, Course: Biochem729 Advanced Topics; Graduate Level Course, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Graduate Biochemistry 710, “Regulation of Lipogenic Genes: Role of SREBP-1c”. Guest Lecture,Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Small group facilitator and study group leader for Medical Biochemistry course, School of Medicine, West Virginia University.
- Teaching Assistant: Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West Virginia University.
- Teaching Assistant :Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston.
Press Releases
2011
- Work featured “Diabetes gene identified: tomosyn-2 regulates insulin secretion” in several national and
2008
- Work featured, “WVU research shows new class of hormones may reverse diabetes and obesity: Graduate student’s presentation wins international award” Health Newsletter, West Virginia University.
- Work featured, “WVU research shows new class of hormones may reverse diabetes and obesity: Graduate student’s presentation wins international award” Pittsburgh Post Gazette.