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Honors and Awards
2020
  • Pittman Scholar award recepient from the University of Alabama​
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). 
2018    
  • 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).
2017   
  • 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.
2012   
  • Keystone Scholarship: Pathogenesis of Diabetes: Emerging Insights into Molecular Mechanisms (J8), Santa Fe, NM.
2008   
  • 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
  • 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.
2010-2011
  • Graduate Biochemistry 710, “Regulation of Lipogenic Genes: Role of SREBP-1c”. Guest Lecture,Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2004-2005
  • Small group facilitator and study group leader for Medical Biochemistry course, School of Medicine, West Virginia University.
2002-2003
  • Teaching Assistant: Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West Virginia University.                      
2001-2002​
  • Teaching Assistant :Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Houston.
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​Press Releases
2011
  • Work featured “Diabetes gene identified: tomosyn-2 regulates insulin secretion” in several national and  
         international media (Science Daily, USA; Press Association, UK; Times of India, India).
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.​
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