Awards & honors

Fellowships, grants, and recognitions, most recent first. The complete record — including presentations, teaching, and service — is in my CV.

  1. 2026

    UCLA Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellow

  2. 2025

    ASHG Trainee Research Excellence Award — predoctoral semifinalist

  3. 2024–26

    ASHG Human Genetics Scholars Initiative Fellowship

  4. 2024

    Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, Gordon Research Conference

  5. 2024

    ASHG Reviewer's Choice Abstract Award

  6. 2023–26

    Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

  7. 2023

    UChicago DEI Commendation for meaningful DEI leadership and service

  8. 2023–27

    NIH F31-Diversity, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Fellowship declined for Ford

  9. 2022

    HHMI–Gilliam Fellowship — University of Chicago nominee

  10. 2021–23

    NIH Genetics Mechanisms and Evolution Training Grant (T32)

  11. 2020–21

    NIH Genetics and Regulation Training Grant (T32)

  12. 2019–20

    Fulbright U.S. Student Research Grant

  13. 2019

    Fulbright Colombia Symposium Grant

  14. 2019

    USF Golden Bull Award top 20 graduates

  15. 2019

    Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship — honorable mention

  16. 2019

    Second-place team, NCBI IRONHACK Biohackathon

  17. 2018

    Sigma Xi Conference Poster Award

  18. 2011–15

    Rotary International STEM Education Grant

  19. 2011–15

    Rollins College Dean's Scholarship top 4% of applicants

  20. 2011–15

    Florida Academic Scholarship