Biological Sciences

Faculty Distinction 2020/21


Laura Duvall

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Beckman Young Investigator Award

Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience


Laura Duvall

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Beckman Young Investigator Award

Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience


Laura Duvall
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Beckman Young Investigator Award

Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience


Alice Heicklen

Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant

Simons Grant


Alice Heicklen

Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant

Simons Grant


Alice Heicklen
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant

Simons Grant


Darcy Kelley

Harold Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences

Provost’s Faculty Mentoring Award


Darcy Kelley

Harold Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences

Provost’s Faculty Mentoring Award


Darcy Kelley
Harold Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences

Provost’s Faculty Mentoring Award


Carol Prives

Da Costa Professor of Biology

AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research

MSKCC Katharine Berkan Judd Award

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society


Carol Prives

Da Costa Professor of Biology

AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research

MSKCC Katharine Berkan Judd Award

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society


Carol Prives
Da Costa Professor of Biology

AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research

MSKCC Katharine Berkan Judd Award

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society


Brent Stockwell

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Biology and Biochemistry, Publons, 2020


Brent Stockwell

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Biology and Biochemistry, Publons, 2020


Brent Stockwell
Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Biology and Biochemistry, Publons, 2020


Maria Tosches

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

McKnight Scholar Award


Maria Tosches

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

McKnight Scholar Award


Maria Tosches
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

McKnight Scholar Award


Rafael Yuste

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Distinguished Speaker, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

Cajal Medal, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Vannevar Bush Faculty Award, Department of Defense, USA


Rafael Yuste

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Distinguished Speaker, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

Cajal Medal, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Vannevar Bush Faculty Award, Department of Defense, USA


Rafael Yuste
Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Distinguished Speaker, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

Cajal Medal, Instituto Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Vannevar Bush Faculty Award, Department of Defense, USA

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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