Biological Sciences

Faculty Distinction 2021/22


Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow

Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar


Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow

Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar


Ishmail Abdus-Saboor
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow

Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar


Laura Duvall

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Pew Biomedical Scholars Award


Laura Duvall

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Pew Biomedical Scholars Award


Laura Duvall
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Pew Biomedical Scholars Award


Stuart Firestein

Professor of Biological Sciences

Fractal Fellow at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM


Stuart Firestein

Professor of Biological Sciences

Fractal Fellow at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM


Stuart Firestein
Professor of Biological Sciences

Fractal Fellow at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM


Alice Heicklen

Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant


Alice Heicklen

Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant


Alice Heicklen
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Biological Sciences

Amgen Grant

Genentech Grant


Robert Pollack

Professor of Biological Sciences

Board of Directors, Healing of the Nations Foundation


Robert Pollack

Professor of Biological Sciences

Board of Directors, Healing of the Nations Foundation


Robert Pollack
Professor of Biological Sciences

Board of Directors, Healing of the Nations Foundation


Carol Prives

Da Costa Professor of Biology

GHA-Clowes Award from the AACR

Katherine Berkan Judd Award from Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at CUIMC


Carol Prives

Da Costa Professor of Biology

GHA-Clowes Award from the AACR

Katherine Berkan Judd Award from Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at CUIMC


Carol Prives
Da Costa Professor of Biology

GHA-Clowes Award from the AACR

Katherine Berkan Judd Award from Memorial Sloan Kettering Institute

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at CUIMC


Brent Stockwell

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and in the Field of Biology and BiochemistryPublons, 2021

City & State Life Sciences Power 50, recognizing the most notable individuals making strides in the life sciences in New York, 2021


Brent Stockwell

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and in the Field of Biology and BiochemistryPublons, 2021

City & State Life Sciences Power 50, recognizing the most notable individuals making strides in the life sciences in New York, 2021


Brent Stockwell
Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry

Highly Cited Researcher in the Field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and in the Field of Biology and BiochemistryPublons, 2021

City & State Life Sciences Power 50, recognizing the most notable individuals making strides in the life sciences in New York, 2021


Liang Tong

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences

American Crystallographic Association Fellow


Liang Tong

William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences

American Crystallographic Association Fellow


Liang Tong
William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences

American Crystallographic Association Fellow


Rafael Yuste

Professor of Biological Sciences

IBM Faculty Award, 2021-22


Rafael Yuste

Professor of Biological Sciences

IBM Faculty Award, 2021-22


Rafael Yuste
Professor of Biological Sciences

IBM Faculty Award, 2021-22

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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