AAI Undergraduate Faculty Travel Grant Past Recipients

AAI is supporting travel grants to undergraduate faculty to assist them in attending the AAI annual meeting. The grant will also support travel costs for an undergraduate student of the recipient's selection. Click here for more information on this award.

2012–2023 Awardees

Year Recipient Institution Sort Name
2012 Erin S. Bromage, Ph.D. Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Bromage
2012 John M. González, M.D. Univ. of los Andes González
2012 Melanie R. Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2012 Vandana Kalia, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State Univ. Kalia
2012 David J. Klinke, Ph.D. West Virginia Univ. Klinke
2012 Kara R. Lukin, Ph.D. Natl. Jewish Hlth. Lukin
2012 Meenakshi Malik, D.V.M., Ph.D. Albany Col. of Pharmacy and Hlth. Sci. Malik
2012 Yuko J. Miyamoto, Ph.D. Elon Univ. Miyamoto
2012 Paula M. Pitha-Rowe, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins Univ. Pitha-Rowe
2012 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2012 Luis I. Terrazas, Ph.D. Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Terrazas
2013 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2013 Jennifer L. Bankers-Fulbright, Ph.D. Augsburg Col. Bankers-Fulbright
2013 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2013 Sandra H. Burnett, Ph.D. Brigham Young Univ. Burnett
2013 Devavani Chatterjea, Ph.D. Macalester Col. Chatterjea
2013 Beckley Davis, Ph.D. Franklin and Marshall Col. Davis
2013 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2013 Melanie Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2013 Mireia Guerau-De-Arellano, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Wexner Med. Ctr., Ohio State Univ. Guerau-De-Arellano
2013 Julie Jameson, Ph.D. California State Univ., San Marcos Jameson
2013 Graham R. Leggatt, Ph.D. Univ. of Queensland Diamantina Inst. Leggatt
2013 Kara Lukin, Ph.D. Natl. Jewish Hlth. Lukin
2013 Clinton B. Mathias, Ph.D. Western New England Univ. Mathias
2013 Heather A. Minges Wols, Ph.D. Columbia Col. Chicago Wols
2013 Jason Rawlings, Ph.D. Furman Univ. Rawlings
2013 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2013 William A. Schountz, Ph.D. Univ. of Northern Colorado Schountz
2013 Nilesh Sharma, Ph.D. Western Kentucky Univ. Sharma
2013 Penny E. Shockett, Ph.D. Southeastern Louisiana Univ. Shockett
2013 Sharon A. Stranford, Ph.D. Mount Holyoke Col. Stranford
2013 Luis I. Terrazas, Ph.D. Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Terrazas
2013 Nicholas Zavazava, M.D., Ph.D. Univ. of Iowa Zavazava
2014 Anil K. Bamezai, PhD Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2014 Devavani Chatterjea, PhD Macalester Col. Chatterjea
2014 Troy D. Cline, PhD California State Univ., Chico Cline
2014 Kari Dugger, PhD Univ. of South Alabama Dugger
2014 Kenneth Field, PhD Bucknell Univ. Field
2014 Vitaly V. Ganusov, PhD Univ. of Tennessee Ganusov
2014 Keith E. Garrison, PhD St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2014 John M. González, MD, PhD Univ. of los Andes González
2014 Vandana Kalia, PhD Pennsylvania State Univ. Kalia
2014 Clinton B. Mathias, PhD Western New England Univ. Mathias
2014 Heather A. Minges Wols, PhD Columbia Col., Chicago Wols
2014 Manoj K. Mishra, PhD Alabama State Univ. Mishra
2014 Nicholas Pullen, PhD William Woods Univ. Pullen
2014 Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa, M.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D. Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Rodriguez-Sosa
2014 Surojit Sarkar, PhD Pennsylvania State Univ. Sarkar
2014 Tzvia Segal-Abramson, PhD San Jose State Univ. Segal-Abramson
2014 Laurie P. Shornick, PhD Saint Louis Univ. Shornick
2014 Michelle Snyder, PhD Towson Univ. Snyder
2014 Rebekah Taylor, PhD Frostburg State Univ. Taylor
2014 Luis I. Terrazas, PhD Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Terrazas
2015 Pierette M. Appasamy, Ph.D. Chatham Univ. Appasamy
2015 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2015 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2015 Devavani Chatterjea, Ph.D. Macalester Col. Chatterjea
2015 Yang D. Dai, Ph.D. Scripps Res. Inst. Dai
2015 Gregory K. Dekrey, Ph.D. Univ. of Northern Colorado Dekrey
2015 Deborah A. Fraser, Ph.D. California State Univ., Long Beach Fraser
2015 Vitaly V. Ganusov, Ph.D. Univ. of Tennessee Ganusov
2015 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary’s Col. of California Garrison
2015 Melanie R. Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2015 Mireia Guerau-De-Arellano, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Ohio State Univ. Guerau-De-Arellano
2015 Julie M. Jameson, Ph.D. California State Univ., San Marcos Jameson
2015 Roslyn Kemp, Ph.D. Univ. of Otago Kemp
2015 Thomas W. Lowder, Ph.D. Univ. of Houston Lowder
2015 Manoj K. Mishra, Ph.D. Alabama State Univ. Mishra
2015 Roberta Pollock, Ph.D. Occidental Col. Pollock
2015 Brian D. Poole, Ph.D. Brigham Young Univ. Poole
2015 Jason S. Rawlings, Ph.D. Furman Univ. Rawlings
2015 Laurie P. Shornick, Ph.D. Saint Louis Univ. Shornick
2015 Charles T. Spencer, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, El Paso Spencer
2015 Bolaji Thomas, Ph.D. Rochester Inst. of Technol. Thomas
2016 Pierette M. Appasamy, Ph.D. Chatham Univ. Appasamy
2016 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2016 Gregory K. Dekrey, Ph.D. Univ. of Northern Colorado Dekrey
2016 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. Saint Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2016 Rong He, Ph.D. Chicago State Univ. He
2016 Julie M. Jameson, Ph.D. California State Univ., San Marcos Jameson
2016 Peter A. Keyel, Ph.D. Texas Tech Univ. Keyel
2016 Helene Liu, Ph.D. Natl. Taiwan Univ. Liu
2016 Clinton B. Mathias, Ph.D. Western New England Univ. Mathias
2016 Kyle C. McKenna, Ph.D. Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville McKenna
2016 Heather A. Minges Wols, Ph.D. Columbia Col. Chicago Wols
2016 Nicholas Pullen, Ph.D. William Woods Univ. Pullen
2016 Nilesh Sharma, Ph.D. Western Kentucky Univ. Sharma
2016 Laurie P. Shornick, Ph.D. Saint Louis Univ. Shornick
2016 Charles T. Spencer, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, El Paso Spencer
2016 Bolaji Thomas, Ph.D. Rochester Inst. of Technol. Thomas
2017 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2017 Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D. Bluefield State Col. Belay
2017 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2017 William H. Carr, D.V.M., Ph.D. Medgar Evers Col., City Univ. of New York Carr
2017 Jessica Cottrell, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Cottrell
2017 Beckley K. Davis, Ph.D. Franklin and Marshall Col. Davis
2017 Deborah A. Fraser, Ph.D. California State Univ., Long Beach Fraser
2017 Vitaly V. Ganusov, Ph.D. Univ. of Tennessee Ganusov
2017 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2017 Stacey A. Gorski, Ph.D. Univ. of the Sciences in Philadelphia Gorski
2017 Jennifer Grier, Ph.D. Linfield Col. Grier
2017 Melanie R. Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2017 Christopher G. Horton, Ph.D. Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ. Horton
2017 Julie M. Jameson, Ph.D. California State Univ., San Marcos Jameson
2017 Kara R. Lukin, Ph.D. Western Governors Univ. Lukin
2017 Heather A. Minges Wols, Ph.D. Columbia Col. Chicago Wols
2017 Javier Ochoa-Reparaz, Ph.D. Eastern Washington Univ. Ochoa-Reparaz
2017 Sarah Redmond, Ph.D. Radford Univ. Redmond
2017 Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa, Ph.D. Fac. of Grad. Studies Iztacala, Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Rodriguez-Sosa
2017 Yongming Sang, Ph.D., Sc.D. Tennessee State Univ. Sang
2017 Laurie P. Shornick, Ph.D. Saint Louis Univ. Shornick
2017 Michelle Snyder, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Snyder
2017 Rebekah Taylor, Ph.D. Frostburg State Univ. Taylor
2017 Luis I. Terrazas, Ph.D. Fac. of Grad. Studies Iztacala, Natl. Autonomous Univ. of Mexico Terrazas
2017 Bolaji Thomas, Ph.D. Rochester Inst. of Tech. Thomas
2018 Pierette M. Appasamy, Ph.D. Chatham Univ. Appasamy
2018 Fengwei Bai, Ph.D. Univ. of Southern Mississippi Bai
2018 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2018 Devavani Chatterjea, M.P.H., Ph.D. Macalester Col. Chatterjea
2018 Jessica Cottrell, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Cottrell
2018 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. Saint Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2018 Jennifer Grier, Ph.D. Regis Univ. Grier
2018 Melanie R. Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2018 Kyeorda L. Kemp, Ph.D. Northeastern State Univ. Kemp
2018 Ashwini S. Kucknoor, Ph.D. Lamar Univ. Kucknoor
2018 Kara R. Lukin, Ph.D. Western Governors Univ. Lukin
2018 Christopher R. Lupfer, Ph.D. Missouri State Univ. Lupfer
2018 Osvaldo Martinez, Ph.D. Winona State Univ. Martinez
2018 Heather A. Minges Wols, Ph.D. Columbia Col. Chicago Wols
2018 Samantha Oliphant, Ph.D. Nevada State Col. Oliphant
2018 Michael Opata, Ph.D. Appalachian State Univ. Opata
2018 Kirstin Parkin, Ph.D. Michigan State Univ. Parkin
2018 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2018 Laurie P. Shornick, Ph.D. Saint Louis Univ. Shornick
2018 Michelle Snyder, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Snyder
2018 Bolaji Thomas, Ph.D. Rochester Inst. of Tech. Thomas
2018 Crystal C. Walline, Ph.D. Univ. of North Carolina, Pembroke Walline
2019 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2019 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2019 Maurizio Costabile, Ph.D. Univ. of South Australia Costabile
2019 Jessica Cottrell, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Cottrell
2019 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2019 Melanie R. Gubbels Bupp, Ph.D. Randolph-Macon Col. Bupp
2019 Kyle C. McKenna, Ph.D. Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville McKenna
2019 Michael Opata, Ph.D. Appalachian State Univ. Opata
2019 Edith Porter, M.D. California State Univ., Los Angeles Porter
2019 Alan Schenkel, Ph.D. Colorado State Univ. Schenkel
2019 Michelle Snyder, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Snyder
2020 Pierette Appasamy, Ph.D. Chatham Univ. Appasamy
2020 Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D. Bluefield State Col. Belay
2020 Constantine Bitsaktsis, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Bitsaktsis
2020 Heather A. Bruns, Ph.D. Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham Bruns
2020 William Carr, D.V.M., Ph.D. Medgar Evers Col., CUNY Carr
2020 Devavani Chatterjea, M.P.H., Ph.D. Macalester Col. Chatterjea
2020 Jessica Cottrell, Ph.D. Seton Hall Univ. Cottrell
2020 Brittney A. Dinkel, Ph.D. Buena Vista Univ. Dinkel
2020 Douglas M. Durrant, Ph.D. California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona Durrant
2020 Julie M. Jameson, Ph.D. California State Univ., San Marcos Jameson
2020 Ashwini S. Kucknoor, Ph.D. Lamar Univ. Kucknoor
2020 Christopher R. Lupfer, Ph.D. Missouri State Univ. Lupfer
2020 Susan E. Murray, Ph.D. Univ. of Portland Murray
2020 Jason Rawlings, Ph.D. Furman Univ. Rawlings
2020 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2020 Nilesh Sharma, Ph.D. Western Kentucky Univ. Sharma
2020 Michelle Snyder, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Snyder
2020 Charlotte M. Vines, Ph.D. Univ. of Texas, El Paso Vines
2020 Crystal C. Walline, Ph.D. Univ. of North Carolina, Pembroke Walline
2021 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2021 Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D. Bluefield State Col. Belay
2021 Douglas M. Durrant, Ph.D. Cal Poly Pomona Durrant
2021 Keith Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2021 Erin M. Harberts, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Harberts
2021 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2021 Rebekah T. Taylor, Ph.D. Frostburg State Univ. Taylor
2021 Bolaji N. Thomas, Ph.D. Rochester Inst. of Technol. Thomas
2022 Emmanuel C. Amadi, Ph.D. Enugu State Univ. of Sci. and Tech., Nigeria Amadi
2022 Anil K. Bamezai, Ph.D. Villanova Univ. Bamezai
2022 Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D. Bluefield State Col. Belay
2022 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2022 Erin Harberts, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Harberts
2022 Ashwini S. Kucknoor, Ph.D. Lamar Univ. Kucknoor
2022 Kara R. Lukin, Ph.D. Western Governors Univ., Univ. of Colorado Lukin
2022 Michael M. Opata, Ph.D. Appalachian State Univ. Opata
2022 Sumali Pandey, Ph.D. Minnesota State Univ., Moorhead Pandey
2022 Edith Porter, M.D. California State Univ., Los Angeles Porter
2022 Michelle D. Snyder, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Snyder
2022 Rebekah Taylor, Ph.D. Frostburg State Univ. Taylor
2022 Laura A. Vogel, Ph.D. Illinois State Univ. Vogel
2023 Reena Agrawal-Rajput, Ph.D. Indian Inst. of Advanced Res. Agrawal-Rajput
2023 Emmanuel C. Amadi, Ph.D. Enugu State Univ. of Sci. and Technol., Nigeria Amadi
2023 Tesfaye Belay, Ph.D. Bluefield State Univ. Belay
2023 Amanda M. Burkhardt, Ph.D. Univ. of Southern California Burkhardt
2023 Douglas M. Durrant, Ph.D. California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona Durrant
2023 Keith E. Garrison, Ph.D. St. Mary's Col. of California Garrison
2023 Raffaella Ghittoni, Ph.D. Univ. of Southern California Ghittoni
2023 Fernando Gómez-Chávez, Ph.D. Natl. Polytechnic Inst., Mexico Gomez-Chavez
2023 Erin M. Harberts, Ph.D. Towson Univ. Harberts
2023 Ashwini Kucknoor, Ph.D. Lamar Univ. Kucknoor
2023 Chris A. Mares, Ph.D. Texas A&M Univ., San Antonio Mares
2023 Abigail R. Morales, Ph.D. CUNY, Hunter Col. Morales
2023 Sophia D. Sarafova, Ph.D. Davidson Col. Sarafova
2023 Rebekah T. Taylor, Ph.D. Frostburg State Univ. Taylor
2023 Khongorzul Togoo, M.D., Ph.D. Mongolian Natl. Univ. of Med. Sci. Togoo
2023 Crystal C. Walline, Ph.D. Univ. of North Carolina, Pembroke Walline

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