Awards and Honors
Below is a selection of awards and honors presented to members of the Sheikh laboratory
Scholarships and Fellowships
2019:
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Nirosh Mataraarachchi - BrightSpinnaker Fellowship Recipient
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Sophie Siemsgluess - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the AHA undergraduate training program
2018:
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Nirosh Mataraarachchi - 2018 Recipient of the Gabriele Weinhausen Biological Sciences Scholarship
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Jing Zhang - American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Solana Garcia - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the AHA undergraduate training program
2017:
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Yan Liang - AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
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William Bradford - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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Jocelyn Baquier - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the National Institute of Health Medical Scientist Training Program
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Mandy Che - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the AHA undergraduate training program
2016:
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Jason Pellman - F31 NIH Training Grant Predoctoral Fellowship
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Allyse Zondlak - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
2015:
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Assata Pyatt - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
2014:
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Jason Pellman - F31 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Predoctoral Fellowship Award
2013:
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Fabian Zanella De Sa - AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
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Kevin Tenerelli - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
2012:
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Afomia Mesfin - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
2011:
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Robert C. Lyon - AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Fabian Zanella De Sa - San Diego Foundation, Science and Technology Blasker Grant
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Javier Otero - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
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Allan Castaneda - AHA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
2010:
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Jason Pellman - National Institutes of Health (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute) Graduate Research Assistant Diversity supplement
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Alisha Gordy - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
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Allan Castaneda - Recipient of the 2010 UCSD Chancellor’s Research Scholarship
2009:
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Paula Magee - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
2007:
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Ronald Vasquez - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship as part of the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program
Awards
2023:
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Kyohei Fujita- 2023 UCSD Schulman Award for Cardiovascular Research
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Kyohei Fujita - Abstract Award, Cardiovascular Bioengineering Symposium 2023
2021
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Yan Liang - 2021 UCSD Schulman Award for Outstanding Cardiovascular Research
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William Bradford - Cardiovascular Section Outstanding Predoctoral Trainee Award, American Physiological Society
2020
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William Bradford - Cardiovascular Section Outstanding Graduate Student Trainee Award Runner-Up, American Physiological Society
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Nirosh Mataraarachchi - Excellence in Teaching Award
2019:
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Nirosh Mataraarachchi - Top Honor's Research Poster Presentation Award, 2019 Biology Research Showcase
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Yan Liang - Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Award, American Physiological Society
2018:
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Jing Zhang: Poster Presentation Award, Alternative Muscle Club
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Yan Liang: Poster Presentation Award, Alternative Muscle Club
2017:
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Jing Zhang: Poster Presentation Award, Alternative Muscle Club
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Yan Liang: Poster Award at the 5th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium
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Yan Liang: Young Investigator Forum Finalist at AHA China, Cardiovascular Symposium, Anaheim, CA, USA
2014:
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Robert C. Lyon - First prize for “Young Investigator Award”, Alternative Muscle Club
2013:
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Fabian Zanella: UC San Diego Postdoctoral Association Travel award
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Jason Pellman - “Best Research Talk” at the 2013 Biomedical Sciences Program Annual Retreat, Rancho Las Palmas, California, USA for selected abstract
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Fabian Zanella De Sa - First Prize for Poster Presentation for xCELLigence Cardio User Symposium, Washington D.C.
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Valeria Mezzano - Honorable mention for poster presentation at the Gordon Research Conference, Cardiac Arrhythmia Mechanisms
2012:
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Valeria Mezzano - AHA Travel Award of American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
2011:
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Robert C. Lyon - UC San Diego Cardiovascular Research Scholarship Award
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Robert C. Lyon - Selected as a promising, new young investigator working in cardiovascular research for the AHA’s TV campaign promotion
2010:
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Fabian Zanella De Sa - UCSD Cardiovascular Research Scholarship Award