Updated: July 1, 2016
This program has ended. Applications are not being accepted.
The CBC Scholars Program was established in 2010 and ran until June 2016. Every year, each CBC university was invited to nominate up to three outstanding advanced graduate students to participate in the CBC Scholars Program. Each CBC Scholar received a grant of $4,000 per year for up to two years to be used for academically related purposes such as travel to conferences. The CBC Scholar Program intended to develop a leadership forum for students from the CBC universities to advance the CBC mission of fostering collaboration and excellence.
Catch a glimpse of the CBC community! Watch the video below about our “CBC Scolars @ the Chicago Public School (CPS) Science Fair”.
Produced by Corinna Kitcharoen @ CBC, 2015
Meet the CBC Scholars (scroll down and click on the names or choose by the class year):
2014 I 2013 I 2012 I 2011 I 2010
CBC Scholars: Class of 2014
Northwestern University:
Stefan Kathman, Department of Chemistry, Advisor: Alexander V. Statsyuk
Adelita Dolores Mendoza, Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program (IBiS), Department of Molecular Biosciences, Advisor: Thomas V. O’Halloran
Lauren Smith, Department of Biomedical Engineering (Medical Scientist Training Program), Advisors: Todd Kuiken and Levi Hargrove
University of Illinois at Chicago:
Aleksandar Antanasijevic, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Michael Caffrey
Jamie Rayahin, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Advisor: Richard A. Gemeinhart
Leo Serebryannyy, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Advisor: Primal de Lanerolle
The University of Chicago:
Michael J. Gebhardt, Department of Microbiology, Advisor: Howard Shuman
Leah Mayo, Committee on Neurobiology, Advisor: Harriet de Wit
John Franklin Zimmerman, Department of Chemistry, Advisor: Bozhi Tian
CBC Scholars: Class of 2013
Northwestern University:
Kelan Hlavaty, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, PI: Lonnie Shea
Kristan Leech, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PI: T. George Hornby
Daniel Wells, Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, PIs: William Kath and Adilson Motter
University of Illinois at Chicago:
Sarah Baumgarten, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, PI: Carlos Stocco
Fatima A. Khaja, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, PI: Hayat Onyuksel
Brian Shy, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, PI: Bradley Merrill
The University of Chicago:
Michelle Boland, Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition (BSD*) PI: Kay F. Macleod
James T. Payne, Department of Chemistry (PSD*), PI: Jared C. Lewis
Michael S. Werner, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology (BSD*), PI: Alex Ruthenburg
*BSD – Biological Sciences Division; PSD – Physical Sciences Division
CBC Scholars: Class of 2012
Northwestern University:
Andrew Scarpelli, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advisor: Joshua Leonard
Elizabeth Tarasewicz, Department of Surgery, Advisor: Jacqueline Jeruss
Jonathan Woon Teck Yap, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advisor: Lonnie Shea
University of Illinois at Chicago:
Chaitanya Aggarwal, Department of Medicinal Chemistry/ Pharmacognosy, Advisor: Michael Federle
Jackson Cone, Department of Psychology, Advisor: Mitchell Roitman
Susan Klosterman, Department of Biological Sciences, Advisor: Janet Richmond
The University of Chicago:
Timothy Best, Committee on Cancer Biology (BSD), Advisor: Kenan Onel
Gregory Tietjen, Department of Biophysical Sciences & Institute for Biophysical Dynamics (PSD), Advisors: Erin Adams and Ka Yee Lee
Joanna Rowell, Committee on Neurobiology (BSD), Advisor: Clifton Ragsdale
*BSD – Biological Sciences Division; PSD – Physical Sciences Division
CBC Scholars: Class of 2011
Northwestern University:
Lou Dore, Department of Medicine, Advisor: John Crispino
Adam Pah, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advisor: Luis Amaral
Nicolas Pelaez Restrepo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advisor: Luis Amaral
University of Illinois at Chicago:
Sevim Yildiz Arslan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advisor: Howard Lipton
Christina Chow, Department of Pharmacology, Advisor: Tohru Kozasa
Lila Gollogly Glotfelty, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advisor: Gail Hecht
The University of Chicago:
Qiyan Mao, Committee on Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology (BSD), Advisor: Robert Ho
Bryan Singer, Committee on Neurobiology (BSD), Advisor: Paul Vezina
Fei Sun, Department of Chemistry (PSD), Advisor: Chuan He
*BSD – Biological Sciences Division; PSD – Physical Sciences Division
CBC Scholars: Class of 2010
Northwestern University:
Justin Cassidy, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Advisor: Richard Carthew
Weston Daniel, Department of Chemistry, Advisor: Chad Mirkin
Jaclyn Shepard, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Advisor: Lonnie Shea
University of Illinois at Chicago:
Rima Chaudhuri, Department of Bioengineering and Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Advisor: Michael Johnson
Matthew Curtis, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Advisor: Brenda Russell
Haripriya Ramu, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Advisor: Alexander Mankin
The University of Chicago:
Sam Nalle, Department of Pathology, Advisor: Jerrold Turner
Erin White, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Advisor: Michael Glotzer
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