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Post-doctorate research recognized with awards
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
(CVM) has instituted a new initiative
to financially assist post-doctorate and
graduate students. Until this point, the
CVM has had no program to promote
the post doctorate students in getting
any real-world preparation.
“The CVM Postdoctoral Research
Awards are a cooperation between the
Dean’s office, various departments
at the CVM, TVMDL, and Agri-Life
Research, to provide funding in a
competitive manner to post-doctorate
students,” said Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary,
associate dean of research and graduate
studies. “These collaborative efforts
give students the opportunity to learn
how to write grant proposals for generating
preliminary data which they can
use for submitting proposals to various
state and national funding agencies, as
well as non-profit organizations.”
The CVM Postdoctoral Research
Award committee received 30 trainee
proposals, and 18 of these were selected
to receive a grant of $10,000 each.
“This type of award has never been
done at the university level,” said
Chowdhary. “We are pleased that postdoctorate
students will now be able
to promote the abilities that will help
T
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
(CVM) would like to offer congratula-
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This year’s winners include top (left to right): Meighan Daly, Nandina Paria, Vandana
Sarin, Gina Lungu, Tennille Lamon, Sankar Prasad Chaki, Kim Tessanne, Paulette
Suchodolski, and Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary, associate dean; bottom: Ranjeet Dongaonkar,
Dhruva Kumar Mishra, Gang Li, Kirill Grushin, Liheng Shi, Andrew Steelman, and
Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford. Not pictured: Leo Njongmeta, Jan Janeka,
and Gayathri Chadalapaka.
them be successful in the real world as
researchers, or wherever they go.”
“I’m excited,” said Kim Tessanne,
“this is the first award I have received
for an idea that I came up with! I plan
tions to Gayathri Chadalapaka, the
2010 recipient of the Distinguished
Graduate Student Award from The
to use the money to work on a proposed
study model, in hopes of carrying
the idea into research and later on
into academia.”
Chadalapaka receives Distinguished Graduate Student Award
Gayathri Chadalapaka (center left) receives the Distinguished Graduate Student Award in the
presence of Association of Former Students Vice President, Ms. Cecile Herd (left), Interim
Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, Dr. Robert Webb (center right), and Texas A&M
University President Dr. R. Bowen Loftin (right).
Association of Former Students. Chadalapaka
has exemplified excellence in
research and is well qualified to receive
this award.
A total of five students have been selected
as winners for the Distinguished
Graduate Student Awards. Each recipient
received a framed certificate and a
distinctive watch from the Association
of Former Students on Thursday, April
1st, when the awards were presented.
The ceremony took place in the Zachry
Room at the Association of Former
Students, Clayton Williams Building.
“I am humbled and honored to be
receiving the Association of Former
Students Distinguished Graduate
Student Award this year” said Chadalapaka.
“I would sincerely like to thank
my mentor Dr. Safe, my colleagues, the
CVM, and excellent research environment
here at the college, for the constant
encouragement and support.”