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