Department of
Natural Sciences

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Marjan Khan ’20

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• Honorable Mention (Animal Biology Platform Award), Eastern Colleges Science Conference at Manhattan College, 2019

Tracy Tauro ’18

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 1^st Place Honors (Biochemical Sciences), 20th Annual Undergraduate Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 2017
• Honorable Mention, 22nd Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition, 2018

Rosie Wenrich ’17

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 1^st Place Honors (Chemical Sciences), 19th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 2016

Marisa Dunigan ’15

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 1^st Place Honors (Physiology), 9^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2015
• 1^st Place Honors (Biological Sciences), 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 2014

Katie Ness ’15

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 2^nd Place Honors (Environmental Science), 8^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2014

ALICE TRYE ’15

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 1^st Place Honors (Cellular & Molecular Biology), 8^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2014
• 2^nd Place Honors (Cellular & Molecular Biology), 7^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2013

Iris Platt ’14

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 2^nd Place Honors (Biochemistry), 8^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2014

Danielle Khost ’13

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 2^nd Place Honors (Cellular & Molecular Biology), 7^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2013
• 1^st Place Honors, 15^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2012
• Honorable Mention, 16^th Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Student Research Achievement Poster Competition, 2012
• 2^nd Place Honors (Biochemistry), 5^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2011

Ashley Pirovano ’13

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 1^st Place Honors (Ecology & Evolution), 7^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, 2013
• 1^st Place Honors, 15^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2012 

Laura Anthony ’11

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 2^nd Place Honors (General Chemistry), 4^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2010 

Jasmina Bogdanovic ’11

mentored by Prof. Benedetta Sampoli Benitez

• Honorable Mention, 15^th Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Student Research Achievement Poster Competition, 2011
• 1^st Place Honors, 13^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2010
• 2^nd Place Honors, 12^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2009 

Chrissy Galifanakis ’11

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 1^st Place Honors, 13^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2010

Laura Herren ’11

mentored by Prof. Alessandra Leri

• 1^st Place Honors (Ecology & Evolution), 5^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2011
• 1^st Place Honors (Ecology & Evolution), 4^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2010
• 2^nd Place Honors, 13^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2010

Raymond Romano ’11

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• Honorable Mention, 15^th Annual ASBMB Undergraduate Student Research Achievement Poster Competition, 2011
• 1^st Place Honors (Biochemistry), 5^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2011
• 2^nd Place Honors (Biochemistry), 4^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2010
• 1^st Place Honors, 13^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2010

Zachary R. Barbati ’10

mentored by Prof. Benedetta Sampoli Benitez

• 1^st Place Honors (Cellular & Molecular Biology), 4^th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2010

Jessica Stevens ’09

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 1^st Place Honors, 11^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2008
• 1^st Place Honors (Genetics/Cellular & Molecular Biology), 2^nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological Sciences, 2008
• 2^nd Place Honors, 1^st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biological Sciences, 2007
• 1^st Place Honors, 10^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2007

Elizabeth Perez ’07

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 1^st Place Honors, 8^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2005

Leslie Burton ’07

mentored by Prof. Ann Aguanno

• 1^st Place Honors, 8^th Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2005