2024

Ortiz, Andrew: 2nd place winner; The UNLV INNOVATOR Program - Life Science Pitch Talk Competition

Osse, Amanda: 2nd place winner; The UNLV INNOVATOR Program - Life Science Pitch Talk Competition

Balsamo, Bree: 1st place winner; UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Poster Competition

2023

Zack, Amber: Nevada INBRE Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award (UROP)

Zack, Amber: OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Cortez, Liana: OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Suk, Kyle: OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Mccurn, Karissa: AANAPISI STEM & McNair Summer Research Institute (SRI)

Mccurn, Karissa: OUR best poster presentation Award

Osse, Amanda: Nathan J. Lindsay Brain Health Fellowship

Osse, Amanda: UNLV Summer Doctoral Fellowship Program

Osse, Amanda: 2nd place winner; UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Poster Competition

Hernandez, Kimberly: Nevada IDEA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)

Ortiz, Andrew: 1st place winner; UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Poster Competition

Ortiz, Andrew: UNLV Summer Doctoral Fellowship Program

Ortiz, Andrew: Regional Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Graduate Student Scholarship

Ortiz, Andrew: Mary S. and D. Keith Kleven, P.T., M.S. Scholarship

2022

Hernandez, Kimberly: Huntsman Cancer Institute Frontier Symposium Travel Grant

Hernandez, Kimberly: Gamma Phi Beta Dorothy Hoehn Epsilon Memorial Scholarship

Hernandez, Kimberly: John & Rochelle Gray Scholarship

Hernandez, Kimberly: CSUN/Center for Academic Outreach Research Continuation Scholarship

Hernandez, Kimberly: McNair Research Conference Travel Award

Romero, Luis: LSAMP 2022 Summer Semester Research Experience (SSRE) program

Osse, Amanda: Summer Session Award

Yusti, Isabella: CAEO Summer Research Institute (SRI)

Yusti, Isabella: Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Research Fellowship (SURF)

Ortiz, Andrew: The UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees Fellowship

Ortiz, Andrew: Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship

Hernandez, Kimberly: Nevada INBRE Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award

Pineda, Crystal: LSAMP 2022 Spring Semester Research Experience (SSRE) program

Wang, Jevons: ANAAPISI 2022 Spring Semester Research Experience (SSRE) program

Hernandez, Kimberly: McNair Scholarship Program

Kinney, Jefferson: $11.3 million COBRE Phase II NIH grant [UNLV & Lou Ruvo Cleaveland Clinic]

2021

Cosme, Celica: GPSA Student Researcher Awar

Ortiz, Andrew: 1st place winner, UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Research Poster Competition

Ortiz, Andrew: Official UNLV Graduate College Research Mentorship Certification [Transcript recognition]

Wang, Jevons: Winning recipient of the Spring 2021 ANAAPISI program

Leisgang, Amanda: Winning recipient of the Summer Doctoral Summer Fellowship for 2021 Summer Term

Kinney, Jefferson: Promoted to Full Professor

2020

Kinney, Jefferson: R01 - from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health for the research project "Aging and Hyperglycemia Alter Molecular Mechanisms and Hippocampal Oscillations Consistent with Alzheimer's Disease."

Kolch, Nicolas: Winning recipient of the UNLV 2020 McNair Scholarship.

Ortiz, Andrew: Winning recipient of the Nation American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Graduate Fellowship

Ortiz, Andrew: 2nd place winner, UNLV Graduate Student Rebel Grad Slam Thesis Competition

Ortiz, Andrew: Winning recipient of the 2020 IDeA National Resource for Proteomics Faculty and Student Workshop in Little Rock, AR.

Ortiz, Andrew: Awarded the Graduate College Rebel Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Award - Mentor

Salazar, Arnold: Winning recipient of the 2020 IDeA National Resource for Proteomics Faculty and Student Workshop in Little Rock, AR.

Leisgang, Amanda: Winning recipient of the 2020 IDeA National Resource for Proteomics Faculty and Student Workshop in Little Rock, AR.

Platt, Ava: Awarded the 2020 National Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

Castillo, Karen: Winning recipient of the AANAPISI and LSAMP 2020 Spring Semester Research Experience (SSRE) program.

Mireles, Esperanza: Winning recipient of the AANAPISI and LSAMP 2020 Spring Semester Research Experience (SSRE) program.

Platt, Ava: Awarded the Graduate College Rebel Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Award - Mentee

Satter, Abdullah: Recipient of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Scholarship from the Office of Undergraduate Research

Platt, Ava: Recipient of the SURF Scholarship from the Office of Undergraduate Research

Kolch, Nicholas: Recipient of the SURF Scholarship from the Office of Undergraduate Research

Platt, Ava: Acceptance into the Graduate College Rebel Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP)

Kolch, Nicholas: Nevada INBRE Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award

2019

Leisgang, Amanda: UNLV GPSA funding for 2019 Society For Neuroscience.

Ortiz, Andrew: UNLV GPSA funding for 2019 Society For Neuroscience.

Kolch, Nicholas: Winning recipient of the Southwest Travel Award to attend the 2019 Society for Neuroscience Conference in Chicago, IL

Leisgang, Amanda: Winning recipient of the Southwest Travel Award to attend the 2019 Society for Neuroscience Conference in Chicago, IL.

Ortiz, Andrew: Winning recipient of the Southwest Travel Award to attend the 2019 Society for Neuroscience Conference in Chicago, IL.

Kolch, Nicholas: Accepted into the McNair national program.

Chuapoco, Renzo: Accepted into the McNair national program.

Christian “Kitan” Guese: Winning recipient of the 2019 Summer Research Award from the Office of Undergraduate Research.

2018

Leisgang, Amanda: UNLV GPSA funding for 2018 Society For Neuroscience.

Kinney, Jefferson: Winner of UNLV Top Tier Award

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2017

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Outstanding Presentation Award (1st Place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Psychology Department Summer Research Scholarship

Murtishaw, Andrew:  UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees Fellowship (2015-2017)

2016

Bolton, Monica: International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Elected Student Councilor 2017

Bolton, Monica: Amgen Travelship Award to National Biotechnology Conference

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (1st Place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees Fellowship (2015-2017)

Murtishaw, Andrew: Edward Lovinger Pyschology Scholarship

Murtishaw, Andrew: Patricia Sastaunik Scholarship

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Summer Research Scholarship

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary)

2015

Kinney, Jefferson: NIH p20 Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) - Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience (Project 3 Leader). Role of GABA in Microglial Activation and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

Kinney, Jefferson: DOD Convergence Science Research Award (Co-Investigator)

Bolton, Monica: Doctoral Graduate Research Assistantship

Bolton, Monica: Patricia Sastaunak Scholarship

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Chicago, IL)

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Outstanding Presentation Award

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Poster Presentation Award (1st place)

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference, Chicago, IL)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees Fellowship (2015-2017)

Murtishaw, Andrew: International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Travel Award (International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC)

Murtishaw, Andrew: International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Presentation Award (2nd Place) 

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grants (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL; International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Victoria, BC)

2014

Kinney, Jefferson: UNLV Faculty Opportunity Award. Evaluation of biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease animal models and clinical populations.

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC)

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Outstanding Presentation Award

Heaney, Chelcie: Edward Lovinger Psychology Scholarship

Heaney, Chelcie: APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC)

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Presentation Award (1st Place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grants (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC; International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV)

Murtishaw, Andrew: American Chemical Society Research Competition Winner (1st Place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Presentation Award (2nd place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Summer Research Scholarship

2013

Bolton, Monica: Patricia Sastaunik Scholarship

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA)

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV Dean's Summer Graduate Research Award

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV College of Liberal Arts Nominee for Graduate College Outstanding Thesis Award

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV Psychology Department Nominee for Graduate College Outstanding Thesis Award

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA)

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Research Forum First Place Presentation Award

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV Dean's Summer Graduate Research Award

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA)

2012

Kinney, Jefferson: UNLV Faculty Opportunity Award. Examinations of alterations in kalirin in animal models of schizophrenia.

Bolton, Monica: Patricia Sastaunik Scholarship

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Outstanding Presentation Award

Heaney, Chelcie: Sierra Nevada Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Travel Award

Heaney, Chelcie: Patricia Sastaunik Scholarship

Heaney, Chelcie: Graduate College Summer Session Scholarship

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA)

Sabbagh, Jonathan: UNLV College of Liberal Arts Dean's Graduate Student Stipend

2011

Bolton, Monica: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Research Forum Presentation Award (1st Place)

Murtishaw, Andrew: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant 

2010

Kinney, Jefferson: NIH/Nevada INBRE Grant (P20 RR-016464). Investigation of inhibitory signaling in animal models of psychiatric disorders.

Heaney, Chelcie: UNLV GPSA Travel Grant

2009

Kinney, Jefferson: UNLV Summer Faculty Research Grant

2008

Kinney, Jefferson: UNLV Summer Faculty Research Grant

2007

Kinney, Jefferson: UNLV Infrastructure RIPA Award