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Caplan, PI<br>Renewals \u2013 <strong>Taylor Burke<\/strong>, NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (2025-2029)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sarah Uhm<\/strong>, Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE) Graduate Fellowship Program (2026); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (CDC)-funded program; Johns Hopkins University, March 2026; Education Support Grant: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, July 2025; Star City Pride Scholarship, April 2026; Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association PRIDE Scholarship, January 2026; UNMC E-Learning Awards Program, Cohort 15; Stanford Data Ocean Certificate Program Scholarship, July 2025; ASM Future Leaders Mentorship Fellowship; Unsung Hero Award in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s Legacy of Service, March 2026; Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) iDMentorship365 Program Mentee, Oct. 2025 \u2013 Present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Claire Garman<\/strong>, Ray Frohn Scholarship for Diversity, UNMC; First Place Oral Presentation in PBT: Physiology at Entomological Society of America (ESA) \u2013 November 2025; Second Place Oral Presentation as Voted on by peers at Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) (Biology of Spirochetes) \u2013 January 2026; Second Place Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation &#8211; PhD Division at American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Missouri Valley Branch \u2013 March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Isaac Adediji<\/strong>, Oral Presentation Award at the18th Annual Rocky Mountain Reproductive Sciences Symposium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, May 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sam Aden<\/strong>, First Place Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation at the American Society of Microbiology Missouri Valley Branch, March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nichole Brandquist<\/strong>, Runner-up Presidential Scholar Society for Leukocyte Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Del Dsouza<\/strong>, Appointed American Society of Microbiology Young Ambassador to Nebraska; ASM Project Fund Grant to Host and moderate a PhD Uncovered Panel at American Society of Microbiology Missouri Valley Branch Conference at UNL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amanda Fernandes<\/strong>, Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, Neuroscience Symposium, Department of Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Neuroscience, UNMC, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Angela Truong<\/strong>, Chancellor&#8217;s Outstanding Incoming PhD Student Scholarship, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Haley Knowles<\/strong>, Missouri Valley Branch &#8211; Presentation Award; Third Place Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation at the American Society of Microbiology Missouri Valley Branch, March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bright Manu<\/strong>, Ray H. 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