The Wishnok Prize

The Wishnok Prize for the Bioengineering and Toxicology Seminar (BATS) was established by the Department of Biological Engineering in 2015 in honor of Pete Wishnok, who led BATS for over three decades. The Wishnok Prize is awarded for the best talks in the Fall and Spring Semesters.

Wishnok Prize Winners

Spring 2017 (to be awarded October 10, 2017)

• Winner: Jacob Borrajo, Laboratory of Paul Blainey  
• Runner-up: Adrienne Rothschilds, Laboratory of K. Dane Wittrup
• Honorable Mention: Deena Rennerfeldt, Laboratory of Krystyn J. Van Vliet

Fall 2016 (awarded February 17, 2017)

• Winner: Linyi Gao, Laboratory of Feng Zhang    
• Runner-up: Alison Tisdale, Laboratory of Dane Wittrup
• Honorable Mention: Ally Huang, Laboratory of Ram Sasisekharan

Spring 2016 (awarded September 16, 2016)

• Winner: Vibhuti Agrawal, Laboratory of Forest White    
• Runner-up: Kelly Moynihan, Laboratory of Darrell Irvine    
• Honorable Mention: Reginald Avery, Laboratory of Bradley D. Olsen    

Fall 2015 (awarded Februrary 12, 2016)

• Winner: Andrew Chen, Laboratory of Angela Koehler    
• Runner-up: Breanna Stillo, Laboratory of Ron Weiss