Dear Faculty and Students, Thank you to the faculty for nominating your students for 2017-2018 SSB Awards. The Award committee has selected the following individuals for awards this year. Congratulations! Best Doctorate of Philosophy Dissertation * Chelsea Pinkham and Forrest Keck School of Systems Biology Impact Award (PhD Student) * Catherine DeMarino John N. Brady Award for Excellence in Retrovirus Research (SSB) * Michelle Pleet Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholar Award * Maria Cowen Innovator Award (MS or PhD Student) * Zheng Zhou Award in Data Analysis * John (Kamil) Kural Outreach Award * Stephen Kassinger Best MS in Biology Thesis * Heather Branscome Best, Dr. Kehn-Hall ___________________________________________ Kylene Kehn-Hall, Ph.D. Associate Professor Graduate Program Director School of Systems Biology National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases George Mason University Biomedical Research Laboratory 10650 Pyramid Place, MS 1J5 Manassas, VA 20110 703-993-8869 (Office) 703-993-9493 (Lab) 703-993-4280 (FAX) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>