2024 Member, Medical Advisory Council, Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama.
2023 The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting: Late Breakthrough Poster Presentation.
2023 Organizing committee member, Frontiers in Vascular Biology and Diseases: The 1st Annual International Conference.
2021 Appointment of William D. Jordan, Jr. MD Professorship in Vascular Sciences by University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.
2021 Featured Discovery by the AMC 21 research steering committee, Heersink School of Medicine. UAB: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/latest/item/2436-development-of-arteriolar-niche & https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/925821
2021 ECD Award Application Evaluation for CSCTR (Chicago).
2020 Interview with Guidehouse (a consulting firm) regarding antiangiogenics in oncology.
2019 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, nominated.
2018 AHA/Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment Award Reveiwer Committee Member (up to 34 million dollars per proposal).
2017 American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) Scholar Award (Mid-western region).
2017 ATVB Cover Art Demonstration and Award Competition in ATVB Scientific Sessions.
2016 K Award, Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research, USA.
2016 Faculty Development Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.
2016 AHA Scientific Sessions 2016, the Best of Basic Science Posters.
2015 Faculty Development Award, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.
2015 K Award, Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research, USA.
2015 AHA Scientific Sessions 2015, the Best of AHA Specialty Conferences (Poster).
2014 Fellow of American Heart Association, Elected, American Heart Association.
2014 Oral Abstract Award Winner, CSCTR/MWAMFR Combined Annual Meeting, Chicago.
2014 Career Development Award, Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research.
2013 The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting: Late Breakthrough Poster Presentation.
2013 American Heart Association National Scientific Development Grant.
2012 American Cancer Society Pilot Award.
2011 Elsa Albrecht Research Associate/Project Scientist Award (the 1st Place), Department of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).
2010 Young Investigator Travel Award for AHA Scientific Sessions.
2009 Cell Biology’s Employee of the Quarter Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
2002 Kwang-Hua Scholarship, USTC/Taiwan Kwang-Hua Educational Foundation.
2001 Kwang-Hua Scholarship, USTC/Taiwan Kwang-Hua Educational Foundation.
Awards and Honors for Trainees
Sean O’Hare, Travel Award from the UAB DOS for ASC Annual Meeting 2023.
Sarai Robertson, MD Candidate, MSSRP, UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
Sean O’Hare, Undergraduate, UAB SURE Program.
Patrick F. Moran, MCW MD candidate, the Honors in Research Program; Travel Awards from AHA Scientific Sessions 2017 and MCW Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin. Current resident at University of Michigan Medical Center.
Jacob Knollenberg, MCW MD Candidate, the Honors in Research Program; current MD and resident at Mayo Clinic.
Jordan Palmer, College Student, Marquette University, 2018 Southern Wisconsin CTSI 500 Stars Internship Program.
Devan Parker, Pharm D Candidate, NIH CaRES Program, UAB School of Public Health.
Reagan Hattaway, MD Candidate, UAB Physician Scientist Development Fellowship.
Austin Prime, Undergraduate, UAB PARAdiGM & SIBS Program.
Vincent G Bolus, MD Candidate, UAB NIH T35 Program: Short-Term Research Experiences Advancing Medical Students (STREAMS)
