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Daniela Chavez de Paz Solis: Outstanding Graduating International Student
Graduating undergraduate Henry lab student, Daniela Chavez de Paz Solis was awarded the Outstanding Graduating International Student from the UMaine Honors College. Daniela is majoring in biology with a concentration in pre-medical sciences. While conducting research in both the Henry lab and Dr. Benjamin King's lab, she also served as president and founder of the Red Cross Club, collaborated with a lab at the University of Miami, and played on the Women's Club Volleyball team. Daniela was also accepted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postbaccalaureate IRTA research fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute, where she will train in the infectious disease sector while preparing to apply to M.D-Ph.D programs. Congratulations to Daniela!
Dr. Clarissa Henry receives the 2025 Outstanding Research Award for the College of Earth Life and Health Sciences at the University of Maine
Dr. Clarissa Henry was awarded teh Outstanding Research Award from the College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences here at the University of Maine. Dean Diane Rowland stated, "[Dr. Henry] has secured over $17.3 million in external funding for our campus, including multiple R01 grants, and contributes significantly to UMaine's NIH research portfolio...One of Dr. Henry's core values that surrounds her research excellence is mentorship. Dr. Henry has some of the most important characteristics of good mentorship: patience, vision, good advice, good listening skills, and encouragement." We are extremely grateful for Dr. Henry's mentorship and guidance in our own academic journeys!
Amanda Ignacz: Strengthening neuromuscular disease research through NIH award
The National Institutes of Health awarded University of Maine Ph.D. candidate Amanda Ignacz the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. This nationally competitive award honors and invests in pre-doctoral students by helping them obtain research training while conducting their dissertation research. Amanda's interest in neuromuscular disease and its progression stems from the loss of her younger brother, who passed away from complications with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Her ultimate goal to elucidate the mechanisms underlying neuromuscular disease progression and develop therapies that will help improve health outcomes in affected individuals.
