Elisa Zhang

Basic Life Research Scientist, Medicine - Med/Hematology

Honors & Awards

A.P. Giannini Postdoctoral Fellowship, A.P. Giannini Foundation (2017-2020)
Henzl-Gabor Travel Award for Postdoctoral Scholars, Helena Anna Henzl-Gabor Young Women in Science Travel Fund (2019)
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined), NIH / NICHD (2017)
Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University (2017)
SPARK awardee, Stanford SPARK program (2017)
Postdoctoral Award & Grant, Stanford Child Health Research Institute (2016)
Alan J. Bearden Outstanding Biophysical Thesis Award, UC Berkeley (2015)
NSF Graduate Fellow, National Science Foundation (2009)
UC Berkeley Distinguished Fellow, UC Berkeley (2009)
Fulbright Student, Fulbright Program (2008-2009)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley (2012)
Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize for Outstanding Senior Thesis, Harvard College (2008)

Education & Certifications

Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, Molecular and Cell Biology (2015)
A.B. magna cum laude, Harvard College, Molecular and Cellular Biology (2008)

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