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publications
recognition
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Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
2025
Barry Goldwater Scholarship Award
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
award
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FEA
2024
Intern Abroad HQ FEA Scholarship
Elizabeth Pablos (BS, 2025)
scholarship
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NIH
2024
NINDS Exceptional Summer Student Award
Elizabeth Pablos (BS, 2025)
award
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NIH
2024
STEP-UP UGRD Symposium
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
conference
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NIH
2024
STEP-UP Year Round Research Award
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
award
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NAU
2023
Earle B Hoyt Jr. Chemistry Scholarship
Ryan Iwahiro-Miller (BS, 2024)
award
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NAU
2024
Earle B Hoyt Jr. Chemistry Scholarship
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
award
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NIH
2024
NIH Poster Day
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
Elizabeth Pablos (BS, 2025)
conference
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NAU
2024
Gold Axe Award
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
award
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NAU
2024
Junia McAlister Award
Max Whittington (MS, 2026)
award
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NAU
2024
Outstanding Senior Award
Max Whittington (MS, 2026)
award
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NAU
2024
NAU Gold Academic Scholarship
Ryan Iwahiro-Miller (BS, 2024)
award
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NAU
2024
CEFNS Standard Bearer Award
Max Whittington (MS, 2026)
award
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UNM
2024
STEAM Summit 2024
Krystal Charley (Post-Doc)
conference
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STEAM Summit
2024
Poster Presentation 2nd place
Krystal Charley (Post-Doc)
award
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SACNAS
2024
SACNAS National Conference
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
Hazel Blake (BS, 2026)
Krystal Charley
conference
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AISES
2024
AISES National Conference
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
conference
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NAU
2024
LSAMP Research Grant
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
grant
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NAU
2024
Jean Schuler Mini Grant
James Davis (BS, 2027)
grant
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NIH
2023
NINDS Health Disparities SIP in Tribal Communities
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
grant
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LSAMP
2024
1st Annual SNNA-LSAMP Conference 2024
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
conference
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SACNAS
2023
Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science National Conference
Tahj Moore (MS, 2024)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
conference
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AISES
2023
AISES National Conference
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
Ashley Steinberg (MS, 2024)
Alana Ramirez (MS, 2024)
Ryan Iwahiro-Miller (BS, 2024
conference
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NAU
2023
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)
Tahj Moore (MS, 2024)
grant
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AISES
2023
AISES Leadership Conference
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Macie Proctor-Roser (BS, 2022)
conference
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AISES
2023
AISES AT Anderson Scholarship
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Tahj Moore (MS, 2025)
scholarship
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SACNAS
2023
Travel Scholarship
James Davis (BS, 2027)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Tahj Moore (MS, 2024)
Tawnjerae Joe (PhD, 2027)
travel award
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NAU
2024
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
James Davis (BS, 2027)
Ryan Iwahiro-Miller (BS, 2024)
Clara Haristoy (BS, 2024)
Elizabeth Pablos (BS, 2025)
conference
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NAU
2023
34th Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Program Conference
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
conference
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XUL
2023
Xavier University of Louisiana 16th Health Disparities Conference
Tristen Eddie (BS, 2020)
conference
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SACNAS
2022
Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science National Conference
TJ Joes (PhD, 2027)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
Macie Proctor-Roser (BS, 2022)
conference
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NACP
2022
Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention
Feather Eagleman (BS, 2024)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
grant
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Palau National Scholarship Board
2019
Palau National Scholarship
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
scholarship
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Cobell
2022
Cobell Scholarship
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
scholarship
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NACP
2020
Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention
Crystal Morales (MS, 2022)
Tristen Eddie (BS, 2020)
program
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NACP
2022
Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention
TJ Joe (PhD, 2027)
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
program
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LSAMP
2022
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Marinca Faimau (BS, 2025)
Amaya Pablo (BS, 2026)
program
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NAU
2022
MIRA
James Davis (BS, 2026)
program
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HURA
2023
Hooper Undergraduate Research Award Symposium
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
conference
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IPVC
2023
International Papillomavirus Conference
TJ Joe (PhD 2027)
Alana Ramirez (MS, 2024)
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
conference
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NACP
2022
Native American Cancer Prevention Regional Conference
Tristen Eddie (BS, 2020)
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
Ashley Steinberg (MS, 2024)
Crystal Morales (MS, 2022)
Macie Proctor-Roser (BS, 2022)
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022)
conference
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NAU
2022
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Mia Marotti (MS, 2024)
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022)
conference
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Dr. Jennifer Duis, NAU
2022
ACS Beaker Award
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
award
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NAU
2020
Founders Gold Tuition Scholarship
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
scholarship
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Dr. Henry Hooper, NAU
2022
Hooper Undergraduate Research Award
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
grant
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AISES
2022
AISES National Conference
Ashley Steinberg (MS, 2024)
Mia Marotti (BS, 2024)
Macie Proctor-Roser (BS, 2022)
Kaelyn Acothely (BS, 2021)
Tristen Eddie (BS, 2020)
conference
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GMaP UNM
2023
GMaP Region 3 Travel Award
Alana Ramirez (MS, 2024)
TJ Joe (PhD, 2027)
Mia Moratti (BS, 2024)
travel award
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NIH
2016
NIH/NINDS Health Disparities SIP in Tribal Communities
Crystal Morales (MS 2022), Dustin Mullaney (BS 2022), Beyonce Bahe (BS 2024), Sharon Eltiste (BS 2020)
grant
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SACNAS
2020
Travel Scholarship
Nicholas Lopez (BS 2021), Crystal Morales (MS 2022), Meredith Dennis (BS 2022)
travel award
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LSAMP
2019
Research Award
Claira Glaser (BS, 2020), Crystal Morales (BS, 2020), Sharon Eltiste (BS, 2020), Alexis Banuelos (BS, 2020), Nicholas Lopez (BS, 2021)
award
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White Mountain Apache Coalition
2019
Coalition Scholarship
Beyonce Bahe (BS, 2024)
scholarship
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NACP
2018
Research Award
Claira Glaser (BS, 2020), Crystal Morales (BS, 2020), Kaelyn Acothley (BS, 2021), Beyonce Bahe, (BS, 2024), Skyler Bordeaux (MPH, 2022)
award
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NAU
2018
Presidential Excellence
Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022)
award
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Air Force
2018
ROTC
Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022)
program
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NAU
2020
Lumberjack Scholarship
Alexis Banuelos (BS, 2020), Crystal, Morales (BS, 2020), Nicholas Lopez (BS, 2021), Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
scholarship
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AISES
2021
Graduate Research Oral Presentation, 3rd Place
Crystal Morales (MS 2022)
award
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NAU
2021
Vesto Melvyn Slipher Scholarship
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
scholarship
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NAU
2021
Physical Chemistry Award
Nicholas Lopez (BS, 2021)
award
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American Heart Association
2021
Stroke Minority Travel Award
Nicholas Lopez (BS, 2021)
travel award
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NAU
2021
Clinton F. Lane Research Fund
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
grant
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NAU
2021
Begovac Experiment Fund
Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022), Dustin Mullaney (BS, 2022)
grant
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Indigenous Education Inc.
2021
Cobell National Scholarship
Beyonce Bahe (BS, 2024)
scholarship
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NIH
2020
Post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award
Alexis Banuelos (BS, 2020)
award
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NAU
2020
Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity
Alexis Banuelos (BS, 2020)
award
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NAU
2020
James R. Wick Scholarship
Nicholas Lopez (BS, 2021)
scholarship
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NAU
2020
Senior Research Award
Noelle Waltenburg (BS, 2020)
award
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NAU
2019
Golden Axe Award
Connor Sheridan (BS, 2019)
award
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NAU
2019
Kenneth Derifield Biology Scholarship
Alexis Banuelos (BS, 2020)
scholarship
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NAU
2019
Clinton F. Lane Research Fund Scholarship
Noelle Waltenburg (BS, 2020)
scholarship
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NAU
2019
Undergraduate Research Award
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
grant
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NAU
2019
Nancy & Henry Wettaw General Chemistry Award
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022), Meredith Dennis (BS, 2022)
award
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BYU
2019
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
Jasmyn Genchev (BS, 2022)
award
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