Students

James Vinyard – Ph.D. Student

• 3rd place winner 3M oral presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
• UF Graduate School Ph.D. Preeminence Award
• M.S. – University of Idaho
• B.S. – Purdue University

Efstathios Sarmikasoglou – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

• 2019 Department of Animal Sciences Top-up Graduate Student Award
• UF AMCB Ph.D. Partial Assistantship
• Commendation for Highest Annual GPA, Agricultural University of Athens (2017)
• Graduated 1st of his class (106 students)
• B.S./M.S. – Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Richard Lobo – Ph.D. Student (AMCB)

• 2020 Latin American Caribbean Scholarship, University of Florida
• M.S. – University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
• 2018-2019 Visiting M.S. student University of Florida
• 2016-2017 Visiting M.S. student Agrocampus Ouest, France
• B.S. – Sao Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil

Martha Ulina Siregar – M.S. Student

• Veterinarian – Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia
• B.S. in Veterinary Medicine – Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia
• Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education Scholarship Awardees (2018)
• Graduated with Honors (Undergraduate and Veterinarian degrees)
• Kupang Regency Government Scholarship for active undergraduate student (2010)

Aneesa Bahman – M.S. Student

• 1st place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
• 2020-2021 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
• UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
• B.S. – University of Florida
• UF IFAS Undergraduate Research Scholarship
• James Hollis Tillman Scholarship
• Christopher M. Squitieri Scholarship Fund
• Florida Academic Scholars Award

Mikayla Johnson – M.S. Student

• 2nd place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
• 2021 Lab Member of the Year
• 2020-2021 Recipient of the George and Ruthana Davis Scholarship
• UF Department of Animal Sciences MS Partial Assistantship
• B.S. – Tuskegee University
• Tuskegee University Deans List
• Tuskegee Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholars
• Undergraduate Zeta of the Year
• Girl Scouts Silver Award

Szu-Wei Ma (Daniel) – M.S. Student

• B.S. – National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
• Academic honors for ranking first in class (2015 and 2016)

Charese Hammond – M.S. Student

• UF IFAS CALS MS Partial Assistantship
• B.S.A. – University of Georgia
• University of Georgia Dean’s List
• Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholar
• President Second Chance Dawgs
• President UGA Club Cheerleading
• Treasurer Zeta Psi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Gulchiroy Mirzajonova (Gulchy) – Ph.D. Student

• Faculty – National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• DAAD partnership at University of Hohenheim. Stuttgart, Germany
• ERASMUS MUNDUS at University of Hohenheim. Stuttgart, Germany
• Ph.D. – National University of Uzbekistan
• M.S. – Fergana State University, Uzbekistan
• B.S. with honors – Fergana State University, Uzbekistan

Kamonmas Dakaew (Gae) – Visiting Ph.D. Student

• Ph.D. student at Khon Kaen University, Thailand

Ana Carolina Silva Vicente – Visiting Graduate Student

• B.S. Animal Science at Federal University of Sao Joao Del-Rei, MG, Brazil
• M.S. Animal Science at University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Alyce Monteiro – Visiting Ph.D. Student

• Ph.D. student at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil