Students

Mikayla Johnson – Ph.D. Student

• M.S. in Animal Science, UF (2022)
• 2nd place winner poster presentation at 2021 UF Animal Sciences Grad Symposium
• 2021 Faciola Lab Member of the Year
• 2020-2023 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

Ana Carolina Silva Vicente – Ph.D. Student

• UF CALS Dean’s Award Ph.D. Scholarship (2023-2026)
• M.S. Animal Science at University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
• B.S. Animal Science at Federal University of Sao Joao Del-Rei, MG, Brazil

Martha Ulina Siregar – M.S. Student

• 2023 Graduate Student Council Travel Grant
• 2022 Faciola Lab Member of the Year
• 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)

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.

Gerald K. Salas-Solis – M.S. Student

• 2023 – Graduate Student Council Travel Grant
• 2023 – Latin American Caribbean Scholarship, University of Florida
• 2022 – Visiting Research Scholar, Faciola Lab, University of Florida
• 2022 – Excellence Scholarship for Research, University of Costa Rica
• B.S. – Agronomic Engineering, emphasis on Animal Science – University of Costa Rica