Margarita Dubocovich Awarded with Nation’s Highest Honor in STEM Mentoring
Margarita Dubocovich, PhD, FASPET, is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)—the nation’s highest honor for science, mathematics and engineering mentors. Her outstanding efforts to encourage and mentor the next generation of STEM innovators were honored by former President Biden.
Dr. Dubocovich is a Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology at State University of New York, and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is an international scholar on the brain hormone melatonin and its receptors. Building upon the early work of Julius Axelrod, she is credited with discovering and revolutionizing the field of functional melatonin receptors and pioneering the pharmacology of melatonin receptor agonists and antagonists. Dr. Dubocovich has been an ASPET member since 1983 and was designated a Fellow of ASPET in 2020. In 2022, she was awarded the Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology.
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ASPET Welcomes New Members
Each month, ASPET welcomes new members to our home for pharmacology. This month, we recognize 66 individuals from 21 universities, colleges and companies who have joined 4,000 other members in the pharmacology community. Learn more about ASPET membership.
Brigham Young University
Cecilia S. Sanders, BS
California State University, East Bay
Gabrielle Gorostiza
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Abbie Leino, PhD
Istanbul Medipol University
Nihal Kayir, PhD
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science (SUNY UB)
Karishma Kedari, BPharm
Long Island University
Fatema Tasnim, MPhil
Medical College of Wisconsin
Roman Schlimgen, PhD
Tyler J. Trask, MS
Michigan State University
Samantha Musso
Queens College
Elijah Singh
Saint Joseph’s University
Michael McLaughlin
Spelman College
Jakayla I. Davis
St. Mary’s University
Lizana Juarez
The State University of New York at Buffalo
Prachi Sanjay Kulkarni, BPharm
Tanta University
Mohsen A. Hedaya, PhD
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Nasrin Ghassemi Barghi, PhD
University of Alberta
Fadumo Isse, PhD
University of Arizona
Ajibola D. Adelakun, MS
Tina Akbarzadeh, Pharm
Lukas Aldrich
Paulina Anguiano, PhD
Michael A. Arowosegbe, MSc
Modesta Boateng Owusu
Sophia Buttny
Ke Chen
Tatyana S. Eydelnant, BS
Karlie E. Flader
Ishika Girdhar
Riley Haveman
Morgan Jenkins
Bhargavi S. Kelvalkar, MS
Minhyeok Kim
Paige Lenzen-Hammerel
Xintong Liu, BS
Veronica Samala
Chinwuwanuju Sampson, PhD
Devanshi Shukla, PhD
Katrina Vollmer
Blake Williams
Shuang Wu, MS
Jiawei Xu, MS
University of Arizona, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Hannah Jackson, BS
University of California, Riverside
Jonah Frazier
University of California, San Francisco
Yessica K. Gomez, PhD
University of Hull, Hull York Medical School
Vaibhavi V. Sargade, MSc
University of Ninevah
Abeer M. Abdel Rasool, PhD
University of North Carolina
Tim Qi, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Athbah AlOwaifeer, MS
Jacob S. Cuyler, BS
Prerna Dodeja, MS
Ese S. Ekhator, PhD
Ugochukwu G. Ezigbo, PhD
Ruizhi Gu, MS
Lingyi Liu, BS
Shambhavi B. Parab, MS
Prem Shrestha, MS
Jiaojiao Zhang, MS
Hongyi Zou, MS
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla
Luis Contreras
University of Queensland
Jingjing Xing, MPharm
University of Utah
Ping Guo, BA
University of Washington
Jade Yang, BS
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dana L. Kneisley, BS
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Joshua Prete, BS
Washington University School of Medicine
Susruta Majumdar, PhD
Burcu Uner, PhD
