I would like to recognize Naima Louridi, our Administrative Analyst, for her excellent contributions to the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior during this challenging time. Naima quickly transitioned to working remotely and her “follow through,…

This nomination is really about more than one person but will boil down to the one who made the difference.

When I was informed from my supervisor that she was leaving, it caused me great anxiety….

I’d like to recognize Sarah McCarthy who knows more about hiring personnel than anyone could imagine. For many years, she has made sure that faculty, staff, and postdoc hiring happens smoothly and quickly. I don’t…

I would like to nominate my supervisor, Dr. Justyna Sosna for her endless dedications and efforts to our lab in McGaugh Hall. She has been an amazing individual who goes out of her way to…

I would like to nominate Carmen Bastos from the pre-award team. Last fall Carmen helped me put together a complicated DoD grant application. She worked patiently and tirelessly to ensure all the pieces were in…

I want to recognize the staff that support the graduate programs (Lindsay, Meranda, Jackie, Naima, Gary, Morgan), the Department MSOs (Andrea, Marissa, Bessy, Sally), the finance group (Rhoda, Claire, Heather, Rosie, and a fond farewell…

It takes a lot of patience to deal with confused and demanding faculty. Marissa Reyes is incredibly patient, gentle, and always calmly sticking with any problem until it is right. Thank you, Marissa….

I want to recognize Heather Bilton and Rosie Wageschiet for their endless, positive support of our team as we navigate accounting policies and procedures related to communications and events. They go above and beyond for…

Dev and Cell would like to give a big shout out to Lindsay Malter for her creativity during a sheltered in place graduation. Lindsay reached out to each of our graduating undergrads and grads to…

I would like to nominate Darla Becker! She’s always been very helpful, resourceful and easy to work with. She was the first person I interacted with during my hiring process at UCI BioSci and she…