Robert R. Wagner, MD
Thanks to the tremendous generosity of Robert R. Wagner, MD, and his wife Mary, the Wagner Fellowship fund was able to award fellowships to nine Biomedical Science Graduate (BIMS) students this year. Dr. Wagner served as professor and chair of microbiology from 1967 to 1994 and contributed in many ways to the School of Medicine, UVA, and the scientific community at large. These fellowships are a lasting tribute to his dedication to student training, his encouragement of young scientists, and his love of UVA.
Congratulations to the following 2025 Wagner Fellows:
Rising Third-Year Students
- Zaneta Markowska (Cell Biology, mentor: Karen Hirschi)
- Cami Westlake (Microbiology, mentor: Alison Criss)
- Jesse Cochran (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, mentor: Ken Walsh)
- Katherine Canada (Neuroscience, mentor: Kevin Pelphrey)
Rising Fourth- and Fifth-Year Students
- Josh Samuels (Neuroscience, mentors: John Lukens/Rich Price)
- Sydney Labuzan (Neuroscience, mentor: Tajie Harris)
- Anna Bartosik (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, mentor: Yuh-Hwa Wang)
- Kadie Hudson (Microbiology, mentor: Roger Abounader)
- Allison Beachum (Cell Biology, mentor: Jaeda Coutinho-Budd)
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