Below are the award results from the Fall 2015 Texas Branch ASM meeting.  Congratulations to all that received awards!

AWARD RESULTS TEXAS ASM BRANCH FALL MEETING 2015 HUNTSVILLE, TX (SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

SE SULKIN ORAL PRESENTATION – Medical Microbiology
(Award Sponsor: Texas ASM Branch)
1st place – $100 – Kayla Bounds, Texas Tech University, Abdul Hamood
2nd place – $50 – Tetiana Hutchison, Southern Methodist University, Robert Harrod

OB WILLIAMS – ORAL PRESENTATION – General Microbiology
(Award Sponsor: Texas ASM Branch)
1st place – $100 – Marinelle Rodrigues, University of Texas at Dallas, Kelli Palmer
2nd place – $50 – Michael Francis, Texas A&M, Joe Sorg

Joan Abramowitz Award UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION
(Award Sponsor: UT-Houston Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program)
1st place – $100 – Luis Valencia, Texas A&M University, Sangeeta Khare
2nd place – $50 – Kyra Curtis, Baylor University, Diane Hartman

Joan Abramowitz Award UNDERGRADUATE MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION
(Award Sponsor: UT-Houston Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program)
1st place – $100 – Karthik Hullahalli, University of Texas at Dallas, Kelli Palmer
2nd place – $50 – Matthew Breuer, Sam Houston State University, Anne Gaillard
2nd place – $50 – Christina Koo, University of Texas at Arlington, Woo-Suk Chang

Sam Kaplan Award GRADUATE MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION
(Award Sponsor: Texas ASM Branch)
1st place – $100 – Robert Fultz, Baylor College of Medicine, James Versalovic
2nd place – $50 – Akshaya Ravichandran, Texas A&M University, James Smith
3rd place – Cert – Hannah Adams, University of Texas at Dallas, Kelli Palmer

Sam Kaplan Award GRADUATE MEDICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION
(Award Sponsor: Texas ASM Branch)
1st place – $100 – Pooja Bhardwaj, University of Texas At Dallas, Kelli Palmer
2nd place – $50 – Christina Morra, Baylor College of Medicine, James Versalovic
3rd place – Cert – Nymisha Avadhanam, University of Texas at Dallas, Juan González
3rd place – Cert – Mehul Jani, University of North Texas, Rajeev Azad