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Biology awards

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Gene M. Brown Award
- Melanie Worley 2006, Towson, MD

John L. Asinari Award
- Joe Daniele 2006, La Jolla, CA
- Lori Neal 2006, Omaha, NE

Merck Prize
- Alejandro Ochoa 2006, El Paso, TX

Ned Holt Prize
- Xiaonan (Cecelie) Lin 2006, Mendota Heights, MN

Salvador E. Luria Prize
- Alicia Zhou 2006, Chicago, Il

Susan Hockfield Prize in Life Sciences
- Lori Huberman 2007, Raleigh, NC

Undergraduate Research Symposium Award
- Adriana Tajonar 2006, Mexico City, Mexico
- Johanna Varner 2006, Salt Lake City, UT
- Xiaonan (Cecelie) Lin 2006, Mendota Heights, MN

Whitehead Prize in Biology
- Adriana Tajonar 2006, Mexico City, Mexico

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