UC San Diego Campus Notice
OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE DIVISION
November 30, 2021
ALL ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO (Including UC San Diego Health)

2021 Recipients of the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring and Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring and the Chancellor's Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Awards. These recipients were chosen among an excellent cohort of nominations.

The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring recognizes faculty mentors who serve as effective advisors, advocates, role models and colleagues to their postdoctoral trainees, and who consistently promote and actively engage in the many forms of mentorship. This year’s recipients are:
  • J. Silvio Gutkind, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center
  • Padmini Rangamani, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Chancellor’s Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award recognizes the well-rounded postdoctoral scholar who not only excels in research and advances the frontiers of science, but also provides leadership, mentorship, and service. This year’s recipients are:
  • Jamie Amemiya, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
  • Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana, Ph.D., Institute for Neural Computation
Finalists and recipients were honored at a virtual Awards Ceremony during National Postdoc Appreciation Week. Links to the ceremony recording and keynote address can be found on the Postdoc Office website.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients and celebrating their achievements.

James S. Antony
Dean, Graduate Division
University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093