Postdoc Awards 2026

Celebrating distinguished performance among UF postdoctoral fellows and associates

Smiling UF postdocs at work in research labs

AWARDEES

Outstanding Postdoc Award

Dr. Leanna Peters (College of Medicine) · Dr. Rupam Roy (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Excellence in Research Awards

Dr. Kaushik Chanda (Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology) · Dr. Jose Cleydson Ferreira da Silva (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) · Dr. Jeremy Ducharame (College of Public Health and Health Professions) · Dr. Sandra Mara Ferreira (Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering) · Dr. Jiatong Guo (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) · Dr. Mia Kawaida (College of Health and Human Performance) · Dr. Wasif Khan (Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering) · Dr. Donghee Lee (College of Veterinary Medicine) · Dr. Lamia Mahmoud (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) · Dr. Kun Mi (College of Public Health and Health Professions) · Dr. John Spoelhof (Florida Museum of Natural History) · Dr. Rola Zeidan (College of Medicine)

Outstanding Mentor Awards

Dr. Mei He (College of Pharmacology) · Dr. Bachir Kassas (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences)