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​The Grillo Lab Yearly Award Ceremony 

It's crucial to acknowledge your remarkable achievements rather than focusing solely on the next deadline, future manuscript, or imminent tasks. We celebrated the fantastic contributions made by our lab members throughout the past year. As part of our new yearly recognition awards for all lab members, the awards received included "Best Records," "Best Vibes," "Outstanding Mentorship," "Best Lab Citizen," "Most Collaborative," "Greatest Growth," and more. Afterward, we had a fun friendly competition at Top Golf. Congratulations to all!

​The Grillo Lab UC Chemistry Department Awards

April 28, 2025

It was an exciting night for the Department of Chemistry Awards 2025. Alaa won the Doctoral Enhancement Award, contingent upon maintaining good academic standing and making satisfactory research progress, and a Recognition Award for her dedication and volunteering as a member of CGSA, serving as Academic Chair. Angelica won the Robert M. Koppenhoefer Research Associate Award for an outstanding second-year graduate student in biochemistry. Mayowa won the Henry Hochstetter Prize for excellence performance as a graduate teaching assistant, H. Brain Hasall Award to support her third year and encourage perseverance and dedication to the field of chemistry, and a Recognition Award for her dedication as an executive member of CGSA as President.
Morgan won the Stella Potter & Hoke S. Greene Award and the M. Brayton Graff Award for an outstanding junior undergraduate majoring in chemistry and recognition as an exceptional Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Paige M. Brayton Graff Award for an outstanding senior undergraduate majoring in chemistry and was recognized as Cum Laude with Departmental Honors for her undergraduate work. The Grillo Lab is exceptionally proud of all the students’ achievements and recognitions! 

The Grillo Lab Undergrads Graduation 2025!
The Grillo Lab takes pride in seeing their undergraduate students graduate and move forward to the next steps in their lives.
​The Grillo Lab is awarded an NIH R01 Grant through the NIA!
June 14, 2024
    
The Grillo Lab is ecstatic to receive our very first R01 award! This grant will study the molecular underpinnings and pathophysiology of mitochondrial oxygen metabolic dysfunction in tauopathies. We are so excited for the opportunities this creates!
The Grillo Lab has its Inaugural Award Ceremony!
June 12, 2024
     
It is important to recognize the outstanding achievements you've accomplished instead of dwelling on the next deadline, the future manuscript, or the upcoming deadline. We recognized the fantastic work performed by our lab members over the past year. After Lab Clean-Up, many members in the lab were recognized for awards such as "Best Records", "Best Vibes", "Outstanding Mentorship", "Best Lab Citizen", "Most Collaborative", "Greatest Growth", and others. Afterward we worked on our teamwork with an Escape Room followed by an excellent dinner. Congrats to everyone!
Annaliese Andsager joins the Grillo Lab!
April 29, 2024
     
We are excited to welcome Annaliese to the Grillo Lab! Annaliese will work on understanding and testing pharmacological interventions for Maple Syrup Urine Disease. Welcome!
Alaa and Megan win departmental awards!
April 19, 2024
     
It was an exciting night for the Department of Chemistry Awards night. Alaa won the Robert M. Koppenhoefer Research Associate Award for an outstanding second year graduate student in biochemistry. Megan won the American Institute of Chemists Award and was recognized as Cum Laude with Departmental Honors for her undergraduate work. Congratulations to Megan on completing her B.S. in Chemistry! It is well earned.