Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Postdoctoral Awards! In celebration of the contributions and achievements that the Wayne State University postdoctoral community provides, the Graduate School recognizes exceptional postdocs and postdoctoral mentors each year whose research, service and mentorship are particularly noteworthy. 

"Wayne State University has a vibrant postdoctoral community whose achievements make us all proud and have enhanced the standing of our institution throughout the U.S. and beyond," said Sokol Todi, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and neurology, and interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology in the Wayne State University School of Medicine. 

Postdoctoral Mentorship Award

• Dr. Ana Daugherty, Psychology
• Dr. Richard J. Smith, School of Social Work

Postdoctoral Trainee Research Award

• Dr. Lucas Debarba, Biological Sciences & iBio
• Dr. Nag Dhrubajyoti, Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology
• Dr. David Henning, Physical Therapy
• Dr. Dana Holger, Pharmacy and Health Science
• Dr. Matthew Kelsey, Physics
• Dr. Husain Yar Khan, Oncology
• Dr. Allison Laskey, School of Social Work
• Dr. Shipra Puri, Physiology
• Dr. Katherine Roth, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Dr. Sukhvinder Singh, Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
• Dr. Lingfei Tang, Institute of Gerontology
• Dr. Ying Xiong, Civil Engineering
• Dr. Wenbin Zhao, Physics

Postdoctoral Trainee Service Award

• Dr. Lucas Debarba, Biological Sciences & iBio
• Dr. Husain Yar Khan, Oncology

Postdoctoral Travel Award for International Conference

• Roxanne Berube, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Lucas Debarba, Biological Sciences & IBio
• David Henning, Physical Therapy
• Dana Holger, Pharmacy and Health Science
• Husain Khan, Oncology
• Guijin Lee, School of Social Work
• Matthew LeFauve, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Jacob Lutter, Chemistry
• Vidhyadhar Nandana, Biological Sciences
• Lingfei Tang, Institute of Gerontology
• Md Hafiz Uddin, Oncology
• Naresh Venneti, Chemistry
• Ying Xiong, Civil Engineering
• Ershuai Zhang, Chemical Engineering
• Clara Zundel, Psychiatry