Poster Awards
Scholars receive awards for their poster presentations at the 2025 UC LEADS Symposium
2025 Top Honors Winners
Biological & Health Sciences
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Nandini Mannem, UC Riverside
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Patrick Smith, UC San Diego
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Marissa Todesco, UC San Diego
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
- Jordan Brower, UC Santa Barbara
- Thomas Frisch, UC San Diego
- Steven Umbarger, UC Merced
Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences
- Kenzie Nguyen, UC Merced
- Tin Nguyen, UC San Diego
- Matthew Madrid, UC Irvine
2025 Honorable Mentions
Biological & Health Sciences
- Hannah Aguilar, UC Berkeley
- Madhurima Kesaraju, UC Riverside
- Daniel Torres Pomares, UC Los Angeles
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
- Michael Father, UC Irvine
- Maya Kang-Chou, UC Santa Barbara
- Ambrosio Rivera, UC Santa Cruz
Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences
- Elle Defensor, UC Davis
- Mabel Espinoza, UC Merced
- Anna My Nguyen, UC San Diego
- Dorian Simpson, UC Davis
Graduate Deans’ Leadership Award
The Graduate Deans’ Leadership Award was given to three scholars who exhibited extraordinary leadership during their tenure as UC LEADS scholars. This award was selected by the UC LEADS Executive Steering Committee, and funded by the deans of all 10 UC Graduate Divisions. Graduate Deans’ Leadership Awards went to:
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Tim Duong, UC Los Angeles
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Jesus De La Mora Herrera, UC Merced
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Rosie Manner, UC Santa Barbara
- Isaac Duarte Valdez, UC Berkeley
- Elle Defensor, UC Davis
- Nicole Sang Lav, UC Irvine
- Andrew Abdala, UC Riverside
- Anna Nguyen, UC San Diego
- Yeison Samayoa, UC Santa Cruz