Poster Awards
Scholars receive awards for their poster presentations at the 2026 UC LEADS Symposium
2026 Top Honors Winners
Biological & Health Sciences
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Emily Ngo, UC Santa Barbara
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Mandy Situ, UC Davis
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Kate Wang, UC Santa Cruz
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
- Vincent Caudillo, UC Irvine
- Isaac Duarte Valdez, UC Berkeley
- Michelle Voong, UC San Diego
Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences
- Kora Dey, UC Riverside
- Lindsay Land, UC Los Angeles
- David Martinez, UC Irvine
2026 Honorable Mentions
Biological & Health Sciences
- Rylee Chaisongkram, UC Berkeley
- Grace Pantoja, UC Santa Cruz
- Kyra Alexa Ruiz, UC Merced
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
- Sofia Ando, UC Los Angeles
- Michael Father, UC Irvine
- Maya Kang-Chou, UC Santa Barbara
Engineering, Computer & Data Sciences
- Phiphi Dinh, UC Riverside
- Edrian Kabiling, 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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Vincent Caudillo, UC Irvine
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Harini Muralidharan, UC San Diego
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Sarah Zohary, UC Riverside
- Alberto Isaac Duarte Valdez, UC Berkeley
- Navleen Kaur, UC Davis
- Cara Susilo, UC Los Angeles
- Sarine Yeghiayan, UC Merced
- Harleen Dhanda, UC Santa Barbara
- Dalong Zhang, UC Santa Cruz