The Eva Kavan Prize for Excellence in Research on the Brain
Dr. Eva Mary Kavan established a fund in 1999 to encourage a talented young scholar to pursue scientific research on the brain. The recipient of this award will receive a gift card and a Certificate of Merit, to be presented at the annual H.W. Magoun Lecture during the Spring quarter.
Eligibility & Requirements
Current Graduate Students
Letter of Recommendation from Mentor
CV
Supporting Materials (articles, publications, etc.)
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
| YEAR | Annual Eva Kavan Prize for Excellence in Research on the Brain | STUDENT | LABORATORY of | DEPARTMENT | PHOTO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26th | Yesica Mercado-Ayon | Laboratory of Dr. Samantha Butler | Department of Neurobiology |  |
| 2023 | 25th | Trishala Chari | Laboratory of Dr. Carlos Portera-Cailliau | Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology |  |
| 2023 | 25th | Benjamin Liu | Laboratory of Dr. Dean Buonomano | Departments of Neurobiology and Psychology |  |
| 2022 | 24th | Megan Massa | Dr. Stephanie Correa | Departments of Integrative Biology and Physiology |  |
| 2021 | 23rd | Amanda Baker | Dr. Adriana Galvan | Department of Psychology, College of Life Sciences, UCLA |  |
| 2020 | 22th | Amy Lin | Dr. Carrie Bearden | Departments of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, Psychology, UCLA |  |
| 2019 | 21th | Nina Lichtenberg | Dr. Kate Wassum | Department of Psychology, College of Life Sciences, UCLA |  |
| 2018 | 20th | Cassandra Meyer | Dr. Allan Mackenzie-Graham | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2017 | 19th | Anne Collins | Dr. Kate Wassum | Department of Psychology, College of Life Sciences, UCLA |  |
| 2017 | 19th | Hua Chai | Dr. Baljit Khakh | Department of Physiology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2016 | 18th | Esther Nie | Dr. Thomas Carmichael | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2015 | 17th | Jennifer Kong | Dr. Ben Novitch | Department of Neurobiology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2014 | 16th | Jamee Breg | Dr. Daniel Geschwind | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA | |
| 2013 | 15th | Sangmok Kim | Dr. Kelsey Martin | Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences , DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2012 | 14th | Austin Hilliard | Dr. Stephanie White | Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology, College of Life Sciences, UCLA | |
| 2011 | 13th | Erin Gray | Dr. Thomas O'Dell | Department of Physiology, DGSOM at UCLA | |
| 2010 | 12th | Kate Wassum | Dr. Nigel Maidement | Departments of Neuroscience & Human Behavior, UCLA |  |
| 2009 | 11th | Tiago Carvalho | Dr. Dean Buonomano | Department of Neurobiology, DGSOM at UCLA | |
| 2008 | 10th | Michael Oldham | Dr. Daniel Geschwind | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2007 | 9th | Joshua Johansen | Dr. Hugh Blair | Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, College of Life Sciences, UCLA | |
| 2006 | 8th | Mary Kay Lobo | Dr. William Yang | Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences , DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2005 | 7th | Kimberly Thompson | Dr. Kelsey Martin | Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences , DGSOM at UCLA | |
| 2004 | 6th | Alison Burggren | Dr. Susan Bookheimer | Departments of Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA |  |
| 2003 | 5th | Jeffrey Gotts | Dr. Marie Francoise Chesselet | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 2002 | 4th | Christine Bredfeldt | Dr. Dario Ringach | Department of Neurobiology, DGSOM at UCLA | |
| 2001 | 3rd | Michael Zeineh | Dr. Susan Bookheimer | Departments of Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA | |
| 2000 | 2nd | Valentin Nagerl | Dr. Istan Mody | Department of Neurology, DGSOM at UCLA |  |
| 1999 | 1st | Albert Cha | Dr. Francisco Bezanilla | Department of Physiology, DGSOM at UCLA |