PMI | 2021 Graduation Awards Ceremony
Award Ceremony Hosts
Dawn and Paul welcomes the mentors and recipients of 2021 awards.
Dawn Birdsell
Associate Director of Training and Education
With the focus on developing the next generation workforce, Dawn designs and organizes hands-on science training programs for PMI undergraduates. These programs foster foundational skills essential for career success.
Paul S. Keim
Executive Director
With research centered on genomic analysis, Dr. Keim is the Cowden Endowed Chair of Microbiology at Northern Arizona University (NAU), the Director of Pathogen Genomics at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
Research Mentors
Experienced mentors guide our training programs.
Dave Wagner
Pete Motyka
Emily Cope
Adam Vazquez
Faith Walker
Dan Sanchez
Jason Sahl
Bridget Barker
Sara Maltinsky
Dawn Birdsell
Carina Phillips
Award Recipients
Outstanding undergraduates recognized for their research accomplishments.
Mitchell Bryant
Kat Soria
Lora Versluis
Jordyn Upton
Benjamin Russakoff
Kaitlyn Parra
Samantha Lucero
Jacqueline Lyman
Kristen Kyger
Kathryn Conn
Skyler Bol
Keim Award Winners
Co-Winners and a Runner Up for achievement in undergraduate research.
Kaitlyn Parra
Runner Up with $400 Prize
Breezy Brock
Co-Winner with $700 Prize
Jordyn Upton
Co-Winner with $700 Prize
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