{"id":65648,"date":"2019-01-15T09:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=65648"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:44:07","slug":"a%cf%89a-national-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/student-societies\/alpha-omega-alpha\/a%cf%89a-national-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u03a9A National Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/student-societies\/alpha-omega-alpha\/\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/student-societies\/alpha-omega-alpha\/members\/\">Members<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/student-societies\/alpha-omega-alpha\/events\/\">Events\u00a0<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/md\/student-activities-groups\/student-societies\/alpha-omega-alpha\/support\/\">Support<\/a>| <span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/student-affairs\/student-life\/national-regional-local-groups\/alpha-omega-alpha\/additional-information\/\">More Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every year the national\u00a0<span>A\u03a9A office offers many different<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphaomegaalpha.org\/programs\/\"> awards<\/a> for both A\u03a9A members and current students and trainees at medical centers with an affiliated A\u03a9A chapter. Each of these awards is detailed below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Carolyn L Kuckein Student Research Award\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Award is awarded every year to medical students across the country to support the development of the next generation of researchers. Applications open in early November.\u00a0 For more information see the <a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/student_research.html\">AOA national website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2026 &#8211; Aiman Zehra Altaf &#8211;\u00a0 Association between Quantitative Eye Movements and Neurologic Discharge Outcomes in Comatose Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; Ward Alktaish (CAMED Class of 2027): <em>Association of e-cigarette use on cardiovascular health in young adults using a mobile health platform <\/em>Mentor: Naomi Hamburg<\/li>\n<li>2018 &#8211; Melissa Chua:\u00a0<i>Combining oncolytic virotherapy and immunotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma.\u00a0<\/i><span>Mentor: Khalid Shah, MS, PhD<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2017 &#8211; Jennifer Tran:\u00a0<i>The Role of Progranulin in Retinal Homeostasis and Degeneration in the Context of Lysosomal Storage Disease.\u00a0<\/i><span>Mentor: Li Gan, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2016 &#8211; Orly Leiva:\u00a0<i>The Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Facilitating JAK2V617F Mutation-Induced Myelofibrosis.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<span>Mentor: Katya Ravid, PhD\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2015 &#8211; Angela Nolin:\u00a0<i>Albumin reabsorption in the renal proximal tubule inhibits mitophagy, leading to mitochondrial damage, increased ROS production and tubular cell damage.\u00a0<\/i><span>Mentor: Andrea Havasi, MD<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2014 &#8211; Kristin Hart:\u00a0<i><\/i><i>Defining the Role of Gut Hormones in Feeding Intolerance in Premature <\/i><i>Neonates <\/i>Mentor: Camilia Martin, MD, MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-65648 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Melissa Chua posing with Dr. David McAneny, MD, after receiving the award.\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-65649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_0359-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-65649'>\n\t\t\t\tMelissa Chua (MED&#8217;19) Kuckein Awardee 2018\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/camed\/files\/2016\/05\/COM-Orly.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2016\/05\/COM-Orly.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Orly Leivia posing with two faculty members after receiving award.\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-32700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2016\/05\/COM-Orly.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2016\/05\/COM-Orly-636x358.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2016\/05\/COM-Orly-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-32700'>\n\t\t\t\tOrly Leivia (MED&#8217;18) Kuckein Awardee 2016\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/camed\/files\/2016\/02\/AOA-2015-kuckein-angela-nolin-3264x2448-82.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2016\/02\/AOA-2015-kuckein-angela-nolin-3264x2448-82.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Angela Nolin posing with some faculty members after receiving award.\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28818\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28818'>\n\t\t\t\tAngela Nolin (MED&#8217;18) Kuckein Awardee 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/camed\/files\/2016\/02\/AOA-2014-kuckein-recipient-kristen-hart-3264x2448-91.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2016\/02\/AOA-2014-kuckein-recipient-kristen-hart-3264x2448-91.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"Kristin Hart posing with some faculty members after receiving award.\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28817\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28817'>\n\t\t\t\tKristin Hart (MED&#8217;15) Kuckein Awardee 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award<\/h4>\n<p>This award is given to a volunteer clinical faculty member at the Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine each year at the induction ceremony.\u00a0 For more information see the <a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/volunteer_faculty.html\">AOA national website<\/a>. Previous awardees are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sixtine-Pacifique Herold, MD &#8211; 2018<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Thompson, MD &#8211; 2017<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Kenney, DO &#8211; 2016<\/li>\n<li>David DiChiara, MD &#8211; 2015<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Brooks, MD &#8211; 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Chapter Support Award<\/h4>\n<p>The administrative recognition award is given to recognize the invaluable work the chapter administrator does on behalf of the chapter.\u00a0 For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphaomegaalpha.org\/programs\/administrative-recognition-award\/\">AOA national website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Award<\/h4>\n<p><span>The award is given to encourage medical students to write creative narratives or scholarly essays relevant to medicine. The winning essays will be published in the Autumn edition of\u00a0<\/span><i>The Pharos. For more information, see the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphaomegaalpha.org\/programs\/helen-h-glaser-student-essay-award\/\">AOA national website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Additional National Awards<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/professionalism_award.html\">Professionalism Award<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/Leadership.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richard L. Byyny Fellow in Leadership<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphaomegaalpha.org\/programs\/the-pharos-poetry-award\/\">The Pharos Poetry Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/student_service_leadership.html\">Medical Student Service Leadership Project Grant<\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/moser.html\">Robert H. Moser Essay<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/postgrad_award.html\">Postgraduate Fellowship<\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alphaomegaalpha.org\/teacher_award.html\">Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award<\/a> <br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home | Members | Events\u00a0 | Support| More Information Every year the national\u00a0A\u03a9A office offers many different awards for both A\u03a9A members and current students and trainees at medical centers with an affiliated A\u03a9A chapter. Each of these awards is detailed below.\u00a0 Carolyn L Kuckein Student Research Award\u00a0 Carolyn L. 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