Yu Tao (Ma lab) has had an incredible year! Yu was selected as the Outstanding Student of the Year in Integrative Physiology in May. She has received many more honors this year and the year is not over yet! We are all so proud of Yu's accomplishments:
     
  • Recipient of the American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship titled “Enhanced store-operated calcium entry contributes to high glucose-induced podocyte injury”
  • Recipient of the American Physiological Society (APS) Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Research Recognition Award
  • Winner of a poster award at 2022 APS/American Society of Nephrology (ASN) control of Renal Function in Health and Disease conference
  • Recipient of the HSC Rachael Dauphin Scholarship
  • Recipient of a HSC School of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association Travel award 

Yu expresses that she is so thankful that her research can be recognized and awarded by APS, ASN, AHA. She appreciates the support from SBS and UNTHSC core labs. She also appreciates the guidance from her mentor, Dr. Rong Ma, as well as her committee members (Dr. Tom Cunningham, Dr. Robert Mallet, Dr. Keisa Mathis and Dr. Liangjun-Yan). Finally, she expresses that she appreciates Dr. Paula Gregory for helping her with grant writing. "I feel so blessed to meet and know all my friends in this school, all my lab members and all the faculty in the P&A Department. You really helped me a lot."