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Antonis’ Awards & Honors
2026. Scientific Organizer, 33rd Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, California
2025. National Center for Science Education “Friend of Darwin” Award (to the Vanderbilt Evolutionary Studies Initiative)
2022-26. Scientific Organizer, Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution and Ecology EMBO Workshop
2022. Visiting Research Fellow, Merton College, Oxford University, United Kingdom
2022. Klaus Tschira Guest Professor, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany
2020. Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019. Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2019. Biological Sciences Excellence in Research Award
2018. Guggenheim Fellow
2018. Biological Sciences Excellence in Research Award
2018. Chair (elected), Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference
2017. National Finalist, Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
2017. Biological Sciences Excellence in Research Award
2017. Littlejohn Faculty Fellow
2016. Vice Chair (elected), Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference
2015. Biological Sciences Excellence in Research Award
2013. Biological Sciences Excellence in Research Award
2013. Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair
2011. Chancellor's Award for Research
2009. NSF CAREER Award
2008. Searle Scholar Award
2002. Human Frontier Science Program Long-Term Fellowship
1998. Natural Environment Research Council Studentship
2026 Karin Steffen , Kinghorn Award, American Society of Pharmacognosy (presented to the best review or perspective in the Journal of Natural Products during the preceding year)Hannah Gonzalez , Levy Internship FundYichen Li , Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Scholar Olivia Riedling, Provost's Pathbreaking Discovery Award Kyle David , Vanderbilt University Postdoc of the Year Award2025 2024 Marie-Claire Harrison , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Marie-Claire Harrison , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar Discussion Leader Kyle David , 2024 American Society of Naturalists Early Career Investigator Award Marie-Claire Harrison , Graduate Student Research Excellence Award in Biological Sciences Olivia Riedling , National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award Thomas Sauters , Poster Prize, 32nd Fungal Genetics Conference Marie-Claire Harrison , 32nd Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Annie Hatmaker , 32nd Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Karin Steffen , 20th International Aspergillus Meeting, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Corey Wiseman , Littlejohn Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Scholar Karin Steffen , Postdoctoral Scholarship, Swedish Pharmaceutical Society 2023 Thodoris Danis , Gerondelis Foundation grantAnnie Hatmaker , Presentation Award, CanFunNet 2023 Marie-Claire Harrison , Brighter Ventures Student Award Kyle David , NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology Christina Chavez , Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Program Karin Steffen , Postdoctoral Scholarship, Swedish Pharmaceutical Society Charu Balamurugan , Beckman Scholar 2022 Charu Balamurugan , Excellence in Research Poster Award, Vanderbilt University’s Fall Undergraduate Research Fair Annie Hatmaker , Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award Jacob Steenwyk , Graduate Student Excellence Award, Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution Marie-Claire Harrison , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar Invited Speaker Abigail LaBella , Chair, Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar Jacob Steenwyk , Yeast Genetics Meeting 2022, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Jacob Steenwyk , 2022 HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program Finalist Abigail LaBella , 2022 Vanderbilt Postdoc of the Year Award, Honorable Mention Christina Chavez , Graduate Leadership Anchor Award for Mentorship, Vanderbilt Graduate Student CouncilAnnie Hatmaker , Summer Research Award, College of Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University Charu Balamurugan , Data Science Institute Summer Research Program Fellowship Jacob Steenwyk , 2022 Edward Ferguson Jr. Graduate Award, Graduate School, Vanderbilt UniversityChristina Chavez , Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Program Carla Gonçalves , Poster Prize, 31st Fungal Genetics Conference Jacob Steenwyk , Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award Jacob Steenwyk , Finalist, James F. Crow Early Career Researcher Award, Genetics Society of America Marie-Claire Harrison , 31st Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Jacob Steenwyk , 31st Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Matt Mead , Outstanding Poster Award, 10th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis Conference 2021 Jacob Steenwyk , 2021 Stanford-Berkeley-UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium, Honorable Mention Jacob Steenwyk , Presentation Competition Award, CanFunNet 2021 Annie Hatmaker , Hickory Stick Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Biological Sciences Jacob Steenwyk , Graduate Student Research Excellence Award in Biological Sciences Miya Hugaboom , Data Science Institute Summer Research Program Fellowship Olivia Zheng , Data Science Institute Summer Research Program Fellowship Jacob Steenwyk , Smriti Bardhan Scholarship, Graduate School, Vanderbilt UniversityMarie-Claire Harrison , Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Jacob Steenwyk , Invited Speaker, MicroSeminar Jacob Steenwyk , Student Talk, Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering Young Researchers Conference 2020 Jacob Steenwyk , 2020 MSU Sci Comm Art Exhibition Winner Jacob Steenwyk , 2020 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference Presentation Awardee Jacob Steenwyk , 2020 SACNAS Registration Scholarship Jacob Steenwyk , Best Talk Honorable Mention, CanFunNet 2020 Jacob Steenwyk , Early Career Scientist Leadership Program, Genetics Society of America Jacob Steenwyk , VI4 Graduate Student of the Year Olivia Zheng , Data Science Institute – Summer Research Program Fellowship Matthew Mead , 9th Advances Against Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis Conference, Scholarship 2019 Jacob Steenwyk , Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Xing-Xing Shen , Evolution 2019 Conference Invited Speaker Jacob Steenwyk , Ann Bernard Martin Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Jacob Steenwyk , Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution Gordon Research Conference Short Talk Jacob Steenwyk , Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution Gordon Research Seminar Invited Speaker (declined) Annie Hatmaker , “Write to Change the World” workshop, the OpEd Project at Vanderbilt Xing-Xing Shen , 2019 Vanderbilt Postdoc of the Year Award, Honorable Mention Jacob Steenwyk , Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (declined) Jacob Steenwyk , Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship (declined) Abigail LaBella , 30th Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Jacob Steenwyk , 30th Fungal Genetics Conference, Talk Selected from the Abstracts Megan Phillips , Goldberg Family Immersion Fund, Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Scholar Matthew Mead , Featured Alumni Speaker, 14th Annual Stupka Symposium Jacob Steenwyk , 2019 ArtLab – Curb Center Fellow 2018 Jacob Steenwyk , GENETICS Peer Review Training Program / Early-Career ReviewerJacob Steenwyk , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Conference Poster Prize Abigail LaBella , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar Invited Speaker Jacob Steenwyk , Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology Gordon Research Seminar Poster Prize Jacob Steenwyk , Biological Sciences Annual Retreat Best Poster Award Zackery Ely , Award for Outstanding Research in Biological Sciences Zackery Ely , Phi Beta Kappa Joel Tellinghuisen Award for Undergraduate Research Jacob Steenwyk , MEGAMicrobe Co-Chair Abigail LaBella , 12th Annual Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association Symposium, Best Poster Award Zackery Ely , Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Zackery Ely , Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of Tennessee, Membership Juan Ortiz , Young Investigator Travel Award, Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution Abigail LaBella , Early Career Scientist Leadership Program, Genetics Society of America 2017 Zackery Ely , Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair Poster Award Juan Ortiz , Gisela Mosig Best Presenter Award Rebecca Burke-Aguero , Fullbright Finalist Jennifer Wisecaver , Vanderbilt University Postdoc of the Year Award Maddison Johnson , Littlejohn Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Scholar Alexander Borowsky , ACCRE Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program Scholar Zackery Ely , Beckman Scholar Abigail Lind , Novozymes Student Poster Prize, 14th International Aspergillus Meeting Haley Eidem , March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center Ohio Collaborative Transdisciplinary Scholar 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008