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Del Rio-tsonis
Laboratory
Dr. Katia and Erika will be presenting their research at the Salamander Meeting in Mexico this October
Jose Raul Perez-Estrada, PhD, from Miami Awarded $90,000 Knights Templar Eye Foundation Grant (2025-2026) for The Metabolic Paradigm in Eye Development and Regeneration
Katia Del Rio-Tsonis receives University Faculty Scholar Award
for 2026
Peyton Marrow receives Provost Student Academic Achievement Award 2026
Sofia Rebull is one of 6 miami students to be awarded the Fullbright Grant
Sofia Rebull, 2025 Ken and Joan Frankel Outstanding Premedical Student of the Year Award
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Click on the image to read more about Raul's award
Click on the image to read more about Katia's University Faculty Scholar Award, which honors and recognizes sustained excellence in research
Katie led a MIAMI WOMEN Giving Circle project on newt lens regeneration!
Lab members Raul, Karla and Aidan presented their research at SDB- 2026 Conference in Las Vegas .
Anela Hoops was awarded $7,800 through the Hughes Summers Internship for Summer 2026.
Katie Cameron was awarded $7,800 through the Hughes Summers Internship for Summer 2026.
Lehua Hoops was awarded $500 through the Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2026.
Jade Ghanayem was awarded $500 through the Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2026.
Bridgett Kelly was awarded $850 through the Undergraduate Research Award for Fall 2025.​​
Click on the image to read more about Peyton's award
Click the image to read more about Sofia's Premedical Student of the Year Award
Click the image to read about Katie's involvement with the M.I.A.M.I. WOMEN Giving Circle!
Click on the image to see our lab in "Tienes el Poder de Cambiar tu Mundo"
Jade Ghanayem was awarded $500 through the Dean’s Scholar Program for the 2025–2026 academic year.​
Lehua Hoops was awarded $7,800 through the Hughes Summers Internship for Summer 2025.
Caroline Kennelly was awarded $750 through the Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2025.
Sofia Rebull was awarded $750 through the Undergraduate Research Award for Spring 2025.
Sofia Rebull was awarded $500 through the Dean’s Scholar Program for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Sofia Rebull, Abby Green, and Sophia Ratvasky received the C.O.L.O.R. scholarship for the NDI-STEM conference
Undergraduate students Abby, Joey, Sofia, and our lab manager Erika attending the NDI-STEM SACNAS Conference in Oregon.
Sophia presenting at the SACNAS conference on "The Role of Macrophages in Lens Regeneration"
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