Teaching Faculty in Neurobiology course, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA , 2007
Travel award, Gordon Conference –“Cell biology of the neuron” , 2006
The Somjen Prize for the Best Dissertation in Neurobiology, Duke University , 2006
Predoctoral Fellowship ( top5%), American Heart Association, NC , 2005
Ruth Broad Fellowship from Ruth Broad Foundation, NC , 2003