2023 Outstanding Neuroscience Senior Awards

Congratulations Class of 2023!

Every May, as the spring semester comes to a close, the neuroscience faculty honor the program’s exceptional graduating seniors in the Outstanding Neuroscience Student Awards. 
Message from Dr. Saleet Jafri, Director of Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

Dear Honored Graduates, families, colleagues and friends,

It is my honor to congratulate the Neuroscience graduates on their outstanding achievements. I know you all have worked hard through your time here at Mason and made many fond memories. Those of you receiving awards – you have proven yourself to be cream of the crop of very talented and dedicated neuroscience students. Finally, I once more would like to congratulate all you on your achievements and graduation. I am sure all of you have bright futures ahead. Good luck and I hope you will let us know of your future successes.

Outstanding Neuroscience Senior Award
Given to majors with a cumulative 3.5 GPA with at least 60 credits at Mason

Fall 2022 Graduates
Silanur Inanoglu 
Marie Bennett  
Tony Nguyen 
Zaynab Abbasi 
Rahat Shahab 
Mahsa Ahmadi 
Seifuddin Abdul-Rashid 
Shaunak Ganju 
Casey Barry 
Sarah Swineford 
Harshdeep Cheema 
Siraj Khatib 
Abhishek Kattel 
Geraldine Sandroussi 
Alannah Post 
Yasmine Al Isterbadi 

Spring & Summer 2023 Graduates

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Bilal Rasheed 
Muhammad Usman Ali 
Anjali Pendala 
Cibely Leon 
Manar Haroon 
Yonathan Assefa 
Areej Rashed 
Ealed Nuru 
Ria Boyapati 
Matthew Perez 
Alyssa Lyon 
Ustat Goraya 
Youstina Habshy  
Kiran Zaidi 
Elizabeth Green 
Mariam Shakeel 
Aysha Hameed 
Abdulrafay Khan 

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Neuroscience Award 
Given to the student with the highest GPA
Fall 2022: Rohit Chayanam
Spring/Summer 2023: Hafsah Khan

Faculty Choice Award 
This award is designed to reward the senior neuroscience major who demonstrates an exceptionally high degree of interest, maturity, motivation, and effort in their neuroscience classes. The primary focus of this award is the attitude of the nominated student. In determining the recipient of this award, personal challenges or circumstances that the student has had to overcome can be considered.
Mahsa Ahmadi 
Tony Nguyen
Yonathan Assefa

Outstanding Neuroscience Researcher Award
Candidates for this award must be graduating seniors who have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.00, while having completed, by graduation, a minimum of 45 credits taken at GMU. The successful candidate will be the one who has excelled at research, either through development of their own project or through contribution to laboratories on campus or in the community. Relevant publications and presentations can be considered when choosing a winner.
Casey Barry
Marie Bennett
Silanur Inanoglu
Matthew Perez

For more photos of the event, please visit our Instagram at @masonneuroscience