#  In 2018, CCB junior faculty won 

 





December 18, 2018

 

 

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####  As 2018 comes to an end, we tally the major awards and grants our junior faculty earned throughout the year

 We always showcase when a CCB faculty member wins an internationally significant, singular award or grant (a Nobel Prize, for a grand example). But, we don't always acknowledge the smaller, quieter accomplishments that represent remarkable, invaluable pillars in a junior faculty member's budding career.

 Below, we highlight these achievements and celebrate the hard work, dedication, and creativity of the rising stars, who earned them.

 **BRIAN LIAU**

Sort      ![Assistant Professor Brian Liau](/sites/g/files/omnuum7776/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/chemistry/files/brian_liau_square.jpg?itok=gqKUe80f) 

 

 

 #####  Appointment Date: July 2016 

- Merck Research Fellowship
 
 

 



 **KANG-KUEN NI**

Sort      ![Professor Kang-Kuen Ni teaches a class](/sites/g/files/omnuum7776/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/chemistry/files/professor_kang-kuen_ni_teaching_a_class_square_small.jpg?itok=02rw5REP) 

 

 

 #####  Appointment Date: July 2013 

- Department of Energy, [Young Investigator Award](https://science.energy.gov/~/media/early-career/pdf/FY18_DOE_SC_Early_Career_Research_Program_Abstracts.pdf)
- American Physical Society, [I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physic](https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/rabi.cfm)
- [Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award](https://www.dreyfus.org/2018-camille-dreyfus-teacher-scholar-awards/)
 
 

 



 **JARAD MASON**

Sort      ![Assistant Professor Jarad Mason](/sites/g/files/omnuum7776/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/chemistry/files/jarad_mason_square.jpg?itok=FwU_dBs-) 

 

 

 #####  Appointment Date: January 2018 

- Office of Naval Research, [Young Investigator Award](https://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Science-Technology/Directorates/office-research-discovery-invention/Sponsored-Research/YIP/2019-young-investigators)
 
 

 



 **CHRISTINA WOO**

Sort      ![Assistant Professor Christina Woo](/sites/g/files/omnuum7776/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/chemistry/files/woo_christina_outside.jpg?itok=gyphAURD) 

 

 

 #####  Appointment Date: July 2016 

- Named a [“Rising Star in Chemical Biology”](https://www.chemical-biology.org/page/yourngchemaward) by the International Chemical Biology Society
- [NIH DP1 Avenir Award](https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/avenir-award-winners)
- Ono Pharma Foundation Breakthrough Science Initiative Award 2019
- Merck Research Fellowship
- Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience
- Featured in *Biochemistry* magazine's "Future of Biochemistry"
 
 

 





 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Woo ](/news-and-events-faculty/woo)
- [ Mason ](/news-and-events-faculty/mason)
- [ Ni ](/news-and-events-faculty/ni)
- [ Faculty ](/news-event-type/faculty)
- [ Prizes & Awards ](/news-type/prizes-awards)
 
 

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