Penn Postdocs in the News: 2023 Mildred Cohn Distinguished Postdoctoral Award Winners Announced
Penn Postdoctoral Fellows receive the 2023 Mildred Cohn Distinguished Postdoctoral Award
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania has announced the recipients of the Mildred Cohn Distinguished Postdoctoral Awards, recognizing exceptional postdoctoral scholars leading innovative research within the department.
The 2023 award recipients are:
- Vladimir Kolyadko (Krishnaswamy Lab)
- JiaBei Lin (Shorter Lab)
- Ruchao Peng (Chang Lab)
The Mildred Cohn Distinguished Postdoctoral Awards are designed to spark innovative and collaborative research led by postdoctoral fellows in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Research supported by the award may span any area within biochemistry and biophysics, encouraging creativity, interdisciplinary engagement, and scientific excellence.
Named in honor of Mildred Cohn, a pioneering biochemist whose work transformed the study of enzymes and metabolic pathways, the award recognizes postdoctoral researchers whose work reflects both scientific rigor and forward-thinking inquiry.
We congratulate Drs. Kolyadko, Lin, and Peng on this distinction and celebrate their contributions to advancing discovery within the Penn research community.