Awards

2021:
  • Dr. Ashley was awarded a NIH SC1 grant!
  • Dr. Ashley was promoted to full professor!!!
2020:
  • Congratulations to Dr. Stacia McIntosh on defending her Ph.D.
  • Congratulations to Alisa Trigo on defending her M.S.
  • Congratulations to Ben Boren, Marlie Maestes, and Jordon Dobson on their graduations!
2019:
  • Stacia McIntosh won the won a 2019 USDA–NIFA–AFRI Merit Award!!
  • Staci McIntosh was selected to give a platform presentation at the 2019 SSR meeting!
  • Staci McIntosh won the Neumann competition!!
  • Dr. Ashley received a Cowboys for Cancer Research Grant!
  • Dr. Ashley was named Co-Director for the NM-INBRE program.
  • Cheyenne Runyan accepted a faculty position at Tarleton State College in Texas starting in 2019
2018:
  • Dr. Ashley is the new Co-PI for the 2018 NM-INBRE Grant
  • Cheyenne (Robinson) Runyan completed her Ph.D. in December 2018
  • Elisa Trigo joined the lab in the fall of 2018
  • Marlie Maestes and Jordyn Dobson joined the lab in the summer of 2018
  • Cheyenne Robinson won a  2018 USDA - NIFA - AFRI  Merit Award
  • Cheyenne Robinson won the 2017 Neumann Competition
2017:
  • Cheyenne Robinson won a 2017 USDA–NIFA–AFRI Merit Award!!
  • Stacia Prosser won an award for her 2017 WSASAS presentation
  • Former undergrad Alejandra Lerma was featured in a Las Cruces Sun News article and graduated with top honors from the College of Arts and Sciences
  • Our research was funded by Cowboys for Cancer Research! October 2016
2016: 2015:
  • Dr. Ashley won the "Young Scientist Award" at WSASAS, 2015
  • Kelsey won the award for top oral presentation at WSASAS, 2015
  • Welcome new Ph.D. student, Cheyenne Robinson to the lab, 2015
  • Alejandra and Adriana successfully competed for coveted summer internships at Harvard and University of Miami, respectively, 2015
2014: