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2024 McBride Awards

Student Award

Kelsey Wright | PhD Candidate

Kelsey Wright | PhD Candidate, Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN)

“Kelsey has made tangible improvements to Northwestern, our lab, and any student who crosses her path. She is a model graduate student, inside and outside the lab, and is always there to support others. Her kindness and thoughtfulness are her greatest strengths.”




Postdoctoral Trainee Award

Dayna C. Patterson, PhDDayna C. Patterson, PhD | HHMI Hanna Gray Postdoctoral Fellow, Rosenzweig Lab, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
“Dayna is a positive role model and leader. She is one of those rare individuals who doesn't just talk the talk when it comes to diversity and service; she walks the walk. Indeed, she has lived the walk and is intent on getting more Black scientists to follow in her footsteps.”