The Samuel D. Colella Award

The Samuel D. Colella Award for Undergraduate Research in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh was made possible through an endowment established by Mr. Samuel Colella, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, class of 1962. After completing his BS in business and engineering, Mr. Colella went on to earn an MBA from Stanford University in 1971. He is the founder of Versant Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in the health care industry. Mr. Colella is currently the director of a number of biotechnology companies and the Chairman of Syrrx Inc. This award is presented in support of outstanding research performed by an undergraduate during the summer term.

Applications are typically due in February.

 

Winners of the Samuel D. Colella Award:

Summer  Term	Colella Awardee	Laboratory
2024	Samuel Swartwood	Dr. Andrew VanDemark
2023	Maisie Weiss	Dr. Andrew VanDemark
2022	Joanna Yao	Dr. Craig Kaplan
2021	Eric Jordahl	Dr. Allyson O'Donnell
2020	Sara Zdancewicz	Dr. Andrew VanDemark
2019	Lauren Lotka	Dr. Karen Arndt
2018	Rachel Kocik	Dr. Karen Arndt
2017	Gina Pacella	Dr. Miler Lee
2016	Alex Lederer	Dr. Karen Arndt
2015	Alexa Jordahl	Dr. Jeffrey Brodsky
2014	James Donovan	Dr. Beth Roman
2013	Adair Borges	Dr. Jon Boyle
2012	Celeste Shelton	Dr. Karen Arndt
2011	Brittany Charsar	Dr. Joseph Martens
2010	Maxwell Garber	Dr. Linda Jen-Jacobson
2009	Victoria Hohenstein	Dr. Graham Hatfull
2008	Rachel Botham	Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman
2008	Maritsa Scoulos-Hansen	Dr. Paula Grabowski
2007	Devin Jones	Dr. Rick Relyea
2007	Neil Umbreit	Dr. Lewis Jacobson
2006	Sarah Hainer	Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
2006	Cynthia Metz	Dr. Jeffrey Hildebrand
2005	Swarna Mohan	Dr. Paula Grabowski
2005	Sarah Rogers	Dr. Karen Arndt
2005	Daniella Rosenberger	Dr. Rick Relyea
2004	Sarah Papperman Julie Spix	Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman Dr. Graham Hatfull