The John F. Perkins, Jr. Research Career Enhancement Award (RCEA) is designed to enhance the career potential of the awardee. The award of up to $20,000 allows an individual in the early phases of his/her career to obtain special training or an individual in the later
phases of his/her career to develop new skills or retrain in areas of developing interest.
The following individuals were chosen as current and past recipients of the Research Career Enhancement Award:
Maria Carrillo-Sepulveda, PhD
New York Institute of Technology
William Dowd, PhD
Washington State University
Adam Konopka, PhD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Rian Landers- Ramos, PhD
Towson University
Fan Fan, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Leonardo Ferreira, PhD
University of Florida
Izumi Kaji, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Adebowale Adebiyi, PhD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Christ McGlory, PhD
Queens University, Kingston Canada
Anna T. Palei, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Ashley J. Smuder, PhD
University of Florida