2002-2007           NIH Intramural Research Training Award.

2003                    NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence. Annual competition in recognition for the outstanding scientific research performed by intramural postdoctoral fellows.

1999                    Recipient of the Susan Lipschutz Award for Women Graduate Students. Two awards of $5000 given to students with exceptional scholarly achievement, a sense of social responsibility and an interest in the academic community (only one student per department could be nominated).

1998                    Sloan Foundation Summer Graduate Fellowship.

1996-1998           Graduate Fellowship of the Organization of the American States. Two-year full scholarship ($90,000).