2008 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

2007 Univ. Texas Chancellor’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award 

2002-2005 Waksman Foundation for Microbiology Lecturer 

1999 Special Commendation, UTHHSC Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 

1995-1996 President, Graduate Faculty, UTHHSC Grad. Sch. Biomed. Sci. 

1994-1995 Vice-President/President Elect, Graduate Faculty, UTHHSC Grad. Sch. Biomed. Sci. 

1994 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology 

1993 Human Genome Program Senior Fellow 

1987 John P. McGovern Outstanding Teacher Award, Univ. Texas Grad. Sch. Biomed. Sci. 

1985-1997 Deans' Teaching Excellence List, Univ. Texas Houston Health Sciences Center 

1979-1980 Fellow of the Bank of America - Giannini Foundation 

1977-1979 Fellow of the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research 

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