CBC Outstanding Thesis Awards for 2024

CBC congratulates Shinhye Chloe Park, Rei Ellsworth, and Clare Hotze as this years CBC Outstanding Thesis Award recipients!

Shinhye Chloe Park – First Place
Read more about Chloe at this page.

Rei Ellsworth – Second Place
"I've been very fortunate to grow up in the Tucson community and have an incredible experience with the University of Arizona. I've gotten to meet some really amazing people during my time in college and am grateful for all of the support of my friends and family. I came into undergrad thinking I would be going into healthcare, but during my time on and off campus have realized that I was much more interested in a research setting.

I'm excited to continue working with my lab after graduation and I'm open to any opportunities that will come my way in the future!"

Clare Hotze -Third Place
"I have worked in the Tomasiak Lab for the past four years. My research mainly concerns membrane transport protein structure and function. For my senior thesis, I worked alongside a graduate student to investigate the molecular basis of substrate transport by a membrane protein in yeast that helps to  confer resistance to toxic heavy metals to the yeast cell.

Throughout this project and my time in the CBC Department, I learned a lot about biochemistry applications and techniques. I am so grateful for my time in the Tomasiak Lab and the people that mentored me along the way. After graduation, I am attending the University of Kansas Medical School, where I hope to combine my love of research with patient care."