Honors and Awards
- Young Scientist Lectureship Award, International Society for Neurochemistry (2013)
- Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology, Finalist, Eppendorf and Science Magazine (2011)
- Instituto Paulo Gontijo International Medicine PG Award, Instituto Paulo Gontijo (2011)
- Addgene Innovation Award, Addgene (2011)
- Scientist to Watch, The Scientist (2010)
- NIH Directors New Innovator Award, NIH (2008)
- Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, The Pew Charitable Trusts (2008)
- Rita Allen Foundation Scholar, The Rita Allen Foundation (2008)