Walter K. Schmidt

Funding History
2019-24 National Institutes of Health R01 ($770,000) - Determining the scope of prenylatable protein sequences.
2016-20 National Institutes of Health R01 ($770,000) - Role of proteolysis in regulating CaaX protein function.
2008-09 Research Grant, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (Institute for the Study of Aging) ($50,000).
2007-09 National Institutes of Health Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research ($12,320).
2006-09 National Institutes of Health Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research ($87,009).
2006-07 University of Georgia/GeorgiaTech Biomedical Research Program (renewal) ($50,000) - in collaboration with Dr. Yury Chernoff (GaTech).
2005-10 National Institutes of Health R01 ($825,000) - biochemical studies of Rce1p.
2005-06 National Institutes of Health R03 ($50,000) - high-throughput assay development for Rce1p inhibitors.
2005-06 University of Georgia/GeorgiaTech Biomedical Research Program ($50,000) - in collaboration with Dr. Yury Chernoff (GaTech).
2001-05 Distinguished Cancer Clinician/Scientist Award, Georgia Cancer Coalition ($300,000).

Honors
2023 Outstanding Mentor Award, Graduate School, University of Georgia.
2023 External Thesis Committee Member: Sahneela A. Hussain, Department of Chemistry, NYU Abu Dhabi.
2021 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring - Faculty Award, University of Georgia.
2018-20 Career Center, Recognition for Career Guidance, University of Georgia.
2016 External Thesis Committee Member (Chair): Krishna Reddy, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine.
2016 Outstanding Professor, UGA Student Government Association, University of Georgia.
2016 Career Center, Recognition for Career Guidance, University of Georgia.
2015 Future Leaders Development Program, University of Georgia.
2013-14 Career Center, Recognition for Career Guidance, University of Georgia.
2011 First-Year Seminar Outstanding Instructor Award, University of Georgia.
2008 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring - Faculty Award, University of Georgia.
2008 Faculty Diversity Award Nominee, University of Georgia.
2002 Searle Scholar Nominee, University of Georgia.
2001 Distinguished Cancer Clinician/Scientist Award, Georgia Cancer Coalition.
2000 Gordon Research Conference Award (Hormonal and Neural Peptide Processing).
1996 Individual National Research Service Award (NIH GM18641).
1993 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, University of California, Berkeley.
1990 Howard Hughes Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award.

Lab Members - Funding History and Honors

2023  Travel Support (ABRCMS), Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, University of Georgia - Kareena de Leon.
2023  Travel Support (NCUR), Franklin College of Arts & Sciences, University of Georgia - Sumil Shah and Khushi Patel.
2023  CURO Research Support Scholarship, University of Georgia - Kareena de Leon.
2023  Alexander (AJ) Jackson Memorial Scholarship, University of Georgia - Khushi Patel.
2023  CURO Research Support Scholarship, University of Georgia - Ethan Leoni.
2023  CURO Research Support Scholarship, University of Georgia - Khushi Patel.
2022  CURO Research Support Scholarship, University of Georgia - Sumil Shah.
2021  University of Georgia PhD Industry Scholars Program intern - Brittany Berger.
2021  Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Flash Talk award - June Kim.
2021  Hispanic Scholarship Fund award - Valery Prada.
2020  Mary Loraine Young Hines 1968 Graduate Fellowship in Cancer Research - Anushka Sarkar.
2020  CURO Research Assistantship - Grace Greenway.
2019-22    University of Georgia Hamilton Lokey Graduate Scholarship - June Kim.
2019 University of Georgia Graduate School Travel Award - Rajani Ravishankar.
2019 University of Georgia Graduate School Travel Award - June Kim.
2019 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), NSF Travel Award - Rajani Ravishankar.
2019 CURO Research Assistantship - Arnav Goyal.
2019 CURO Research Assistantship - Nick Sorensen.
2017 CURO Summer Research Assistantship - Rohit Munagala.
2017 CURO Summer Research Assistantship - Christina Najjar.
2016 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Talk award - Michael Cheng.
2016 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Poster award - June Kim.
2016 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Travel award - Michael Cheng and June Kim.
2013 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Poster award - Colby Samuelson-Ruiz.
2013 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), NSF Travel Awards - Dillon Davis, Katie Hufstetler, and Colby Samuelson-Ruiz.
2013 UGA CURO Summer Research Fellowship - Will Saunders.
2011 UGA CURO AP Scholar - Colby Samuelson-Ruiz.
2011 UGA CURO Summer Research Fellowship - Nisha George.
2011 Future Faculty Program, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia - Sayali Kukday.
2011 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia - Sayali Kukday.
2010 Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid Award - Sayali Kukday.
2009 BCMB Departmental Retreat, Best Presentation Award (Post-Doc category) - Surya Manandhar.
2009 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Poster - Kristen A. Chicola.
2008 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Graduate Talk award - Benjamin J. Alper.
2008 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Talk award - Sarah R. Breevoort.
2007 Invited Presentation, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA - Sarah R. Breevoort.
2007 Invited Presentation, CURO International Research Symposium, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica - Sarah R. Breevoort.
2007 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Graduate Poster award - Benjamin J. Alper.
2007 J. David Puett Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Service award - Benjamin J. Alper.
2007 UGA CURO AP Scholar - Amanda J. Castleberry.
2006 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant - Benjamin J. Alper.
2006 UGA CURO Summer Research Fellowship - Sarah R. Breevoort.
2006 UGA CURO Scholar Distinction in Research award - Tatyana E. Nienow.
2006 Southeast Regional Yeast Meeting (SERYM), Best Undergraduate Poster award - Tatyana E. Nienow.
2005 UGA Foundation Fellowship - Amulya Nagarur.
2005 UGA CURO Summer Research Fellowship - Tatyana E. Nienow.
2005 UGA CURO AP Scholar - Shivan Bhatt.
2003 UGA CURO Summer Research Fellowship - Thomas W. Wood.
2003 UGA BHSI/CURO Travel Award to ABRCMS - Lisa J. Plummer.