The LaDonne H. Schulman award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching. The award recipient is selected by Einstein graduate students.
Dr. LaDonne H. Schulman was a Professor in the Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer (now Developmental and Molecular Biology) from 1968 until her passing in 1992. Dr. Schulman was a leader in the field of transfer RNA specificity. She was an outstanding teacher and mentor, who cared tremendously for her students, from who she garnered admiration throughout her career. Graduate students she trained in her own laboratory have gone on to very successful scientific careers. It was in this light that the LaDonne H. Schulman Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in 1993.
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2019 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Pablo E. Castillo M.D., Ph.D.
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2018 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
David Shechter, Ph.D.

2017 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Jessica Mar, Ph.D.
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2016 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Dianne Cox, Ph.D.
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2015 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Barbara K. Birshtein, Ph.D.

2014 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Hannes E. Buelow, Ph.D.
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2013 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.
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2012 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Pablo E. Castillo M.D., Ph.D.
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2011 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
David J. Sharp, Ph.D.

2010 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Erik L. Snapp, Ph.D.
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2009 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Pamela Stanley, Ph.D.
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2008 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Fernando Macian-Juan, M.D., Ph.D.
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2007 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Kamran Khodakhah, Ph.D.
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2006 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.
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2005 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Steven C. Almo, Ph.D.
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2004 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Myles Akabas, M.D., Ph.D.

2003 LaDonne H. Schulman Teaching Award Recipient
Zaven Kaprielian, Ph.D.