2023-2024 | American Heart Association, Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award (Relinquished
                           after 14 months to accept the NIH R01). 
                     
                     2018-2021 | American Heart Association, Career Development Award. 
                     
                     2016-2017 | American Heart Association, Greater Southeast Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship.  
                     
                     2014 | Award for Excellence in Research by a Postdoctoral Fellow. Graduate Research Day,
                           Georgia Regents University, 鶹ýӳ, GA.  
                     
                     2005 | Special award in Biology section, 27th National Scientific Students' Conference, Pécs,
                           Hungary.