Accolades
The Rhee Lab is proud to host many amazing scientists whose achievements have been recognized by our peers. Below is a list of these researchers and their awards.
2026
Erin Cushing – MSU Department of Plant Biology Paul Taylor Endowment Award
Erin Cushing – 2026 Plant Resilience Institute All-Hands Retreat & 10th Anniversary Celebration Poster Competition 1st Place Winner
Erin Cushing – MSU Molecular Plant Sciences Leadership Award for Outreach and Community Engagement
2025
Sue Rhee – MSU College of Natural Sciences Research Leadership Award
Briana Hashim – MSU’s Black Faculty, Staff, and Administrators Association (BFSAA) Emerging Leaders Award
Briana Hashim – 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference Poster Presentation 1st Place Winner
Erin Cushing – 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference Poster Presentation 2nd Place Winner
Briana Hashim – Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability Fellowship
Erin Cushing – Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability Fellowship
2024
Sue Rhee – Society for Experimental Biology Woolhouse Lecture Award
Danielle Hoffmann – Hans Kende Award
Johanna Feehan – PRI Postdoctoral Fellowship
Erin Cushing – MPS-PRI Graduate Student Fellowship
Briana Hashim – University Distinguished Fellowship
2023
Will Dwyer – Knight Hennessey Graduate Student Fellowship
2022
Danny Ginzburg – Gates Cambridge Scholarship
2021
Yanniv Dorone – Forbes 30 under 30