• 2016-2019: NIH NCI F99/K00 pre-doctoral to post-doctoral transition fellowship (early career award, granted to 30 PhD students in the US) • 2005: Ranked 8 th in Iran's national college entrance exam among 250,000+ applicant (National rank in Konkour) • 2010-2013: National Institute of Health (NIH) training fellowship • 2021: INSF outstanding young教师初创奖