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Marcia David Palma

Research Associate, Senior
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Awards & Honors


Awardee of a Mitchell Meritorious Research Travel Award

University Duke University Center for Host-Microbial Interactions (CHoMI) · November 17, 2023 The Duke University Center for Host-Microbial Interactions (CHoMI) will award travel grants, worth $1000 each, to support students or post-doctoral fellows to attend national and international scientific meetings. Travel grants will be awarded on the basis of the scientific quality of the submitted abstracts. More about this award

Nominee for the Outstanding Postdoc at Duke University

University Office of Postdoctoral Services at Duke University · September 2022 Nomination for the 2022 Outstanding Postdoc Award. This award honors those postdocs who are not only skilled researchers, but who serve as advisers, advocates and role models for other postdocs and students at Duke. More about this award

Awardee of the Eukaryotic Cell Outstanding Young Investigator

Other European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) · 2013 Eukaryotic Cell Outstanding Young Investigator at EMBO meeting Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms; October 19th – 24th, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain.

Awardee of the Professor Amândio Tavares Award

Other Portuguese Society of Genetics · 2012 Professor Amândio Tavares award for best presentation at the Portuguese Conference on Genetics (Jornadas Portuguesas de Genética); May 28th – 30th , Lisbon, Portugal. More about this award