Mallory Tollefson, Ph. D.

American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship American Association of University Women Apr 2021 I was awarded the American Dissertation Fellowship by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 2021, and I used the funding provided by the AAUW to complete dissertation work on analyzing genetic variants of uncertain significance implicated in deafness.

Microfinance Grant Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Jun 2019 I was awarded the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Microfinance Grant in 2019. Funds from the Microfinance Grant have enabled me to study Modeling Employing Limited Data (MELD). MELD is an algorithm that was first published by Professor Ken Dill's research group at Stony Brook University. MELD is a computational method that limits the conformational flexibility of proteins, resulting in protein folding simulations that fold at a faster rate. Through the Microfinance Grant, I have been able to… Show more I was awarded the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Microfinance Grant in 2019. Funds from the Microfinance Grant have enabled me to study Modeling Employing Limited Data (MELD). MELD is an algorithm that was first published by Professor Ken Dill's research group at Stony Brook University. MELD is a computational method that limits the conformational flexibility of proteins, resulting in protein folding simulations that fold at a faster rate. Through the Microfinance Grant, I have been able to establish a collaboration with Prof. Dill that has resulted in an in-progress research article that applies MELD with a polarizable force field to protein folding. Show less

Krishnan B. Chandran Graduate Student Travel Award Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering May 2019 The Krishnan B. Chandran Graduate Student Travel Award provides funds for graduate students to travel to conferences. I was provided this travel award in 2019 and I used the funds to attend the CHARMM-Tinker 2019 conference at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Attending this conference allowed me to interact with leading experts in computational biochemistry. At the conference I established a connection with Professor Pengyu Ren from the University of Texas at Austin. As a result, I spent the… Show more The Krishnan B. Chandran Graduate Student Travel Award provides funds for graduate students to travel to conferences. I was provided this travel award in 2019 and I used the funds to attend the CHARMM-Tinker 2019 conference at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Attending this conference allowed me to interact with leading experts in computational biochemistry. At the conference I established a connection with Professor Pengyu Ren from the University of Texas at Austin. As a result, I spent the 2019-2020 academic year working in Prof. Ren's laboratory and establishing a collaboration. Show less

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program National Science Foundation Apr 2018

Outstanding Student Award University of Iowa College of Engineering Dec 2016 I was awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Student by the College of Engineering at the commencement ceremony for my bachelor's degree.

Presidential Scholar University of Iowa Aug 2013