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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Marie Tapia received the Drs. Giovanni and |
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Maria Grazia Micci Award for Mentoring Excellence from The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Graduate School of |
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Biomedical Sciences in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, A pharmacology and toxicology graduate student at |
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UTMB, Ms. Tapia earned this prestigious accolade for her invaluable |
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contributions to the university as a research mentor to her fellow |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, Maintaining a grade point average of 3.91, Ms. Tapia |
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skillfully balances a challenging course load with her work as a |
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graduate assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Fernanda Laezza, M.D., |
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Ph.D., and associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology |
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and Toxicology at UTMB; Ms. Tapia is a UTMB Presidential Scholar |
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and a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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pre-doctoral fellow, and she has participated in a number of |
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conferences and presentations and coauthored two published papers |
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related to her research; in addition, she serves as president of the |
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Pharmacology and Toxicology Student Organization and as the |
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specialty's ambassador to the Graduate Student Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Robert and Dalia Tapia, Cynthia |
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Tapia graduated as valedictorian of the Robstown High School Class |
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of 2011; she holds a bachelor's degree in biology from St. Edward's |
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University in Austin, where she was a peer tutor, Hilltop Mentor, |
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and McNair Scholar; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her academic career, this bright young |
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Texan has demonstrated her commitment to excellence and her desire |
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to help others achieve scholastic success, and she is indeed |
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deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cynthia Marie Tapia on her receipt |
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of the Drs. Giovanni and Maria Grazia Micci Award for Mentoring |
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Excellence from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Tapia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |