Honors & Awards
Wisconsin Without Borders Peter Bosscher Award - 2016
Hilldale Faculty Research award, University of Wisconsin-Madison - 2013
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education - 2013
Appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse (NIH/NIAAA) - 2013
Reappointed the Katherine Berns Van Donk Steenbock Professor in Nutrition - 2013
"Ekitiibwa kya Buganda” Award for Contributions to Education - 2013
Appointed to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)/ Food Nutrition Board of the US National Academy of Sciences - 2012
Appointed to the International committee of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) - 2012
WAA Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award -2010
Inducted as a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (FUNAS) - 2009
Scientist of the Week in Blogs at America.gov - 2009
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Award of Excellence in International Activities - 2009
Vilas Research Award - 2008
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Extra Mile Award - 2008
Fulbright Fellow, African Regional Research Award - 2008
Hilldale Faculty Research Award - 2006
Hilldale Faculty Research Award - 2005
Osborne Mandel Award in Basic Science - 2004
Katherine Berns Von Donk Steenbock Professorship in Nutrition, UW-Madison - 2003
University of Wisconsin, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences teaching - 2002
and mentor Award
Wisconsin/Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Award, UW-Madison - 2001-2003
Fogarty International Center/NIH International Biomedical Research Minority Faculty Fellowship - 1994-2000
Steenbock Career Development Award, UW-Madison - 1992-1998
Nominee for Dean's Medical School Teaching Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC - 1991
Frolisch/New York Academy of Sciences Fellowship - 1990-1997
Rockefeller Foundation Career Development Award - 1986
Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship - 1985-1987
The David Israel Macht Research Award in Medical Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - 1985
Predoctoral Fulbright Fellowship - 1980-1985
Exchange Program of the Federal Republic of Germany (DAAD) Fellowship - 1976-1978
UNDP/UNESCO Fellowship - 1975
Honors in Biochemistry and Chemistry - 1975