Mentoring Excellence in the Lotfipour Lab Posted: 2025-05-12 Source: UCI Department of Emergency Medicine News Type: Features & Briefs share Yasamin Heydary, from the Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD, lab, has received the 2025 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Mentoring of Undergraduate Research, a notable honor presented by the UC Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). This award celebrates the dedication of faculty and mentors to fostering undergraduate research excellence. Heydary will be honored at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 16 at the UCI Bren Events Center. This honor reflects the Lotfipour lab's active participation in the UROP program, which underscores our commitment to providing outstanding research opportunities for undergraduate scholars. Learn more about the 2025 symposium: Undergraduate Researchers Take Center Stage at UCI's Excellence in Research Symposia 2025 Symposium Program Media Contacts Matt Miller Director mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Heath Manager mstrombe@hs.uci.edu Shani Murray Senior Science Writer shanim@hs.uci.edu Communications & PR Office Related Faculty/Staff Shahrdad Lotfipour, PhD Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine