Evan-Angelo R. Butlig
he/him
PhD Candidate
Evan-Angelo R. Butlig
PhD Candidate
Evan is a 4th year PhD Candidate from Palos Verdes, CA. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Human Biology with a minor in Healthcare Studies and a M.S. in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. He is currently investigating the role of peripheral tau variants in causing neuronal and glial dysfunction in human hippocampal organoids. In his free time, Evan loves playing tennis and trying new foods with his friends and family.
Awards
- Invited presentation, 16th Annual Joseph Krzanowski, PhD, USF Health Invited Oral Presentations Session, USF Health Research Day 2026. March 6, 2026
- Associate, Neuroscience Scholar’s Program 2025-2027, Society for Neuroscience.
- ISSCR Ambassador, International Society for Stem Cell Research 2026 Ambassador Program, Montreal, Canada. July 8-11, 2026.
- Krzanowski Career Development Award, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL. Fall 2025.
- Invited Participant, Stanford Brain Organogenesis Workshop, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. May 5-9, 2025.
- 1st place ($2000) and People’s Choice Award ($1000), “Breathing New Life into Dementia Research: How Pneumonia Could Spark a Dementia Crisis”, 3 Minute Thesis Competition, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
- Travel Award Recipient, Regional Three Minute Thesis Competition at the Council of Southern Graduate Schools Annual Meeting 2025, Dallas, TX
- Travel Fellowship for Southeastern Neurodegenerative Disease Conference (SENDCon). Atlanta, GA, USA. October 10-12, 2023.