AACR Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prize for Cancer Research
Third place · April 2022 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Omar earned third place and a monetary award at the AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition, which drew more than 100 students. He presented TEMPS Lab research on cisplatin-resistant lung cancer and tumor recurrence following first-line cytotoxic therapy. Judging considered the abstract, poster, and research presentation.

James A. Cronvich Award
Tulane University · May 2022

Selected by the Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty for outstanding achievement in biomedical engineering studies.

Biomedical Engineering Senior Scholar Award
Tulane University · May 2022

Recognized for an outstanding senior honors thesis: “Engineering Cisplatin-Resistant Lung Adenocarcinoma Tissues.”