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Research Excellence Awards Program

FACULTY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Faculty Research Excellence Award recognizes an investigator’s accomplishments and his/her standing in the national and international scientific community. An awardee’s research must have provided novel insights into important biological processes and/or a better understanding of diseases that can lead to the improvement of human health and well-being. One Senior and one Junior Investigator award may be presented each year. The award consists of a School of Medicine plaque and a cash price of $3,000.

Senior Investigator

An investigator at the rank of associate or full professor must have completed five full years of service in the School of Medicine. Once an individual receives an award, they are ineligible to receive another award for a 10-year period.

Junior Investigator

An investigator must have completed three full years of service in the School of Medicine. Investigators must be at the rank of assistant professor or recently promoted to associate professor.

How to apply:

  • Geoffrey Kapler - 2009
  • George E. Davis - 2005
  • Alan Parrish - 2004
  • Farida Sohrabji - 2004
  • Rajesh C. Miranda - 2002
  • Michael J. Davis - 2002
  • Sarah Y. Yuan - 2000
  • Mark A. Satterwhite - 1999
  • J. Martin Scholtz - 1998
  • Julian Hurdle - 2023
  • Jun Wang - 2022
  • Ashok K. Shetty - 2021
  • Jiang Chang - 2020
  • Shannon Glaser - 2019
  • Samba Reddy - 2015
  • Hubi Amrein - 2014
  • Jon Skare - 2013
  • James E. Samuel - 2010
  • Gianfranco Alpini - 2008
  • George Chiou - 2006
  • Gerald A. Meininger - 2005
  • Arthur E. Johnson - 2001
  • Carlos N. Pace - 2000
  • David N. McMurray - 2000
  • James West - 1998
  • Jenny Hyde - 2023
  • A. Phillip West - 2022
  • Robert O. Watson - 2021
  • Jason Karpac - 2020
  • Yun Nancy Huang - 2019
  • Yubin Zhou - 2017
  • Sarah Bondos - 2015
  • Carl Gregory - 2014
  • Kayla Bayless - 2011
  • Helene L. Andrews-Polymenis - 2010
  • Siegfried Musser - 2006
  • Andreas J. Baeumler - 2001

Research Excellence Award for Postdoctoral Fellows

The School of Medicine’s research enterprise relies largely on the drive, ingenuity, dedication and perseverance of some of its most experienced scholars and bench scientists: its postdoctoral fellows. This competitive award will pay tribute to this important constituency and honor the accomplishments of up to one such outstanding scholar each year. The awardee will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $3,000.

How to apply:

Application Guidelines
Nomination Form

Research Excellence Award for Research Scientists & Academic Professional Track Faculty

The School of Medicine’s research enterprise relies largely on the drive, ingenuity, dedication and perseverance of its early-stage investigators. This competitive award will pay tribute to this important constituency and honor the accomplishments of up to one such outstanding scholar each year. The awardee will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $3,000.

How to apply:

Application Guidelines
Nomination Form

  • Maheedhar Kodali - 2023
  • Guolin Ma - 2022