Honouring Success

We take pride in honoring the success of our Scholars at our Annual Awards Gala which concludes the NIH Global Doctoral Program Annual Research Colloquium. Through a combination of donations and endowments, we recognize Scholars with Research Excellence Awards as well as Outstanding Mentors at the NIH and partner universities.

 We also provide annual awards each summer to Alumni, early in their careers through the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award and those more established in their careers through the Distinguished Alumni Award each.

If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring one or more of these awards, or a new award to recognize Scholars or Alumni making contributions in your field of interest, please send us an email at awards@biomedalliance.org.

Research Excellence Awards

GREGORY PAUL LENARDO BASIC SCIENCE AWARD FOR DISCOVERIES IN CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Awarded for discoveries of fundamental cellular, molecular, or genetic processes using model systems that advance scientific understanding of biological processes in higher organisms.

Apply or Nominate a Scholar for 2025

2024 Awardee

Benjamin Lee

Benjamin Lee

2020 NIH Oxford Scholar

2023 Awardee

Mario Shammas, PhD

Mario Shammas, PhD

2022 Awardee

Jacob Gordon, PhD

Jacob Gordon, PhD

2021 Awardee

Joseph Roney, PhD

Joseph Roney, PhD

2020 Awardee

Shannon McKie, PhD

Shannon McKie, PhD

2019 Awardee

Nicholas Ader, PhD

Nicholas Ader, PhD

2018 Awardee

Thomas Reid Alderson, PhD

Thomas Reid Alderson, PhD

2017 Awardee

Emma Sherling, PhD

Emma Sherling, PhD

2016 Awardee

Michael Chen, PhD

Michael Chen, PhD

2015 Awardee

Arienne Richard, PhD

Arienne Richard, PhD

2014 Awardee

Katie Warner, PhD

Katie Warner, PhD

2013 Awardee

Joel Meyerson, PhD

Joel Meyerson, PhD

DR. RICHARD AND VERA SIEGEL TRANSLATIONAL AWARD FOR ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE

Awarded for advances in the field of medical science that move fundamental discoveries from the bench to the bedside

Apply or Nominate a Scholar for 2025

2024 Awardee

Sooraj Achar

Sooraj Achar

2023 Awardee

Marya Sabir, PhD

Marya Sabir, PhD

2022 Awardee

Yifan Zhou, PhD

Yifan Zhou, PhD

2021 Awardee

Katherine Masih, MD, PhD

Katherine Masih, MD, PhD

2020 Awardee

Zinan Zhang, MD, PhD

Zinan Zhang, MD, PhD

2019 Awardee

Craig Pearson, MD, PhD

Craig Pearson, MD, PhD

2018 Awardee

Joshua Bernstock MD, PhD

Joshua Bernstock MD, PhD

2017 Awardee

Brennan Decker, MD, PhD

Brennan Decker, MD, PhD

2015 Awardee

Baltazar Zavala, MD, PhD

Baltazar Zavala, MD, PhD

2014 Awardee

Christopher Wassif, PhD

Christopher Wassif, PhD

2013 Awardee

Stephanie Mok, PhD

Stephanie Mok, PhD

JOHN AND ALICE O’SHEA INNOVATION AWARD FOR NOVEL SOLUTIONS IN BIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

Awarded for discoveries of unusual importance, application, or magnitude that make use of new or unusual methods, paradigms, or approaches to solve important problems in biology or medicine

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2024 Awardee

Asmaysinh Gharia, PhD

Asmaysinh Gharia, PhD

2023 Awardee

Stephen Gadomski, PhD

Stephen Gadomski, PhD

2022 Awardee

Sooraj Achar

Sooraj Achar

2021 Awardee

Lawrence Wang, MD, PhD

Lawrence Wang, MD, PhD

2021 Awardee

Olive Jung, PhD

Olive Jung, PhD

2020 Awardee

Michael Metrick, MD, PhD

Michael Metrick, MD, PhD

2019 Awardee

Michael Fernandopulle, MD, PhD

Michael Fernandopulle, MD, PhD

2018 Awardee

Jakob Seidlitz, PhD

Jakob Seidlitz, PhD

2017 Awardee

Adam Steel, PhD

Adam Steel, PhD

2016 Awardee

Steven Witte, MD, PhD

Steven Witte, MD, PhD

2015 Awardee

Michael Gormally, MD, PhD

Michael Gormally, MD, PhD

2014 Awardee

Prantik Kundu, PhD

Prantik Kundu, PhD

2013 Awardee

Christopher Toepfer, PhD

Christopher Toepfer, PhD

The Roy and Diana Vagelos Leadership Award

The recipient of the Award is a role model for their peers and possess the ability to inspire others to be better and do better by encouraging creativity, cooperation, promoting respect for others, emphasizing collaboration, demonstrating initiative, and adapting to new and changing needs and circumstances. The outstanding Leader has a keen sense of organization and embodies leadership in all that they endeavor, combining clarity in thought with humility in character.

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2024 Awardee

Hallie Gaitsch

Hallie Gaitsch

2023 Awardee

Taylor Farley, PhD

Taylor Farley, PhD

2022 Awardee

Katherine Masih, MD, PhD

Katherine Masih, MD, PhD

2021 Awardee

Yasemin Cole

Yasemin Cole

2020 Awardee

Lauren Wedekind, PhD

Lauren Wedekind, PhD

Building a Better Community Through Service Award

The recipient of the Building a Better Community Through Service Award honors an individual who continuously places significant importance on the well-being of their community. Committed to social responsibility, they invest their time and talent to elevate and inspire others and, in doing so, uplift the community as a whole.

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Sponsor this Award

2024 Awardee

Anagha Krishnan and Hannah Dada

Anagha Krishnan and Hannah Dada

2023 Awardee

Linh Pham

Linh Pham

2022 Awardee

Alex Waldman, PhD

Alex Waldman, PhD

2021 Awardee

Kritika Singh, PhD

Kritika Singh, PhD

2020 Awardee

Hannah Mason, PhD

Hannah Mason, PhD