Photos of the five most recent recipients of ASCB awards.

ASCB Award for Excellence in Research by a Historically Excluded Person (HEP)


Lilian Kabeche
 Awarded In 2024
Damaris N. Lorenzo
 Awarded In 2023

ASCB Porter Prizes for Research Excellence


Sichen Yang
 Awarded In 2024
Mengxiao (Mandi) Ma
 Awarded In 2024
Kathryn Gunn
 Awarded In 2023
Michael Skowyra
 Awarded In 2023
Tatsat Banerjee
 Awarded In 2023
Saket Bagde (grad student)
 Awarded In 2022
Ben Larson (postdoc)
 Awarded In 2022
Christina Marie Termini (postdoc)
 Awarded In 2021
Katelyn Cook (grad student)
 Awarded In 2021
Kate Cavanaugh (grad student)
 Awarded In 2020

ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity


Needhi Bhalla
 Awarded In 2022
Omar A. Quintero
 Awarded In 2021
JoAnn Trejo
 Awarded In 2020
Jorge Torres
 Awarded In 2019
Ahna Skop
 Awarded In 2018

Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education


Sara Brownell
 Awarded In 2024
Sue Wick
 Awarded In 2023
David Asai
 Awarded In 2022
David A. Micklos
 Awarded In 2021
Steven Farber
 Awarded In 2020
Jamie Shuda
 Awarded In 2020
Mary Pat Wenderoth
 Awarded In 2019
Erin Dolan
 Awarded In 2018
Kimberly Tanner
 Awarded In 2017
David Lopatto
 Awarded In 2016

E.B. Wilson Medal


Denise Montell
 Awarded In 2024
Tom Misteli
 Awarded In 2023
Donald Cleveland
 Awarded In 2022
Pietro De Camilli
 Awarded In 2021
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
 Awarded In 2020
Peter Devreotes
 Awarded In 2019
Barbara Meyer
 Awarded In 2018
Ulrich Hartl
 Awarded In 2017
Arthur Horwich
 Awarded In 2017
Mina Bissell
 Awarded In 2016

E.E. Just Lecture


Jorge Torres
 Awarded In 2024
Kandice Tanner
 Awarded In 2023
Renato Aguilera
 Awarded In 2022
Kizzmekia Corbett
 Awarded In 2021
Lovell A. Jones
 Awarded In 2020
Cato T. Laurencin
 Awarded In 2019
Guillermina (Gigi) Lozano
 Awarded In 2018
JoAnn Trejo
 Awarded In 2017
Daniel Colón-Ramos
 Awarded In 2016

Günter Blobel Early Career Award


Monther Abu-Remaileh
 Awarded In 2024
Sichen (Susan) Shao
 Awarded In 2023
Dorothy Lerit
 Awarded In 2022
Rushika Perera
 Awarded In 2021
James Olzmann
 Awarded In 2020
Cigall Kadoch
 Awarded In 2019
Sergiu Pasca
 Awarded In 2018
Meng Wang
 Awarded In 2017
Valentina Greco
 Awarded In 2016
Bo Huang
 Awarded In 2016

Innovation in Education Award


Jeff K. Moore
 Awarded In 2023
Jayme Dyer
 Awarded In 2022
Nathan Reyna
 Awarded In 2021

Innovation in Research Award


Siyuan Wang
 Awarded In 2024
Sara Wickström
 Awarded In 2023
Manuel Leonetti
 Awarded In 2022
Kivanç Birsoy
 Awarded In 2021

Keith R. Porter Lecture


Sergio Grinstein
 Awarded In 2024
David G. Drubin
 Awarded In 2023
Juan Bonifacino
 Awarded In 2022
Rebecca W. Heald
 Awarded In 2021
Tony Hyman
 Awarded In 2020
Julie A. Theriot
 Awarded In 2019
Ruth Lehmann
 Awarded In 2018
Scott Emr
 Awarded In 2017
Eva Nogales
 Awarded In 2016

MBoC Paper of the Year


Laura Schenkel
 Awarded In 2024
John Brooks
 Awarded In 2024
Virginia King
 Awarded In 2024
Hongjiang Si
 Awarded In 2023
Luis Bonet-Ponce
 Awarded In 2023
Zachary T. Swider
 Awarded In 2023
Reuben Philip
 Awarded In 2023
Alejandro Melero
 Awarded In 2023
Vilma Jimenez Sabinina
 Awarded In 2022
Colbie R. Chinowsky
 Awarded In 2021

Mentoring Keynote


Sonya Neal
 Awarded In 2024
Antentor Hinton
 Awarded In 2023
John Matsui
 Awarded In 2022
Beronda Montgomery
 Awarded In 2021
MariaElena B. Zavala
 Awarded In 2020
David Asai
 Awarded In 2019
Isiah M. Warner
 Awarded In 2017
Tracy L. Johnson
 Awarded In 2016

Merton Bernfield Memorial Award


Dhiman Sankar Pal
 Awarded In 2024
Coral Zhou
 Awarded In 2023
Jaye C. Gardiner
 Awarded In 2022
Blair Benham-Pyle
 Awarded In 2021
Michael Trinh
 Awarded In 2020
Veena Padmanaban
 Awarded In 2019
Kelsie Eichel
 Awarded In 2018
Lawrence Kazak
 Awarded In 2017
Kara McKinley
 Awarded In 2016

Public Service Award


Peter Hotez
 Awarded In 2024
Sarah McAnulty
 Awarded In 2023
George Langford
 Awarded In 2022
Raynard Kington
 Awarded In 2021
Donna Ginther
 Awarded In 2021
Anthony Fauci
 Awarded In 2020
James F. Deatherage
 Awarded In 2019
Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo)
 Awarded In 2018
Representative Tom Cole (R-OK)
 Awarded In 2018
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)
 Awarded In 2016

Sandra K. Masur Senior Leadership Award


Mary Dasso
 Awarded In 2024
Ora Weisz
 Awarded In 2023
Rebecca Heald
 Awarded In 2022
Sandra L. Wolin
 Awarded In 2021
Erika Holzbaur
 Awarded In 2020
Rong Li
 Awarded In 2019
Eva Nogales
 Awarded In 2018
Harvey F. Lodish
 Awarded In 2017
Susan Gerbi
 Awarded In 2016

The David Burgess Award for Excellence in Inclusivity


Katherine Wilson
 Awarded In 2024
Xuebiao Yao
 Awarded In 2023

WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research


Minna Roh-Johnson
 Awarded In 2024
Sonya Neal
 Awarded In 2023
Shirin Bahmanyar - Junior
 Awarded In 2022
Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan - Junior
 Awarded In 2021
Prachee Avasthi - Junior
 Awarded In 2020
Sabine Petry - Junior
 Awarded In 2019
Sophie Dumont - Junior
 Awarded In 2018
Julie Canman - Junior
 Awarded In 2017
Barbara Mellone - Junior
 Awarded In 2016

WICB Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research (no longer offered as of 2021)


Anne E. Carpenter
 Awarded In 2020
Daniela Nicastro
 Awarded In 2020
Elizabeth H. Chen
 Awarded In 2018
Karen Oegema
 Awarded In 2017
Tricia Serio
 Awarded In 2016

ASCB Fellows

Jon Audhya

Inducted 2023
William Bement

Inducted 2023
Michael Boyce

Inducted 2023
Iain Cheeseman

Inducted 2023
Velia Fowler

Inducted 2023
Erin Goley

Inducted 2023
Holly Goodson

Inducted 2023
Peter Gunning

Inducted 2023
Wei Guo

Inducted 2023
Tarun Kapoor

Inducted 2023
Anna Kashina

Inducted 2023
Soni Lacefield

Inducted 2023
Michael Matunis

Inducted 2023
Samara Reck-Peterson

Inducted 2023
Michael Shelanski

Inducted 2023
Mark Terasaki

Inducted 2023
Gia Voeltz

Inducted 2023
Michael Way

Inducted 2023
Karsten Weis

Inducted 2023

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