School of Medicine Research Staff Awards

Nominations for the 2024 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards are closed.

 

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2023 Research Staff Awards recipients and leadership. From left, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, Eric Farber-Eger, Lauren LeStourgeon, MPH, Luisella Spiga, PhD, and John Kuriyan, PhD.

 

The School of Medicine Research Staff Awards are given each year to honor exemplary staff members across the research enterprise including Research Assistants, Senior Research Specialists, Research Nurses, Core Facility Managers, Core Research Assistants, and Research Support Staff. Their contributions to research are unmatched and invaluable to the science conducted at Vanderbilt. Research Staff Award recipients will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be honored at an awards luncheon on April 4, 2025.

Awards given each year:

  • Edward E. Price Jr. Award for Excellence in Basic Research – recognizing excellence in conducting basic research
    Learn more about Mr. Price 
     
  • Vivien T. Thomas Award for Excellence in Clinical Research – recognizing excellence in conducting clinical research
    Learn more about Dr. Thomas
     
  • Award for Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams – recognizing excellence in research contributing to multi-disciplinary teams​

 

Eligibility:

Eligible staff include Core Facility staff at all levels, Research Assistants I, II, & III, Senior Research Specialists, Research Nurses, Research Support Staff, or any staff member who provides exemplary research support. Faculty members, research fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students are not eligible.
 

Nomination Instructions: 

Candidates are nominated by faculty members with whom they work most closely. Nomination packages must include:

  • a completed nomination form
  • a nomination letter (completed by nominator)
  • at minimum one, and at most three, accompanying support letters 
  • the nominee's CV

 

For questions, email andrea.holferty@vumc.org. Awardees will be selected by a VU-VUMC joint faculty review committee. 

 

Past Research Staff Award Recipients

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardLaura Stevens
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardKate Von Wahlde
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardJoAnn Gottlieb
  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardKimberly Newsome
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardTracie Baker
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardPavlo Gilchuk
  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardDavid Westover
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardLauraBeth Adams
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardPlamen Christov
  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardJoey Simmons
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardKristina Williams
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardSean Schaffer
  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardXiaotao Lu
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardSachin Paranjape
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardStephen Gannon
  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardLisa Rogers
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardDeborah Myers, CCRP
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardRob Taylor

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardNurgun Kose
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardFernanda Maruri
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardC. Anthony DeMatteo, Jr.

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardRamona Graves-Deal
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardGayle Johnson & Shanda Phillips
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardLynne Berry

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardLinda Horton
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardElizabeth Roof
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardJohn Allison

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardKrassimira Garbett
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardPatricia "Cookie" Minton
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardKent Shaddox

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardFrances Smith-House
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardElizabeth Card
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardKaren Adkins

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardJiong Shi
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardMargo Black
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardSavannah Williams

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardDeborah Mays
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardDeborah Hunter
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardLinda Dupré

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardPatrick Donahue
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardBrenda Barnes
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardJill Lindner

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardWilliam Boeglin
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardJoan Kaiser
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardChrista Hedstrom

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardSharon Tollefson
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardDiane Kent
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardJohn C. Gore

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardRoger England
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardBonnie Black
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardEllen Donnert

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardMartha Martin
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardGail Mayo
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardAnna Chytil

     

  • Edward E. Price, Jr. AwardBrenda Crews
    Vivien A. Thomas AwardAnnette Oeser
    Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams AwardRichard Robinson