Awards & Honors
Elaine Fuchs awarded Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science
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Recent Awards & Honors

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Viviana I. Risca

American Philosophical Society
Leslie B. Vosshall

ASCI/Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
Michel C. Nussenzweig

Allen Distinguished Investigator
Li Zhao

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova

Salk Institute Medal for Research Excellence
Cori Bargmann

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Junyue Cao

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar
Viviana I. Risca

Searle Scholar
Ekaterina V. Vinogradova
Fellow Member of Optica
Alipasha Vaziri
National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Jeffrey V. Ravetch
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Sohail Tavazoie
Tri-Institutional Breakout Award
Tomasz Ahrends
Tri-Institutional Breakout Award
Kevin Gonzales
American Society of Clinical Investigation
Sohail Tavazoie