School of Medicine Research Staff Awards

Congratulations to the 2024 awardees!

2024 Research Staff Awards recipients and leadership. From left, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, Sandra Yoder, MLS, SCYM, Faith Brendle, RN, CPN, CCRP, and Prashant Singh, MS, 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.

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

The next nomination cycle will be announced in Fall 2025.

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

Past Research Staff Award Recipients