Nominations are now open for the 2023 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards.
The nomination deadline is October 20, 2023.
2022 Research Staff Awards recipients and leadership. Front row from left, Laura Stevens, MS, Kate Von Wahlde, MJ, CCRP, and JoAnn Gottlieb, RDMS, RDCS. Presenting the awards were, back row from left, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, Gordon Bernard, MD, 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 March 29, 2024.
Awards given each year:
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Edward E. Price Jr. Award for Excellence in Basic Research – recognizing excellence in conducting basic research
Learn more about Mr. Price
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Vivien T. Thomas Award for Excellence in Clinical Research – recognizing excellence in conducting clinical research
Learn more about Dr. Thomas
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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
Nominations must be submitted, via REDCap Survey, by October 20, 2023. For questions, email andrea.holferty@vumc.org. Awardees will be selected by a VU-VUMC joint faculty review committee.
Past Research Staff Award Recipients
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Kimberly Newsome Vivien A. Thomas Award Tracie Baker Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Pavlo Gilchuk
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
David Westover Vivien A. Thomas Award LauraBeth Adams Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Plamen Christov
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Joey Simmons Vivien A. Thomas Award Kristina Williams Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Sean Schaffer
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Xiaotao Lu Vivien A. Thomas Award Sachin Paranjape Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Stephen Gannon
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Lisa Rogers Vivien A. Thomas Award Deborah Myers, CCRP Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Rob Taylor
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Nurgun Kose Vivien A. Thomas Award Fernanda Maruri Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award C. Anthony DeMatteo, Jr.
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Ramona Graves-Deal Vivien A. Thomas Award Gayle Johnson & Shanda Phillips Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Lynne Berry
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Linda Horton Vivien A. Thomas Award Elizabeth Roof Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award John Allison
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Krassimira Garbett Vivien A. Thomas Award Patricia "Cookie" Minton Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Kent Shaddox
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Frances Smith-House Vivien A. Thomas Award Elizabeth Card Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Karen Adkins
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Jiong Shi Vivien A. Thomas Award Margo Black Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Savannah Williams
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Deborah Mays Vivien A. Thomas Award Deborah Hunter Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Linda Dupré
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Patrick Donahue Vivien A. Thomas Award Brenda Barnes Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Jill Lindner
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
William Boeglin Vivien A. Thomas Award Joan Kaiser Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Christa Hedstrom
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Sharon Tollefson Vivien A. Thomas Award Diane Kent Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award John C. Gore
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Roger England Vivien A. Thomas Award Bonnie Black Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Ellen Donnert
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award
Martha Martin Vivien A. Thomas Award Gail Mayo Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Anna Chytil
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Edward E. Price, Jr. Award Brenda Crews Vivien A. Thomas Award Annette Oeser Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award Richard Robinson