Nominations for the 2020 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards are now closed.
School of Medicine Executive Leadership and the 2019 Research Staff Awards recipients. From left: Larry Marnett, PhD, Alan Simmons, MLI, Sean Schaffer, Kristina Williams, RN, BSN, CCRP, and Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD. (photo by Donn Jones).
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:
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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 A. 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, in the following order:
- 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, as a single PDF, by October 23, 2020 to Lauren Vronko (lauren.a.vronko@vumc.org). Awardees will be selected by a VU-VUMC joint faculty review committee.
Past Research Staff Award Recipients
2019
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award |
Joey Simmons |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Kristina Williams |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Sean Schaffer |
2018
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award |
Xiaotao Lu |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Sachin Paranjape |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Stephen Gannon |
2017
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 |
2016
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. |
2015
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 |
2014
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award | Linda Horton |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Elizabeth Roof |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | John Allison |
2013
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 |
2012
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 |
2011
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award | Jiong Shi |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Margo Black |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Savannah Williams |
2010
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award | Deborah Mays |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Deborah Hunter |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Linda Dupré |
2009
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award | Patrick Donahue |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Brenda Barnes |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Jill Lindner |
2008
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award |
William Boeglin |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Joan Kaiser |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Christa Hedstrom |
2007
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 |
2006
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award |
Roger England |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Bonnie Black |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Ellen Donnert |
2005
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award |
Martha Martin |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Gail Mayo |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Anna Chytil |
2004
Edward E. Price, Jr. Award | Brenda Crews |
Vivien A. Thomas Award | Annette Oeser |
Excellence in Research Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams Award | Richard Robinson |