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, and Research Support Staff. Their contributions to research are unmatched and invaluable to the science conducted at Vanderbilt. Candidates are nominated by faculty members with whom they work most closely. The nomination period typically opens in the fall, and awardees are selected by the VU-VUMC joint faculty review committee. An awards luncheon in honor of the winners is held in January.

Awards given each year:

• Edward E. Price Jr. Award for Basic Research – recognizes excellence in conducting basic research

• Vivien Thomas Award for Clinical Research – recognizes excellence in conducting clinical research

• Contributing to Multi-Investigator Teams – recognizes excellence in research contributing to multi-disciplinary teams

Nominations for the 2017 Research Staff Awards will open in September of 2017. 

Eligible staff includes 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.

Nominations should be sent electronically via a single PDF to megan.smallwood@vanderbilt.edu.

Nomination packages must include a nomination form (available at the beginning of each nomination cycle) a letter with accompanying support letters, and an the nominee's CV. Please clearly indicate the award category for which you are nominating the individual. 

For more information regarding eligibility or the nomination process, please contact Megan Smallwood.

Research Staff Awards History