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2008 Award for Distinguished Research

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The Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences honors outstanding biomedical research related to health and disease. The research recognized should have contributed to the substance of medicine. The AAMC has awarded a prize in this arena, in partnership with various sponsors, since 1947.

Nominations may be made by anyone on the faculty or staff of a medical school or teaching hospital or by a member of an academic society. The nominee must be an individual who serves on the faculty of an AAMC member medical school or teaching hospital.

The nomination packet must consist of eight (8) collated sets to include:

  • A statement of evidence in justification of the nomination
  • The candidate's curriculum vitae and bibliography
  • Two letters of support
  • Copies of no more than five (5) key publications by the nominee

Nominations must be received by May 2, 2008 for forwarding to the Research Award Review Committee. Presentation of the Award and a prize of $5,000 will be made at the 2008 AAMC annual meeting.

Send nominations to:

Office of the President
Association of American Medical Colleges
2450 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1127

202-828-0472

Previous Research Award Recipients

2007
Seymour J. Klebanoff, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine

2006
Francois M. Abboud, MBBCh

2005
Stuart H. Orkin, M.D.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Press Release

2004
Cynthia Kenyon, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Press Release

2003
Aaron J. Shatkin, Ph.D.
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Press Release

2002
Stanley J. Korsmeyer, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Press Release

 

2001
C. David Allis, Ph.D.
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

2000
Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas-Houston Medical School

1999
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco

1998
Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D.
University of Utah School of Medicine &
Oliver Smithies, D. Phil.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

1997
David M. Livingston, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

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