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Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences

 

Recent Research Award Recipients

2009

Robert C. Gallo, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine

2008

Max D. Cooper, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine

Previous Research Award Recipients

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Request for Nominations

Solicitation for the 2010 award cycle will begin in February.

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

Presentation of the Award and a prize of $5,000 will be made at the 2010 AAMC annual meeting.

Send nominations to:

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

202-828-0472

Previous Research Award Recipients

2007
Seymour J. Klebanoff

2006
Francois M. Abboud

2005
Stuart H. Orkin

2004
Cynthia Kenyon

2003
Aaron J. Shatkin

2002
Stanley J. Korsmeyer

2001
C. David Allis

2000
Ferid Murad

1999
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn

1998
Mario R. Capecchi
Oliver Smithies

1997
David M. Livingston

1996
Stanley B. Prusiner

1995
Solomon H. Snyder

1994
Francis S. Collins

1993
Bert Vogelstein

1992
Bruce M. Alberts

1991
Sheldon M. Wolff

1990
Robert J. Lefkowitz

1989
Sanford L. Palay

1988
Alfred G. Gilman

1987
Joseph Larner

1986
Paul C. Lauterbur

1985
Eric R. Kandel

1984
Michael S. Brown
Joseph L. Goldstein

1983
Philip Leder

1982
Raymond L. Erikson

1981
J. Michael Bishop

 

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