Congratulations to our award winners! Watch this year's award winner's videos below to learn more about their work. Visit the ACTS YouTube channel to view award videos from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
JCTS Publication Award
2024 - Julie T. Elworth, PhD
2023 - Felicity Enders, PhD, MPH
- Journal Paper: The hidden curriculum in health care academia: An exploratory study for the development of an action plan for the inclusion of diverse trainees
ACTS Edward H. Ahrens, Jr. Distinguished Investigator Award
2024 - Paul Alan Harris, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2023 - David A. Mankoff, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2022 - William W. Busse, MD - University of Wisconsin Madison
- 2021 - Paul Sondel, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin Madison
- 2020 - Jean Bennett, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2019 - John H. Krystal, MD - Yale University
- 2018 - Daniel J. Rader, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2017 - Henry Ginsberg, MD - Columbia University
ACTS Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Educator Award: The Rebecca Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education Innovation
2024 - Marie Noman, PhD - University of Pittsburgh
This award was renamed in 2023 in dedication to the life and service of Dr. Rebecca Jackson, The Ohio State University. (1955-2022).
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2023 - Cynthia D. Morris, PhD, MPH - Oregon Health and Science University
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2022 - David A. Asch, MD, MBA - University of Pennsylvania
- 2021 - Molly Carnes, MD, MS and Mary Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L - University of Wisconsin and George Washington University
- 2020 - Emma A. Meagher, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2019 - Christine Pfund, PhD and Christine Sorkness, RPh, PharmD - University of Wisconsin
- 2018 - Lawrence F. "Skip" Brass, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2017 - Ellen W. Seely, MD - Harvard University
ACTS Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Educator Award: Mentorship Innovation
2024 - Michael A. Holinstat, PhD - University of Michigan
- 2023 - Susan Furth, MD, PhD - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 2022 - Angela Byars-Winston, PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison
ACTS Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Clinical Use into Public Benefit and Policy Award
- 2024 - Was not awarded
- 2023 - Was not awarded
- 2022 - Was not awarded
- 2021 - Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2020 - Diana Miglioretti, PhD - University of California, Davis
- 2019 - David A. Asch, MD, MBA - University of Pennsylvania
- 2018 - Jayme Locke, MD - University of Alabama Birmingham
- 2017 - Scott D. Halpern, MD - University of Pennsylvania
ACTS Team Science Award
2024 - Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE - University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- 2023 - Ekaterina Noyes, PhD, MPH - University at Buffalo
- 2022 - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD - Yale University
- 2021 - Betsy Rolland, PhD, MLIS, MPH - University of Wisconsin
- 2020 - Kevin Sheth, MD - Yale University
- 2019 - Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS - Yale University
- 2018 - Roy Herbst, MD, PhD - Yale University
- 2017 - Gustavo F. Doncel, MD, PhD - EVMS
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award
2024 - Ambrose H. Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS - Yale School of Medicine
- 2023 - Rogelio A. Coronado, PT, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2022 - Ariangela Kozik, PhD - University of Michigan
- 2021 - Carolyn Treacy Bramante, MD, MPH - University of Minnesota
- 2020 - Steven Hicks, MD, PhD - Pennsylvania State University
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Post-Doctoral Award
2024 - Sergio M. Navarro, MD, MBA - Mayo Clinic
- 2023 - ReJoyce Green, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
- 2022 - Tara Bautista, PhD - Yale University
- 2021 - Jacob A. George, PhD - University of Utah
- 2020 - Sarah Sheppard, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Predoctoral Scholar Award
2024 -Terrence Tsou, BA - Johns Hopkins University
- 2023 - Courtney McDermott, BA - Rutgers University
- 2022 - Afaf Saliba, M.S.c - University of Texas Health San Antonio
- 2021 - Sarah Libring - Purdue University
- 2020 - Uriel Kim - Case Western Reserve University
ACTS Award for Contributing to the Diversity and Inclusiveness of the Translational Workforce
2024 - Margarita Dubocovich, PhD, FACNP, FASPET - State University of New York at Buffalo
- 2023 - Carol Feghali-Bostwick, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
- 2022 - Susan R. Passmore, PhD - University of Wisconsin - Madison
- 2021 - Doris M. Rubio, PhD - University of Pittsburgh
ACTS Award for Addressing Health Equity Through Partnership and Innovation
2024 - Mark L. Wieland, MD - Mayo Clinic
- 2023 - Olajide A. Williams, MD, MS - Columbia University
- 2022 - Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP - University of Chicago
- 2021 - Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, PhD - University of Wisconsin
ACTS Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Proof of Concept to Widespread Clinical Practice
2024 - Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 2023 - David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD - University of Southern California
- 2022 - Jane Ellen Mahoney, MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2021 - N. Scott Adzick, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2020 - Was not awarded
- 2019 - Carl H. June, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2018 - James Krueger, MD - Rockefeller University
- 2017 - Peter J. Snyder, MD - University of Pennsylvania
Partner Organization Awards
We'd also like to congratulate the PhRMA Foundation and Clinical Research Forum awardees that were recognized at Translational Science 2024.
CR Forum 2024 Top 10 Clinical Research Acheivement Awards
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Optimize Patients Selection for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke - SELECT2
Amrou Sarraj, MD, George M. Humphrey II Endowed Professor of Neurology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth
Alan T.N. Tita, MPH, PhD, MD, Senior Vice Chair for Research and Innovation in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D., co-Division Director of Neonatology, Edwin M. Dixon Chair in Neonatology Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lobar or Sublobar Resection for Peripheral Stage IA Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Nasser Altorki, MD, David B. Skinner, M.D. Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Non-invasive Detection of Cardiac Allograft Rejection with Artificial Intelligence
Demilade Adedinsewo, M.B, Ch.B., Mayo Clinic
Prevent Clot
Robert V. O’Toole, MD, Professor, Division Head Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Maryland Department of Orthopaedics and Katherine Frey, PhD, RN, Director, Institutional Review Board
Protect Trial: Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Infection and Hospitalization
Loren Miller, MD, MPH, Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA
Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
James LaBelle, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, University of Chicago
The Effects of Government-Led Cash Transfers On All-Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH, Instructor of Medicine, Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
The Gemini Study
Jonathan M. Davis, MD, Vice-Chair of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
The Promise II Trial, Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization for the Treatment of Late-Stage Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (Promise)
Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, PhD, MPH, President, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute and Professor of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
The Herbert Pardes Clinical Research Excellence Award
- Stem Cell Gene Therapy for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
James LaBelle, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, University of Chicago
The Distinguished Clinical Research Achievement Award
- Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth
Alan T.N. Tita, MPH, PhD, MD, Senior Vice Chair for Research and Innovation in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D., co-Division Director of Neonatology, Edwin M. Dixon Chair in Neonatology Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Prevent Clot
Robert V. O’Toole, MD, Professor, Division Head Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Maryland Department of Orthopaedics and Katherine Frey, PhD, RN, Director, Institutional Review Board
2023 PhRMA Foundation Awards
PhRMA Foundation Faculty Starter Grant in Translational Medicine
Liangliang Hao, PhD - Trustees of Boston University, CRC
Shengqing Gu, PhD - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translational Medicine
Christina Michalski, PhD - Emory University
Nir Pillar, PhD - University of California, Los Angeles
Jake Rhodes, PhD - Emory University
Barry Coller Award
- 2017 - Rebecca Jackson, MD - The Ohio State University
- 2016 - Art Feldman, MD, PhD - Temple University
3MT Predoctoral Trainee Award
2024 - Isabella Jennings, BS, MS - University of Washington
3MT Postdoctoral Trainee Award
2024 - Gabriel Arenas, MD - University of Pennsylvania
3MT Early Career Faculty Scholar Award
2024 - Alexandra Corley, MD, MPH, FAAP - University of Cincinnati