Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2020 Early-Career Scientist Award Winner)
It is a great honor to be recognized by a jury of such globally respected scientists whom I greatly admire. More importantly, this award validates research into brain somatic mutations as an important area of exploration to help patients suffering from devastating and untreatable neurological disorders.
St. Giles Foundation Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (2020 Senior Scientist Award Winner)
I’m extremely honored to receive this recognition for research that my lab and our collaborators carried out to develop the first approved medicine for SMA. As basic researchers, we are driven by curiosity and get to experience the thrill of discovery; but when the fruits of our research can actually improve patients’ lives, everything else pales in comparison.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at UCLA (2022 Early-Career Scientist Award Winner)
Winning the Innovators in Science Award is a great privilege for me as an early-career scientist. Not only does it signal a welcome to new researchers to help advance the field, it also recognizes the discoveries made possible by my talented and inspiring colleagues in the lab who share my dedication to uncovering interactions between the gut, its native microbes, and the brain. This award will continue to motivate me to go where science leads.
Distinguished University Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (2022 Senior Scientist Award Winner)
This award is a wonderful recognition of the excitement and promise that the field of microbiome research offers, and of the collective efforts of the inspiring group of talented students, staff, and collaborators who I’ve been privileged to work with as we strive to better understand how the gut impacts our health.
Assistant Professor of Cancer Data Research at Columbia University (2024 Early-Career Scientist Award Winner)
The Innovators in Science Award motivates me, my team and the broader community to continue on the path of blending multiple fields to find creative cancer immunology solutions. This award will allow me and my team to forge new collaborations and explore high-risk and ambitious directions in our mission to help patients.
Director of The Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy at Washington University in St. Louis (2024 Senior Scientist Award Winner)
I began researching the connection between the immune system and cancer more than 40 years ago…Scientific research is rewarding even when it takes decades to see results, which is why this award is so meaningful to me.
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Global Futures Group, LLC
Jill and I are thrilled to support The New York Academy of Sciences’ renewed drive to create a positive impact and encourage science-informed decision-making to address the most challenging problems of our times.
Chief Medical Officer and Head of Worldwide Medical & Safety, Pfizer
Board of Governors, The New York Academy of Sciences
Executive Board Member, International Science Reserve
Pfizer has been a proud partner of the Academy for nearly 20 years, supporting multiple shared areas of interest, from supporting science and scientists through every stage of their careers, to driving a preparedness framework to empower scientists to act when the next global crisis hits.