Honoring Innovation + Excellence
Nominations for the 2025 Scientific Awards are now open and will close on 25 September 2024.
For more information, email Glori Rosenson. Thank you for your participation.
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The ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award recognizes the exceptional achievements of an investigator in the early part of their independent career in stem cell research. The award recipient will be recognized at the Annual Meeting with a personal award, complimentary meeting registration, and a featured presentation during a plenary session.
Instructions
Nomination Letter
Nominations must be sponsored by two or more people. Nomination letters may be submitted individually or as a single, co-signed letter. Nomination letter(s) (up to two pages) should provide the following:Statement of up to 100 words highlighting the most important accomplishment(s) of the nominee.
An overview of the nominee’s contributions to the field of stem cell research.
A statement of the nominee’s status as an independent investigator*
A statement about the nominee as a colleague and community member.
Additional Requirements
In addition to the nomination letter(s), the complete nomination package must also include:The nominee’s CV.
A listing of five of their most relevant publications and PDF of each.
Award Criteria
Must be independent investigators conducting original research in basic science or clinical development and translation in the field of stem cell research.
Must be seven or fewer years out from their first full-time assistant professorship or equivalent position in an academic, industrial or clinical research setting at the time of the nomination deadline.**
Nominations that reflect the full diversity of the membership of ISSCR are strongly encouraged.
Must be an ISSCR member in good standing.
Must be nominated by two (or more) ISSCR members in good standing.
Must be available to attend the ISSCR Annual Meeting if they are selected as the award recipient.
**Assessment of 'equivalent position' is at the discretion of the award selection committee. Comparable titles in the international academic community might include but are not limited to Lecturer, Senior Scientist or Team Leader. Position titles in other research settings such as industry are recognized to be diverse.
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The ISSCR Momentum Award recognizes the exceptional achievements of a mid-career investigator whose innovative research has established a major area of stem cell-related research with a strong trajectory for future success. The award recipient will be recognized at the Annual Meeting with complimentary meeting registration and a featured presentation during a plenary session.
Instructions
Nomination Letter
Nominations must be sponsored by two or more ISSCR members. Nomination letters may be submitted individually or as a single, co-signed letter. Nomination letter(s) (up to two pages) must provide the following:A statement of up to 100 words highlighting the body of work for which the nominee is being nominated.
An overview of the contributions of the nominee to the field of stem cell research.
A statement about the nominee as a colleague and community member.
Additional Requirements
In addition to the nomination letter(s), the complete nomination package must also include:The nominee’s CV.
A listing of five of their most relevant publications and PDF of each.
Criteria
Must be independent investigators conducting original research in basic science or clinical development and translation in the field of stem cell research.
Nominee(s) will ordinarily be 10-20 years out from the start of their first full -time independent position in an academic, industrial or clinical research setting.
Nominations that reflect the full diversity of the membership of ISSCR are strongly encouraged.
Must be ISSCR members in good standing.
Must be nominated by two (or more) ISSCR members in good standing.
Must be available to attend the ISSCR Annual Meeting if selected as the award recipient.
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The ISSCR Achievement Award recognizes the transformative body of work of an investigator that has had a major impact on the field of stem cell research or regenerative medicine. The award recipient will be recognized at the Annual Meeting with complimentary meeting registration and a featured presentation during a plenary session.
Instructions
Nominations must be sponsored by two or more people. Nomination letters may be submitted individually or as a single, co-signed letter. Nomination letter(s) (up to two pages) should provide the following:
Nomination Letter:
A statement of up to 100 words highlighting the body of work for which the nominee is being nominated.
An overview of the contributions of the nominee to the field of stem cell research.
A statement about the nominee as a colleague and community member.
Additional Requirements:
In addition to the nomination letter(s), the complete nomination package must also include:
Nominee’s CV
Listing of up to five of the nominee’s most relevant publications with a PDF of each.
Award Criteria
Must be independent investigators conducting original research in basic science or clinical development and translation in the field of stem cell research.
Nominations that reflect the full diversity of the membership of ISSCR are strongly encouraged.
Must be ISSCR members in good standing.
Must be nominated by two (or more) ISSCR members in good standing.
Must be available to attend the ISSCR Annual Meeting if selected as the award recipient.
2024 ISSCR Award Winners
Jun Wu, PhD
ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Recognizes the exceptional achievements of an investigator in the early part of their independent career in stem cell research.
Sergiu P. Paşca, MD
ISSCR Momentum Award
Stanford University, USA
Recognizes the exceptional achievements of a mid-career investigator whose innovative research has established a major area of stem cell-related research with a strong trajectory for future success.
Fiona M. Watt, DPhil, FRS, FMedSci
ISSCR Achievement Award
EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany
Recognizes the transformative body of work of an investigator that has had a major impact on the field of stem cell research or regenerative medicine.
The ISSCR 2024 Achievement Award is sponsored by:
Peter W. Andrews, BSc, DPhil, MBA
ISSCR Public Service Award
Joint Honoree
University of Sheffield, UK
Tenneille E. Ludwig, PhD
ISSCR Public Service Award
Joint Honoree
WiCell, USA
Recognizes outstanding contributions of public service to the fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The ISSCR Board of Directors selects the Public Service Award honoree.
Past Recipients
For more than two decades, the ISSCR has recognized the outstanding achievements of stem cell researchers around the world and supported the next generation of leading scientists.
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Takanori Takebe (2023)
Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins (2022)
Madeline Lancaster (2021)
Allon Klein (2020)
Barbara Treutlein (2019)
Shuibing Chen (2018)
Jayaraj Ragagopal (2017)
Fernando Camargo (2016)
Paul Tesar (2015)
Valentina Greco (2014)
Marius Wernig (2013)
Cédric Blanpain (2012)
Robert Blelloch (2011)
Joanna Wysocka (2010)
Konrad Hochedlinger (2009)
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Cédric Blanpain (2023)
Joanna Wysocka (2022)
Valentina Greco (2021)
Mitinori Saitou (2020)
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Thomas A. Rando (2023)
Lorenz Studer (2022)
Janet Rossant (2021)
Fred H. Gage (2020)
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Christine L. Mummery (2023)
Sean J. Morrison (2022)
Robin Lovell-Badge (2021)
Susan L. Solomon (2020)
Eli and Edythe Broad (2019)
Megan Munsie (2018)
George Q. Daley (2017)
Alan Trounson (2016)
Paolo Bianco(2014) Co-Winner
Elena Cattaneo(2014) Co-Winner
Michele De Luca(2014) Co-Winner
Hiromitsu Ogawa and Betty Jean Crouch Ogawa (2013)
Rob and Cheryl McEwen (2012)
Robert Klein (2011)
The 2023 Annual Meeting Awards
Each year the ISSCR recognizes the significant research and achievements of scientists early in their career. Merit awards are given in recognition of exemplary abstracts; travel awards recognize scientific excellence. Congratulations to the 2023 award winners. More information about the 2024 Annual Meeting awards is available here.
Poster Awardees
Alexander Atamian
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Poster Title: GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL CEREBELLAR ORGANOIDS FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
Chloe Baron
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA
Poster Title: CELLULAR BARCODING OF THE LEUKEMIC NICHE REVEALS AN APELIN-MEDIATED CLONAL EXPANSION OF NICHE ENDOTHELIAL AND MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS
Caroline Beyer
Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Poster Title: NEUROMUSCULAR ORGANOIDS AS A UNIQUE MODEL TO STUDY NEUROMUSCULAR INJURY AND REGENERATION IN VITRO
Noelia Anton-Bolanos
Harvard University, Boston, USA
Poster Title: MULTIDONOR HUMAN CORTICAL CHIMEROIDS REVEAL INDIVIDUAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO NEUROTOXIC TRIGGERS
Waseem Nasser
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Poster Title: POINT MUTATION IN P63 LEADS TO STEM CELL FAILURE THAT CAN BE RESCUED BY A SMALL MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUND
Merit Awardees
Wardiya Afshar-Saber
Kevin Allan
Thomas Ambrosi
Troy Anderson
Cheen Euong Ang
Toshikazu Araoka
Ulgu Arslan
Alexander Atamian
Chloe Baron
Samantha Barton
Caroline Beyer
Emiliano Bolesani
Gabriele Casirati
Gabriele Ciceri
Joseph Collins
Maud Debaugnies
Ruochen Dong
Anna Dowbaj
Timothy Duerr
Clayton Friedman
Yuya Fujiwara
Caterina Gasperini
Joshua Gershlak
Brandon Gheller
Adhideb Ghosh
Elisa Giacomelli
Lingli He
Yasuaki Iwama
Debabrata Jana
Jonathan Jung
Kajal Kamat
Rowan Karvas
Taewan Kim
Moyra Lawrence
Li Li
Huanhuan Li
Kyungtae Lim
Yuxin Luo
Jeru Manuel
Silvia Marchiano
Waseem Nasser
Jitesh Neupane
Miguel Ortiz Salazar
ChanWook Park
Raquel Pérez Fernández
Qian Hua Phua
Roberta Ragazzini
Foad Rouhani
Jasper Rubin-Sigler
Serena Scala
Kritika Sharma
Minkyoung Shin
Johanna Siehler
Enakshi Sinniah
Dylan Siriwardena
Jan Sokol
Edoardo Sozzi
Qi Sun
Daisylyn Senna Tan
Daniel Tavakol
Larissa Traxler
Matheus Victor
Ryan Walsh
Bryan Wang
Nathan Wang
Mengting Wang
Chen Weng
Yi-Hsuan Wu
Atilgan Yilmaz
Zhen Sun
Travel Awardees
Wardiya Afshar-Saber
Thilina Alawathugoda
Kevin Allan
Samhan Alsolami
Troy Anderson
Toshikazu Araoka
Ulgu Arslan
Alexander Atamian
Chloe Baron
Samantha Barton
Athina Boumpas
Mariana Branco
Barbara Casas
Gabriele Casirati
Gabriele Ciceri
Maud Debaugnies
Ruochen Dong
Anna Dowbaj
Clayton Friedman
Caterina Gasperini
Adhideb Ghosh
Lingli He
Qian Hua Phua
Debabrata Jana
Jonathan Jung
Kajal Kamat
Rowan Karvas
Taewan Kim
Moyra Lawrence
Huanhuan Li
Michal Liput
Yuxin Luo
Sudipta Mahato
Jeru Manuel
Silvia Marchiano
Mohini Mendiratta
Waseem Nasser
Jitesh Neupane
Miguel Ortiz Salazar
ChanWook Park
Raquel Perez Fernandez
Roberta Ragazzini
Daniela Rehakova
Foad Rouhani
Jasper Rubin-Sigler
Serena Scala
Daisylyn Senna Tan
Kritika Sharma
Minkyoung Shin
Johanna Siehler
Isabelle Zaboroski Silva
Enakshi Sinniah
Dylan Siriwardena
Jan Sokol
Anupong Songsaad
Edoardo Sozzi
Zhen Sun
Qi Sun
Daniel Tavakol
Larissa Traxler
Nathan Wang
Mengting Wang
Yi-Hsuan Wu