Nominees must be in the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, or Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor or Research Professor of the University of Michigan Medical School, which includes faculty from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME).  This award recipient is an exceptional leader in research whose landmark contributions are recognized nationally and internationally. Their contributions are usually linked to pivotal discoveries that have wide-ranging impacts for the advancement of scientific knowledge. The recipient of this award also excels in teaching, mentoring, service to our institution, and collaborating with their colleagues in the scientific community at large.

*Assistant professors are considered junior faculty, as it is their first faculty appointment.

The below must be included in a single PDF file. Individual nomination letters and letters of support must be limited to one page. For letters exceeding the one page requirement, only the first page will be considered.

1. A nomination letter including the following required information: A succinct description of the nominee's research accomplishments with special emphasis on the pivotal discoveries that have resulted in fundamental new knowledge in biosciences. A summation of the nominee's contributions in service, e.g., leadership positions and service on internal and external committees and projects. (Note regarding nomination letters: For letters longer than one page, only the first page will be considered) 
2.  A letter of support from a faculty member.
3. The nominee's resume or curriculum vitae.

To submit a nomination, please click here and select ‘Faculty, Staff, & Learners’. (Level 2 password required).

The 2024 nomination deadline TBD.

2019: Kathleen R. Cho, M.D. & Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
2018: Jeffrey M. Kidd, Ph.D., Jason R. Spence, Ph.D. & Maria G. Castro, Ph.D.
2017: Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D. & Peter K. Todd, M.D., Ph.D.
2016: Yatrik M. Shah, Ph.D. & Elizabeth K. Speliotes, M.D., Ph.D., MPH
2015: Cristen J. Willer, Ph.D.
2014: Yali Dou, Ph.D. & Jun Li, Ph.D.
2013: Yukiko Yamashita, Ph.D. & Yang Zhang, Ph.D.
2012: Jiandie Lin, Ph.D. & Roger Sunahara, Ph.D.
2011: Ming Lei, Ph.D., M.Sc. & X.Z. Shawn Xu, Ph.D.
2010: Noah A. Rosenberg, Ph.D. & Raymond C. Trievel Jr., Ph.D.
2009: Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
2008: John J. G. Tesmer, Ph.D.
2007: Gregory R. Dressler, Ph.D. & John V. Moran, Ph.D.
2006: J. Brian Fowlkes, Ph.D. & Jeffrey W. Innis, M.D., Ph.D.
2005: Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D. & Ormond A. MacDougald, Ph.D.
2004: Sean Morrison, Ph.D. & David Burke, Ph.D.
2003: Zhaohui Xu, Ph.D.
2002: Sofia Merajver, M.D., Ph.D.
2001: Gabriel Nunez, M.D.