Emerging Scientist Leadership Award

The Emerging Scientist Leadership Award is an initiative designed to identify and provide support to exceptional trainee leaders who have demonstrated proactive leadership by organizing and spearheading trainee-led activities. This prestigious recognition aims to acknowledge and foster the development of emerging scientific talent who exhibit initiative and leadership skills within their respective fields.

As a component of this esteemed recognition, each laureate is awarded a travel grant of $2,000. This financial support is allocated to facilitate their participation in academic enrichment events, thereby enhancing their professional development and fostering networking opportunities within the scientific community.

2024 Laureates

  • Seungbin Park (Purdue)
  • Yulei Zhang (UW)
Seungbin Park (Purdue, PhD student)
Yulei Zhang (UW, Postdoc)

2023 Laureates

  • Melissa Quinnan (UCSD)
  • Brian Healy (UMN)
  • Daniel Diaz (UCSD)
  • Elham E Khoda (UW)
  • Janina Hakenmueller (Duke)
  • Megan Lipton (Purdue)
Melissa Quinnan (UCSD, Postdoc)
Brian Healy (UMN, Postdoc)
Daniel Diaz (UCSD, Postdoc)
Elham E Khoda (UW, Postdoc)
Janina Hakenmüller (Duke, Postdoc)
Megan Lipton (Purdue, PhD student)