{"id":99,"date":"2018-07-30T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/faculty-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:54:06","slug":"faculty-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/faculty\/faculty-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Link List &#8211; Right Hand Column Placeholder<br \/>Refresh After Saving to Remove<\/h2>    \n.link-list.jump-links{\n    padding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n                    <h2>Donate to Biochemistry Research<\/h2>\n                    <ul>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/give.vanderbilt.edu\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?a=10709271&amp;designation=departmentofbiochemistry\">\n                       Biochemistry Department\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?designation=biochemistrydepartmentgraduateeducationfund\">\n                       Biochemistry Graduate Education Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/give.vanderbilt.edu\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?designation=clinicaltranslationfund&amp;a=13129445\">\n                       Clinical Translation Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/give.vanderbilt.edu\/campaigns\/57419\/donations\/new?a=13129483&amp;designation=vanderbiltbiochemistryarmstrongfund\">\n                       Richard Armstrong Family Fund\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                        <\/ul>\n        <h2>2027<\/h2><p>Heidi Hamm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/awards-grants\/tabor?utm_campaign=am27&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_content=awards&amp;_zs=HhM4p&amp;_zl=Q3Ou3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASBMB Herbert Tabor Research Award<\/a><h2>2026<\/h2>Chance Meers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/emallinckrodtfoundation.org\/impact\/\">Mallinckrodt Grant Award<\/a>Larry Marnett &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/bioactivelipids.org\/life-time-achievement\/\">Eicosanoid Research Foundation and the Winter Eicosanoid Conference Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>Breann Brown &#8211; elected to serve on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/proteinsociety\/aug-2026-under-the-microscope-9395354\">Executive Council of the Protein Society.<\/a>Sezen Meydan &#8211; NIH Director&#8217;s New Innovator AwardBorden Lacy &#8211; Kathryn M. Edwards Award for Clinical and Translational Research Impacting Disease Prevention, Vanderbilt Health School of MedicineIvelin Georgiev &#8211; Stanley Cohen Award for Research Bridging Diverse Disciplines, such as Chemistry or Physics, to Solve Biology&#8217;s Most Important Fundamental Questions, Vanderbilt Health School of MedicineBrandt Eichman &#8211; The Royal Society Wolfson Visiting FellowDoug Mitchell &#8211; Chartered Chemist, Royal Society of ChemistryNeil Osheroff &#8211; The Protein Society&#8217;s Carl Br\u00e4d\u00e9n AwardStephanie Wankowicz &#8211; inaugural recipient of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aucryst.org\/sheldrick-award\/inaugural-2026-sheldrick-awardee-announced\/\">George M. Sheldrick Award for Contributions to Structural Science<\/a> by the American Union of Crystallography.Steve Fesik &#8211; The Protein Society&#8217;s 2026 Marie Maynard Daly Award\u00a0Neil Osheroff &#8211; 2025-2026 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring AwardBilly Hudson &#8211; 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor<h2>2025<\/h2>Rahul Bhowmick &#8211; 2025 Chancellor&#8217;s Award for ResearchDave Cortez &#8211; 2025 Chancellor&#8217;s Award for ResearchIvelin Georgiev &#8211; 2025 Richard M. Caprioli AwardChuck Sanders &#8211; 2025 Ernest W. Goodpasture Award for Outstanding Contributions to ResearchKevin Schey &#8211; 2025 Lee Limbird Award for Innovations in Research InfrastructureEmily Hodges &#8211; 2025 Chancellor Faculty FellowHeidi Hamm &#8211; Member, National Academy of SciencesMadhvi Venkatesh &#8211; Early Impact Award from Vanderbilt&#8217;s Academy for Excellence in Education (AEE)Dean John Kuriyan &#8211; Fellow of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacr.org\/about-the-aacr\/newsroom\/news-releases\/aacr-announces-fellows-of-the-aacr-academy-class-of-2025-and-new-aacr-academy-president\/\">American Association for Cancer Research<\/a> (AACR)<h2>2024<\/h2>Tina Iverson &#8211; 2024 Innovation Catalyst Fund AwardJeffrey Spraggins &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2024\/06\/11\/chancellor-announces-2024-faculty-fellows-grants-40000-per-year-to-support-scholarship-and-research\/?j=505439&amp;sfmc_sub=49004241&amp;l=300_HTML&amp;u=14736245&amp;mid=514009777&amp;jb=1002&amp;sfmc_id=49004241\">2024 Chancellor Faculty Fellow<\/a>Neil Osheroff &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2024\/05\/23\/academy-for-excellence-in-education-announces-2024-award-winners-new-members\/\">Lillian B. Nanney Award,<\/a> Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDavid Cortez &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/2024\/04\/26\/david-cortez-wins-protein-society-award-for-contributions-to-basic-protein-science\/\">2024 The Hans Neurath Award<\/a>, The Protein SocietyScott Hiebert &#8211; The Richard Armstrong Mentoring Award, Vanderbilt BiochemistryJennifer Pietenpol &#8211; 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology &#8220;Science of Oncology&#8221; AwardJonathan D. Brown &#8211; Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation<h2>2023<\/h2>David Cortez &#8211; The Richard Armstrong Mentoring Award, Vanderbilt BiochemistryKimryn Rathmell &#8211; Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI)Kimryn Rathmell &#8211; Paragon Award for Research Excellence from the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF)Neil Osheroff\u00a0&#8211; 2023 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher AwardMartin Egli &#8211; Member, European Academy of Sciences and ArtJonathan D. Brown &#8211; Riven Family Directorship in Cardiovascular MedicineSteven Damo &#8211; PAIR-UP AwardJashim Uddin &#8211; Phi Beta Psi Trust AwardEmily Hodges\u00a0&#8211; Basic Sciences Dean&#8217;s Faculty FellowRichard Caprioli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Center for Technology Transfer &amp; Commercialization\u00a0Inventors&#8217; Hall of Fame<br \/>Master Innovator AwardKimryn Rathmell &#8211; American Society of Clinical Oncology FellowMadhvi Venkatesh\u00a0&#8211; Member, Academy for Excellence in EducationManuel Ascano\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02023 Chancellor Faculty FellowLauren Jackson\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02023 Chancellor Faculty FellowNeil Osheroff\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) Mentoring, Innovation, and<br \/>Leadership in Educational Scholarship (MILES) Award.Larry Marnett &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2023\/04\/19\/students-faculty-honored-at-inaugural-graduate-school-honors-banquet\/?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MyVU+Staff+4.19.2023&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fnews.vanderbilt.edu%2f2023%2f04%2f19%2fstudents-faculty-honored-at-inaugural-graduate-school-honors-banquet%2f&amp;utm_id=355785&amp;sfmc_id=49004241\">Vanderbilt Graduate School Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award<\/a>Scott Hiebert &#8211; VUMC School of Medicine Ernest W. Goodpasture AwardJeff Spraggins &#8211; VUMC School of Medicine Richard M. Caprioli Award<h2>2022<\/h2>Stephen Fesik &#8211;\u00a0Center for Technology Transfer &amp; Commercialization\u00a0Inventors&#8217; Hall of Fame<br \/>Master Innovator AwardCraig Lindsley &#8211;\u00a0Center for Technology Transfer &amp; Commercialization\u00a0Inventors&#8217; Hall of Fame<br \/>Master Innovator AwardSteven Damo\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Chan Zuckerberg <a href=\"https:\/\/chanzuckerberg.com\/science\/programs-resources\/science-diversity-leadership-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science Diversity Leadership<\/a>Kimryn Rathmell &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2022\/10\/17\/vanderbilts-carpenter-monteggia-and-rathmell-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elected<\/a> to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam.edu\/national-academy-of-medicine-elects-100-new-members-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Academy of Medicine<\/a>Walter Chazin\u00a0&#8211; Appointed to the NIEHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niehs.nih.gov\/about\/boards\/bsc\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of Scientific Counselors<\/a>Emily Hodges &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/basic-sciences\/stanley-cohen-innovation-fund-recipients-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanley Cohen Innovation Fund<\/a>Breann Brown &#8211; Best Shadow Mentor, Basic Sciences Juneteenth Mini-SymposiumMarija Zanic\u00a0&#8211; Vanderbilt\u00a0Chancellor Faculty <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2022\/06\/15\/thirteen-faculty-named-2022-chancellor-faculty-fellows\/?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MyVU+Staff+6.15.22&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fnews.vanderbilt.edu%2f2022%2f06%2f15%2fthirteen-faculty-named-2022-chancellor-faculty-fellows%2f&amp;utm_id=247073&amp;sfmc_id=48654920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fellow<\/a>William Wan &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2022\/06\/14\/three-vanderbilt-biomedical-researchers-named-2022-pew-scholars\/?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MyVU+Staff+6.15.22&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fnews.vanderbilt.edu%2f2022%2f06%2f14%2fthree-vanderbilt-biomedical-researchers-named-2022-pew-scholars%2f&amp;utm_id=247073&amp;sfmc_id=48654920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Scholars<\/a> in the Biomedical SciencesNeil Osheroff &#8211;\u00a0Association of Medical Educators in Europe FellowJennifer Pietenpol &#8211;\u00a0American Association for Cancer Research Academy <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2022\/03\/22\/vumcs-pietenpol-shyr-named-aacr-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fellow<\/a>Kevin Schey\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arvo.org\/awards-grants-and-fellowships\/arvo-fellows\/2022-arvo-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Fellow<\/a> of The Association for Research in Vision and OphthalmologyBrandt Eichman\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2022\/01\/26\/seven-vanderbilt-faculty-elected-as-aaas-fellows-in-2021\/?utm_source=sfmc&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MyVU+Staff+1.26.22&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fnews.vanderbilt.edu%2f2022%2f01%2f26%2fseven-vanderbilt-faculty-elected-as-aaas-fellows-in-2021%2f&amp;utm_id=198788&amp;sfmc_id=28341878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAAS Fellow<\/a><h2>2021<\/h2>Brandt Eichman &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biochemistry.org\/grants-and-awards\/awards\/international-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biochemical Society\u00a0International Award<\/a>Breann Brown &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/newinnovator\/AwardRecipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH Director&#8217;s Innovator Award<\/a>Will Wan &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/newinnovator\/AwardRecipients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH Director&#8217;s Innovator Award<\/a>Houra Merrikh\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Cohen Innovation Fund AwardManuel Ascano\u00a0&#8211; Vanderbilt <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2021\/08\/30\/thirteen-faculty-members-honored-at-fall-faculty-assembly\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vanderbilt-news+%28Vanderbilt+News%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chancellor&#8217;s Award<\/a> for\u00a0for ground-breaking cancer researchNeil Osheroff &#8211; Elected to serve on\u00a0the AAMC-CFAS board (Council of Faculty and Academic Societies)Kevin Schey &#8211; Elected to serve on Vanderbilt University Faculty SenateCraig Lindsley &#8211;\u00a0ACS Hall of Fame, Medicinal Chemistry DivisionChuck Sanders\u00a0&#8211; Armstrong Mentoring AwardHoura Merrikh\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2020\/06\/17\/vanderbilt-researcher-houra-merrikh-named-a-finalist-of-the-2020-blavatnik-national-awards-for-young-scientists-inducted-to-new-york-academy-of-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finalist<\/a>, 2021 Blavatnik AwardsBorden Lacy\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vanderbilt.edu\/2021\/05\/25\/vanderbilt-postdoctoral-fellows-recognized-at-2021-spring-postdoc-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculty Mentor of the Year<\/a>Manuel Ascano, Jr.\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/medschool-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/113\/2021\/04\/MannyAwardSplashScreen.pdf\">Richard M. Caprioli Award<\/a>Peter Guengerich\u00a0&#8211; Named to inaugural class of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbmb.org\/about\/asbmb-fellows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASBMB Fellows<\/a><h2>2020<\/h2>Kimryn Rathmell &#8211; Named\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.printfriendly.com\/p\/g\/E6b9Nn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAAS Fellow<\/a>Chuck Sanders &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proteinsociety.org\/page\/governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President-Elect<\/a>\u00a0The Protein SocietyHoura Merikh &#8211; Finalist, Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists &amp; Inducted Member, NY Academy of Sciences \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blavatnikawards.org\/news\/items\/announcing-finalists-2020-blavatnik-national-awards-young-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Award Description<\/a>Walter Chazin\u00a0&#8211; Armstrong Mentoring Award <a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/armstrong-mentoring-award\/\">Award Description<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/walter-chazin-2020-armstrong-mentoring-award\/\">Photos<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vanderbilt.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/iMPKeVpZYurQmWmTClo0V0Fqbc68Rl9TIsBcPB9v-72Q3pwk4ZDwmfs-a0jXfiTd.mnLsGEIyLnDr9Y-K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom Video Recording<\/a>Breann Brown &#8211; Named Fellow, Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular BiologyJames Dewar\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Brown Foundation Healthy Aging Research Initiative for Research and Professional DevelopmentAdrian Olivares &#8211;\u00a0Brown Foundation Healthy Aging Research Initiative for Research and Professional DevelopmentNeil Osheroff &#8211; Elected President, International Association of Medical Science Educators<h2>2019<\/h2>Peter Guengerich\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Richard Armstrong Mentoring Award \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/biochemistry\/2019-richard-armstrong-mentoring-award-peter-guengerich\/\">Photos<\/a>Peter Guengerich\u00a0&#8211; Named Fellow, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (FASPET)Richard Caprioli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0ABRF Award for Outstanding Contributions to Biomolecular TechnologiesCraig Lindsley\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Named to National Academy of InventorsCraig Lindsley\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Inaugural winner of ASPET Award Honoring Drug Discovery ResearchCraig Lindsley\u00a0&#8211; American Chemical Society Award for Excellence in Medicinal ChemistryCraig Lindsley\u00a0&#8211; Ancora Innovation Research AwardNeil Osheroff &#8211; AAAS FellowshipNeil Osheroff &#8211;\u00a0International Association of Medical Science Educators, Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational ScholarshipCathleen Pettepher\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher AwardVito Quaranta\u00a0&#8211; Faculty Award, IBMKimryn Rathmell &#8211;\u00a0Louisa Nelson Award for Women of Vision, Distinction, and Inspiration in NashvilleKimryn Rathmell &#8211;\u00a0Eugene P. Schoenfeld Award for Career Contributions in Kidney CancerKevin Schey\u00a0 &#8211; AAA Fellowship<h2>2018<\/h2>Ray Blind &#8211;\u00a0Journal of Lipid Research Junior Investigator AwardDavid Cortez &#8211; Elected AAAS FellowD. Borden Lacy (Secondary Faculty) &#8211; Elected AAAS FellowNeil Osheroff &#8211; Elected AAAS FellowKevin Schey\u00a0&#8211; Elected AAAS Fellow<h2>2017<\/h2>Ray Blind\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Journal of Biological Chemistry Herb Tabor Young Investigator AwardRay Blind\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research V-Scholar AwardRay Blind\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center Ambassadors Discovery AwardRay Blind\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0American Cancer Society Research Scholar AwardBilly Hudson\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0The Karl Br\u00e4nd\u00e9n AwardTina Iverson\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Named to Interdisciplinary University Research CouncilMelanie Ohi\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02017 Chancellor&#8217;s Faculty FellowshipNeil Osheroff\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02017 Association of Biochemistry Educators Distinguished Service AwardW. Kimryn Rathmell\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Cornelius Abernathy Chair, VanderbiltW.\u00a0Kimryn\u00a0Rathmell\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Elected to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Education CommitteeChuck Sanders\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Named to VU Science Advisory BoardKevin Schey &#8211;\u00a0Named Fellow of ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Opthamology)<h2>2016<\/h2>Manuel\u00a0Ascano, Jr.\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0VICC\u00a0Ambassador Discovery GrantRichard\u00a0Caprioli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Honorary Membership, Italian Chemical SocietyWalter\u00a0Chazin\u00a0&#8211; Elected\u00a0Fellow of the Biophysical SocietyStanley Cohen\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Induction, Tennessee Health Care Hall of FameStephen Fesik\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02016 VUMC Research Award: Grant W. Liddle Research AwardScott Hiebert\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Presidential Appointee to National Cancer Advisory Board (6 year term)Billy Hudson &#8211;\u00a02016 Earl Sutherland PrizeNeil Osheroff\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02016 VUMC Enterprise Teaching Award: Denis O&#8217;Day Award for &#8220;team-implemented curricular reform&#8221; for the foundations of medical knowledge phase of SOM curriculumJennifer\u00a0Pietenpol\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02016 TJ Martell Award: Medical Research Advancement AwardJennifer\u00a0Pietenpol\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02016 VUMC Research Award: Charles R. Park Research AwardJennifer Pietenpol\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0NCI Blue Ribbon Panel,\u00a0Presidential appointment to science advisory panelCharles Sanders\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02016 VUMC Research Award: Stanley Cohen Research AwardKevin Schey\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Awarded TIPs funding in the ViA category<h2>2015<\/h2>Richard Breyer\u00a0&#8211; Elected AAAS FellowRichard Caprioli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0VUMC Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards, 2015 Leadership of Multi-Investigational TeamStephen Fesik\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Lustgarten Foundation Grant, Research Investigator Award for Discovery of small molecules that target the Ras\/SOS complex for the treatment of pancreatic cancerEmily Hodges\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0National Cancer Institute Career Transition AwardBorden Lacy\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Chancellor Faculty Fellows ProgramBorden Lacy\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0VUMC Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards, 2015 Ernest W. Goodpasture Research Award<h2>2014<\/h2>Richard Armstrong\u00a0&#8211; Selected for the 2014 American Chemical Society\u00a0Late Career Scholars Award sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope FundRichard Armstrong\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0American Chemical Society&#8217;s 2014 Arthur C. Cope Late Career Scholars Award sponsored by the Arthur C. Cope FundRichard Breyer (Secondary Faculty) &#8211; Elected AAAS FellowRichard\u00a0Caprioli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry, American Society for Mass\u00a0SpectrometryScott\u00a0Hiebert\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0T.J.\u00a0Martell\u00a0Research AwardScott\u00a0Hiebert\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Jacek\u00a0Hawinger\u00a0Award for Teaching Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows in the Classroom, Lecture, or Small Group SettingRafael Radi\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0National Academies of Sciences Foreign Associate Election<h2>2013<\/h2>Martin\u00a0Egli\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Delivers the 2013 Alexander Rich Lecture in the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyF. Peter\u00a0Guengerich\u00a0&#8211; Shares\u00a0honors with Rebecca Cook in Cancer Biology, for being named Mentors of the Year of\u00a0Postdocs\u00a0at Vanderbilt by the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral AssociationF.\u00a0Peter\u00a0Guengerich\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Awarded the Society of Toxicology&#8217;s (SOT)\u00a0Toxicology Merit AwardBorden Lacy\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0American Crystallographic Association, Margaret C. Etter Early Career AwardDaniel\u00a0Liebler\u00a0&#8211; Selected American Chemical Society (ACS) FellowNicholas Reiter\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0National Scientific Development Award, American Heart AssociationCharles R. Sanders &#8211; Shares with J.\u00a0Doudna\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.vumc.org\/2013\/02\/28\/protein-society-honors-sanders\/\">Protein Society&#8217;s Hans\u00a0Neurath\u00a0Award<\/a>, recognizing\u00a0those who have made a contribution of exceptional merit to basic science protein researchSamuel\u00a0Santoro (Secondary Faculty) &#8211; Elected AAAS\u00a0FellowKevin Schey\u00a0&#8211; National Foundation for Eye Research Cataract Research Award<h2>2012<\/h2>Richard Armstrong\u00a0&#8211; Selected as a Fellow of the American Chemical SocietyRichard Caprioli\u00a0&#8211; Elected an AAAS FellowStephen W.\u00a0Fesik\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0AACR\u00a0Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer ResearchStephen W.\u00a0Fesik\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0AACR\u00a0Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer ResearchLarry\u00a0Marnett\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0George &amp; Christine\u00a0Sosnovsky\u00a0Award for Cancer Research sponsored by the George &amp; Christine\u00a0Sosnovsky\u00a0Endowment FundJennifer Pietenpol &#8211; Elected an AAAS FellowCharles\u00a0Sanders &#8211;\u00a0Anatrace\u00a0Membrane Protein Society Award, Biophysical Society,\u00a0for innovative research in the field of membrane proteins structure using NMR spectroscopyMichael R. Waterman\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0John H. Exton Award for Research Leading to Innovative Biological ConceptsMichael R. Waterman\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0AOCS Schroepfer Medal recognizing major advances in the steroid or sterol field<h2>2011<\/h2>Brandt Eichman\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Vanderbilt Chancellor&#8217;s Award for ResearchRichard Armstrong\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Repligen\u00a0Award in Chemistry of Biological ProcessesRichard Armstrong\u00a0&#8211; Appointed Adjunct Professor in Biochemical Toxicology at\u00a0Karolinska\u00a0Institute, The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM)\u00a0for a period of six yearsBruce Carter &#8211; Elected\u00a0Fellow of the AAAS, NeurobiologyStephen\u00a0Fesik\u00a0&#8211; Elected Fellow of the\u00a0AAAS\u200bStephen\u00a0Fesik\u00a0&#8211;\u00a014th\u00a0Annual Andrew H. Weinberg Memorial Lecture,\u00a0Dana-Farber\u00a0Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School\u200bTadashi\u00a0Inagami\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Fellow of the Association by the\u00a0AAAS\u00a0Council for his role in being the first to purify and identify\u00a0renin, and in cloning atrial\u00a0natriuretic\u00a0peptide (ANF) and\u00a0angiotension\u00a0II type 1 and 2 receptors and their variants, research that helped lead to the development of\u00a0renin\u00a0inhibitors to treat hypertensionF. Peter\u00a0Guengerich\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Toxicology&#8217;s Founders&#8217; AwardCharles R. Sanders\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02011 Sidney P.\u00a0Colowick\u00a0Research Award for research that serves as a platform for discovery in diverse areasMichael R.Waterman\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02011 F. 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