Awards
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Carolyn Bertozzi awarded 2026 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Lifetime Achievement
Bertozzi is being recognized for both her pioneering work in bioorthogonal chemistry that has transformed cancer therapy, molecular imaging and drug delivery as well as for her commitment to mentorship and scientific leadership.
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Poulami Chatterjee from Dassama Lab received Bay Area Lyme Foundation's inaugural Emerging Leader Award
Dassama Lab’s staff scientist, Poulami Chatterjee, received the award for her research on how Lyme bacteria evade the immune system, which could pave the way for new treatment approaches.
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CBI student Hannah Barsouk was named a 2026 Hertz Fellow
The award supports doctoral students pursuing research and careers in science and technology.
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6 Teams Win Awards for Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
The team, including Institute Scholar Rebecca Pinals, Eric Sun, and Yuecheng (Peter) Zhou, is among the awardees.
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and The Michael J. Fox Foundation Expand Global Research Initiative with $261M Investment Toward Personalized Treatments
Institute scholar Monther Abu-Remaileh is a co-PI with Michael Bassik and Marius Wernig on Team Lashuel, led by Hilal Lashuel, one of the teams funded by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research through a $261 million effort to advance Parkinson’s research and treatments.
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Institute Scholar Laura Dassama won 2026 ACS Infectious Diseases Early Career Award
Dassama was recognized for her innovative research, potential for future impact, and dedication to advancing scientific knowledge.
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Institute Scholar Laura Dassama won 2026 Protein Science Young Investigator Award
Dassama was recognized for her work characterizing lipid-binding proteins in bacteria for mitigating multidrug resistance.
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Four CBI students named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Yunbeen Bae, Amanda Cai, Zixuan Liu, and Cathy Zhu, were all awarded fellowships through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
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From humble beginnings to unlocking lysosomal secrets
Institute Scholar Monther Abu–Remaileh receives the ASBMB 2026 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
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Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program celebrates 10th anniversary with annual pitch night
Stanford undergraduates win $50K through a program designed to teach undergraduates about biotech entrepreneurship
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Uche Medoh featured in Forbes 30 under 30
Uche Medoh, PhD ’24, Abu-Remaileh lab, featured in Forbes 30 under 30.
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Two Stanford PhD students win the Science and SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists
Uche Medoh, PhD ’24, is honored with Grand Prize and King Hung, PhD ’24, is a Category Winner in an international essay contest about their graduate work in the life sciences.
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Nicole Martinez receives 2025 Dr. Laure Aurelian Biomedical Research Award
Institute Scholar Nicole Martinez receives Dr. Laure Aurelian Biomedical Research Award
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Biochemist Peter Kim receives $18 million grant to develop broadly effective antiviral vaccine
The goal is to develop vaccines against the deadly Ebola, Marburg and related viruses, including those that have yet to emerge.
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Christopher Barnes named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
The award, which recognizes excellence in scientific research and mentorship, will enable Barnes to develop next-generation antivirals and vaccines.
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CEPI backs new research into vaccines against multiple deadly filoviruses
Researchers will test new vaccines that could provide all-in-one protection against viruses including Zaire Ebolavirus, Marburg and Sudan Ebolavirus.
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Alex Choi (Stanley Qi Lab) won the Stanford Postdoc Champions: Community Impact Award
The awards serve to highlight the individual contributions of postdocs whose service fosters belonging and uplifts their communities.
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Hawa Racine Thiam won the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award
Thiam is being recognized for being a trailblazer of subcellular biophysics and unveiling new paradigms of biophysical immunology.
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Polly Fordyce named a 2025 Schmidt Polymath
Eight scientists and engineers were named Schmidt Polymaths and will each receive up to $2.5 million to pursue research in new disciplines or using new methodologies.
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Monther Abu-Remaileh won the 2026 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
The award recognizes outstanding research contributions in the area of lipids by a young investigator.
