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Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Postdoctoral Education Annual Awards

Excellence in Science Award

The Office of Postdoctoral Education and the Postdoctoral Advisory Committee initiated this award in 2010. The award recipient will receive recognition and a $1,000 prize (to spend at their discretion).

Past Recipients of the Excellence in Science Award

2023 – Daniel Sprague
2022 – Emily Welby
2021 – Jennifer Stancill
2020 – Christine Klemens

Professional Development Award

Awards are given out twice a year in the spring and fall. Award amount and number of recipients are contingent on availability of funds. Awardees will be determined through a peer review process.

Who should apply? Those who have done the below, or plan to soon:

  • Attend a virtual conference (for science, networking or career development)
  • Take an on-line course (for science or career or professional development)
  • Learn a new technique, skill, or line of research

To apply, fill out the application and submit a letter of support from your PI/mentor to postdoc@mcw.edu

Past Recipients of the Professional Development Award

Previous Award Winners (PDF)

Edward J. Lennon MD Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award

One postdoc, per year, is recognized as the recipient of this award and receives recognition plus a monetary award of $1000 (to be spent on research).

Past recipients of the Edward J. Lennon, MD Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher Award

2023 – Emily Welby | Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy
2022 – Xinrui (Sarea) Wang
2021 – Barbara Palkovic | Anesthesiology
2020 – Jennifer Stancill | Department of Biochemistry

Postdoctoral Paper of the Season

This is a new award created in 2021, and scored based on the significance of the finding to the field, on the contribution of the postdoc to the publication and on the quality of the manuscript. Winners will have recognition and prizes.

Past Recipients of the Paper of the Season Award

Spring 2024 - Tarun Pant - "Monocytes in type 1 diabetes families exhibit high cytolytic activity and subset abundances that correlate with clinical progression"
Tarun Pant, Chien-Wei Lin, Amina Bedrat, Shuang Jia, Mark F. Roethle, Nathan A. Truchan1, Ashley E. Ciecko, Yi-Guang Chen, Martin J. Hessner
Journal: Science Advances

Fall 2023 - Daniel Sprague - “Target-based discovery of a broad spectrum flukicide”
Daniel J Sprague, Sang-Kyu Park, Svenja Gramberg, Lisa Bauer, Claudia M Rohr, Evgeny G Chulkov, Emery Smith, Louis Scampavia, Timothy P Spicer, Simone Haeberlein, Jonathan S Marchant
Journal: PubMed

Spring 2023 - Michael Flinn - "Myofibroblast Ccn3 is regulated by Yap and Wwtr1 and contributes to adverse cardiac outcomes"
Michael A. Flinn, Santiago Alvarez-Argote, Makenna C. Knas, Victor Alencar Almeida, Samantha J. Paddock, Xiaoxu Zhou, Tyler Buddell, Ayana Jamal, Reiauna Taylor, Pengyuan Liu, Jenny Drnevich, Michaela Patterson, Brian A. Link, Caitlin C. O’Meara
Journal: Frontiers

Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year

This award is sponsored by the MCW Office of Postdoctoral Education and is given to MCW Faculty who demonstrate excellence in their mentorship of MCW postdocs. Postdocs may nominate their own primary faculty mentor using this application form. Applications will be carefully considered by the MCW Postdoctoral Association Awards Committee, and a winner determined.

Past Recipients of Postdoctoral Mentor of the Year Award

2023 - Aasim Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair for Research and Scholarship | Emergency Medicine
2022 - Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD, Marcus Professor & Chair | Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy

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