Celebrating Young Investigators: 2021 Award Winners
From 3D printing medical devices to understanding telomere length regulation, discoveries by our trainees have helped propel research endeavors at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Marking its 43-year anniversary, the Young Investigators’ Day ceremony celebrates the unique contributions of our junior researchers and the mentors who helped them excel in their fields.
Meet this year’s 23 awardees. Select any trainee below to learn more about their extraordinary work — both in and outside the lab.
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P. Aitana Azurmendi
Postbaccalaureate Award
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Anabel Gonzalez-Gil, Ph.D.
A. McGehee Harvey Award
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Thanh Hoang, Ph.D.
Helen B. Taussig Award
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Thomas Kim, Ph.D.
Paul Ehrlich Award
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Robert Kruse, M.D., Ph.D.
Physician Scientist Award
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Grant F. Kusick
Paul Talalay Award
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Xiao-Jun Li, Ph.D.
W. Barry Wood Jr. Award
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Yang Liu, Ph.D.
Paul Ehrlich Award
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Sarah Emily Maguire, Ph.D.
Daniel Nathans Award
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Romain Nardou, Ph.D.
Paul Ehrlich Award
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Michaël Noë, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Lehninger Award
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Melesse Nune
Alicia Showalter Reynolds Award
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James Osei-Owusu
Martin & Carol Macht Award
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Thao P. Phan
Mette Strand Award
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Callie Shubin, Ph.D.
Nupur Dinesh Thekdi Award
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Francesco R. Simonetti, M.D.
David I. Macht Award
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Chirag Vasavda
Hans J. Prochaska Award
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Shannon Wongvibulsin, Ph.D.
David Yue Award
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Helen Di Wu
Michael A. Shanoff Award
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Wang Xi
Bae Gyo Jung Award
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Helen Xun
Paul Ehrlich Award
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Nathan A. Zaidman, Ph.D.
Alfred Blalock Award
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Roger S. Zou
Michael A. Shanoff Award