Our postdoctoral researchers are recognized each year at Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Academic Convocation. Established in 2003, the Postdoctoral Research Award acknowledges the accomplishments and promise of outstanding postdocs (winners can be a Research Fellow, Research Scholar, or Research Associate). The award is presented at Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Academic Convocation (held in early May) and a prize of $2,000 is presented to each awardee. The recipients are chosen by the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Awards Committee.
Nomination Criteria
- The postdoctoral researcher must have completed at least one year of training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, as of the date of nomination.
- The nominee should be a postdoctoral researcher both at the time of nomination and at the time the award is conferred.
- The postdoctoral researcher should be a lead author on or have made a significant contribution to a publication.
- The postdoctoral researcher must demonstrate distinctive promise for independent, creative research.
Nomination Process
A laboratory head may nominate only one Research Fellow, Research Scholar, or Research Associate from his or her laboratory each year.
A nomination letter from the lab head is required. The letter should include highlights of the postdoctoral researcher's accomplishments and describe the significance of his or her research project. The letter should also discuss the postdoctoral researcher's potential for future success as a creative, independent scientist.
Also required are the postdoctoral researcher's CV and relevant publications. In-press publications may be included.
Awardees
2012
Katharina Schlacher, PhD
Mentor: Maria Jasin, PhD
Elisa Oricchio, PhD
Mentor: Hans-Guido Wendel, MD
Joseph Yeeles, PhD
Mentor: Ken Marians, PhD
2011
Liisa Kauppi, PhD
Mentor: Scott Keeney, PhD
Poulikos Poulikakos, PhD
Mentor: Neal Rosen, MD, PhD
Shaun Olsen, PhD
Mentor: Christopher D. Lima, PhD
2010
Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, PhD
Mentor: Jennifer A. Zallen, PhD
Christina Stallings, PhD
Mentor: Michael Glickman, MD
2009
Ofer Feinerman, PhD
Mentor: Gregoire Altan-Bonnet, PhD
Agnidipta Ghosh, PhD
Mentor: Chris Lima, PhD
2008
Rocio Sotillo Roman, PhD
Mentor: Robert Benezra, PhD
Katsutomo Okamura, PhD
Mentor: Eric Lai, PhD
2007
Stéphane Larochelle, PhD
Mentor: Robert Fisher, MD, PhD
Katerina Abigail Politi, PhD
Mentor: Harold Varmus, MD
2006
Hideki Makinoshima, PhD
Mentor: Michael S. Glickman, MD
Matthew Neal, PhD
Mentor: Scott N. Keeney, PhD
2005
Takahiro Maeda, MD, PhD
Mentor: Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD
David Reverter, PhD
Mentor: Chris Lima, PhD
2004
Yibin Kang, PhD
Mentor: Joan Massagué, PhD
Stephane Hausmann, PhD
Mentor: Stewart Shuman, MD, PhD
2003
Joan Seoane, PhD
Mentor: Joan Massagué, PhD
David Ruggero, PhD
Mentor: Pier-Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD
