Recent honors received by departmental faculty

2007

ROBERT STROUD
-Inducted into the Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)

WALLACE MARSHALL
-Named a Distinguished Young Scholar in Medical Research by the W.M. Keck Foundation

CYNTHIA KENYON
-Honored by the University of Paris with the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa, presented June 12, 2007 at UNESCO.
-Recipient of 2008 AARP The Magazine Inspire Award

DAVID AGARD
-Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
-Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science for significant contributions to biomedical research and outstanding and continued mentorship of other women in science.
-Time's 100: People Who Shape Our World (Scientists/Thinkers)

DOUG HANAHAN
-Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2006

ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
-2006 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Science

CYNTHIA KENYON
-The Foundation IPSEN Annual Longevity Prize

2005

BRUCE ALBERTS
-Awarded an Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order
of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his contributions to
the field of life sciences, his commitment to the improvement of
science education and his leadership in global science.

ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
-Awarded the Benjamin Frankllin Medal in Life Science

PETER WALTER
-4th Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
(shared with Dr. Kazutoshi Mori, Japan)

TRACY FULTON
-Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award

CYNTHIA KENYON
-I&H Wachter Award for exceptional scientific
achievement in the field of medicine

2004

ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
-Awarded the 2004 Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for Medicine from
the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences

CYNTHIA KENYON
-Award for Distinguished Research in Biomedical Science from the
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

JOE DeRISI
-2004 MacArthur Fellow

PETER WALTLER and ERIN O'SHEA
-Elected to the National Academy of Science

2003

ROBERT STROUD and CYNTHIA KENYON
-Elected to the National Academy of Science

DIDIER STAINIER
-Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award

CYNTHIA KENYON
-Elected to the Institute of Medicine

2002

DIDIER STAINIER
-Annual Byers Award in Basic Science

2000

ELIZABETH BLACKBURN
-Elected to the Institute of Medicine

Previous faculty elections to the National Academy of Science
Christine Guthrie (1993); Elizabeth Blackburn (1993); Herb Boyer (1985);
John Abelson (1985); William Rutter (1984); Bruce Alberts (1981)

Previous recipient of Genetics Society of America (GSA) Medal
Christine Guthrie (1997)