Awards

2025 Annual Meeting Awards Open Through Sept. 16

Nominate yourself or a colleague for 10 prestigious awards. - August 05, 2024

Nominate yourself or a colleague for ASGCT's 10 Annual Meeting Awards.

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Society's highest honor recognizes an ASGCT member who has achieved a pioneering research success, a specific high-impact accomplishment, or a lifetime of significant contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy.

Past winners have included field luminaries David Liu, PhDKatherine A. High, MDCarl June, MD; and Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, PhD.

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Outstanding New Investigator Award

Several Outstanding New Investigators are recognized each year based on their contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy. Investigators from academia, research foundations, government, and industry are all eligible to be nominated for these awards.

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Sonia Skarlatos Public Service Award

Named for its inaugural co-recipient and tireless gene therapy advocate, this award recognizes a person or group that has consistently fostered and enhanced the field of gene and cell therapy through governmental agencies, public policy groups, public education, or non-governmental charitable organizations.

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Jerry Mendell Award for Translational Science

Named for the first person to study viral mediated gene therapy for muscular dystrophy in humans, and the principal investigator in the study that led to the FDA approval of Zolgensma to treat SMA, this award recognizes the extensive work required to bring gene and cell therapies to clinical trial.

Supported by Dr. Suku and Ann Nagendran

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Catalyst Award

The Catalyst Award recognizes an ASGCT member or team of professionals who have had an extraordinary impact on the translation of gene and cell therapies.

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Best of Molecular Therapy Award

This award highlights the contributions of leading early-career authors to the Molecular Therapy family of journals.

Supported by Phil and Nancy Reilly

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George Stamatoyannopoulos Mentorship Award

The George Stamatoyannopoulos Mentorship Award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions toward the mentorship, training, education, or support of students, residents, fellows, trainees, or other early career professionals either through formal training programs or through non-traditional means.

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Founders Award

The Founders Award recognizes a pioneering contributor to the gene and cell therapy field. It is among the Society’s highest honors and the recipient presents a keynote lecture highlighting their scientific accomplishments that led to the award at the Annual Meeting.

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Award for Excellence in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Award for Excellence in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion recognizes individuals, organizations, or other entities for their outstanding contributions toward the Society’s principles and programs advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Exemplary Service Award

The Exemplary Service Award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to ASGCT and their commitment to Society’s mission to advance knowledge, education, and awareness of gene and cell therapy.

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Questions? Please reach out to awards@asgct.org.

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