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Distinguished Scientist Award

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How to Apply

Deadline has passed.

Nominations should include:

  • 500 - 1000 word justification for the nomination
  • An up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee (PDF format required)

The Society’s highest honor is the SBSM Distinguished Scientist Award, eligibility for which extends to senior scientists and physicians who have made an important and protracted contribution in any research field within the Society’s bailiwick.

In addition, nominees should be members of the Society and would be expected to have contributed substantially over the years to its aims and goals. The recipient must attend the Annual Meeting.

The award consists of a commemorative plaque, a check for $1,500, and a complimentary meeting registration.

Criteria for Nominees:

Recipients must be senior scientists and physicians who have made an important and protracted contribution in any research field within the Society’s bailiwick. In addition, nominees should be members of the Society and would be expected to have contributed substantially over the years to its aims and goals.

Award Winners

2025: Andrew Steptoe, DSc
2024:
Richard Lane, MD, PhD
2023:
Julian F. Thayer, PhD
2022:
Martica Hall, PhD
2020: Karen A. Matthews, PhD
2019: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD
2018: Sheldon Cohen PhD
2017: J. Richard Jennings, PhD
2016: Redford B. Williams, MD
2015: David Shapiro, PhD
2014: Neil Schneiderman, PhD
2013: Kristina Orth-Gomér, MD, PhD
2012: Joel Dimsdale, MD

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