We are proud of our CCR awardees who represent a spectacular array of accomplishments.
Stanley Adoro, Ph.D.,
received a 2022 NIH Distinguished Scholars Award.
Christina M. Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the distinction of Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Andrea B. Apolo, M.D.,
was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Mary N. Carrington, Ph.D.,
was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Class of 2022.
Deborah E. Citrin, M.D.,
received the designation of Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Mark R. Gilbert, M.D.,
received the 2022 Joel A. Gringas Jr. Award.
James L. Gulley, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Prostate Cancer.
Mitchell Ho, Ph.D.,
received the 2022 Dr. Francisco S. Sy Award for Excellence in Mentorship at HHS from the Federal Asian Pacific American Council-NIH Chapter.
Elaine S. Jaffe, M.D.,
received the inaugural 2022 American Association for Cancer Research James S. Ewing-Thelma B. Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology and a 2022 Career Achievement Award from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Rosandra N. Kaplan, M.D.,
was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Susan M. Lea, D.Phil., F.Med.Sci.,
was elected to the 2022 American Academy of Microbiology Fellows and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Michael Lichten, Ph.D.,
was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Ravi A. Madan, M.D.,
received the Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development Exemplary Service and Leadership Award.
Deborah K. Morrison, Ph.D.,
was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Joost J. Oppenheim, M.D.,
was elected as a 2022 Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists.
George N. Pavlakis, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the Insignia of the Officer of the Gold Cross of the Order of the Phoenix by the President of the Hellenic Republic.
Steven Z. Pavletic, M.D., M.S.,
was named a 2022 finalist for the Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards from the Clinical Research Forum.
Nitin Roper, M.D., M.Sc.,
was recognized in the 2021 40 Under 40 in Cancer class.
Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the 2022 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research and was selected as an Icon in Surgery from the American College of Surgeons.
Eytan Ruppin, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the 2023 Delano Award for Computational Biosciences from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Lawrence E. Samelson, M.D.,
was elected as a 2022 Distinguished Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists.
Susan Sharrow,
received the Department of Health and Human Services 50 Years of Service Award.
Louis M. Staudt, M.D., Ph.D.,
received a 2022 Giants of Cancer Care award.
William G. Stetler-Stevenson, M.D., Ph.D.,
received the 2023 Rous-Whipple Award from the American Society for Investigative Pathology.
Kandice Tanner, Ph.D.,
received the 2021 Arthur S. Flemming Award from George Washington University and was elected to the 2022 class of fellows of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Anish Thomas, MBBS, M.D.,
was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Giorgio Trinchieri, M.D.,
was elected to the 2022 class of fellows of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer.
Urbain Weyemi, Ph.D.,
received a 2022 NIH Distinguished Scholars award.
Ying E. Zhang, Ph.D.,
was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
CCR Research Recognition Awards
These awards provide resources and recognition to our staff and fellows for their crucial contributions and dedication to cancer research.
CCR Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Transition Award
Recognizes exceptional CCR postdoctoral fellows and facilitates their transition to an independent research position
at an academic institution:
Yihan Wan, Ph.D., Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression
Scott Wilkinson, Ph.D., Laboratory of Genitourinary Cancer Pathogenesis
CCR Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award
Recognizes outstanding Ph.D. students who conducted part or all of their thesis research at CCR:
Laura Chopp, University of Pennsylvania Graduate Partnership Program, Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology
Farid Rashidi Mehrabadi, Indiana University Graduate Partnership Program, Cancer Data Science Laboratory
Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician Scientific Achievement Award
For outstanding and novel research which has led to important contributions to the fields of basic, clinical or
translational cancer research, technology development, computational biology or patient treatment:
Amiran K. Dzutsev, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology
Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician Leadership Merit Award
In recognition of outstanding creativity and leadership in conducting any aspect of cancer research and patient care:
Pamela L. Wolters, Ph.D., Pediatric Oncology Branch
Marta Penas-Prado, M.D., M.Sc., Neuro-Oncology Branch
Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician Outstanding Mentor Award
For exceptional dedication and commitment to the mentoring of junior physicians:
Orieta Celiku, Ph.D., Neuro-Oncology Branch