Young Investigator Award
To recognize the work of young investigators and to encourage developing scientists to pursue careers in various aspects of tropical disease research. This award is given for work presented at the Annual Meeting.
Young Investigator Award recipients, First Tier and Honorable Mention recipients with President Dan Bausch, Past President William A. Petri Jr., Young Investigator Award Chair Ann Moormann and CEO Karen Goraelski at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
2023
Sarah Ali, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Rachel Fay, State University of New York at Albany, United States
Kaylee Herzog, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States
Caroline Osoro, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Anthony Torres-Ruesta, A *STAR Infectious Diseases Labs, Singapore
Daniel Sprague, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
First-tier Mention
Wael Abdrabou, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Gloria Kakoba Ayebazibwe, MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Uganda
Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Jenna Dick, University of Minnesota, United States
Olimpia Lamberti, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Jiaodi Zhang, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Honorable Mention
Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh, Indiana University School of Medicine; University of Notre Dame Eck Institute for Global Health, United States
Akua Mensah, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
Sophie Moss, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Issa Mshani, Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania
Ranier Tan, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), Switzerland
Mitchell Waldran, SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States
2022
Hellen Barsosio, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya
Denise Chac, University of Washington, United States
Allyson Choi, DUKE-NUS Medical School, United States
Laura Hagenah, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States
Henry Mawejje, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda
Charles Thickstun, University of Ottawa, Canada
First-tier Mention
William de Souza, University of Texas Medical Branch, United States
Clair Henthorn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Karen Jacobson, Stanford School of Medicine, United States
Renuka Joseph, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
Steven Kho, Menzies School of Health Research, Australia
Himal Shrestha, La Trobe University, Australia
Honorable Mention
Brendon Goh, The University of Queensland, Australia
Rebecca Johnson, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, United States
Isaac Kim, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, United States
Nirupama Nammunige, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia
Irene Owusu Donker, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana
Elaina Sinclair, The Carter Center, United States
2021
Donald Severin Kamdem, University of Utah, United States
Melissa Rosenthal, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States
Joelle Rosser, Stanford University, United States
Li Jun Thean, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
Megan Vogt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
First-tier Mention
Aurel Holzschuh, University of Notre Dame, United States
Geofrey Makenga, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Hammed Mogaji, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
Hannah Rafferty, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Adam Wegman, SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States
Honorable Mention
Jacilara Conceicao, University of Iowa, United States
Keli Gerken, Stanford University School of Medicine, United States
Isaac Namango, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland
Charisse Flerida Pasaje, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Felicia Watson, University of Washington, United States
2020
Jyotsna Chawla, University of South Florida, United States
Mariah Hassert, Saint Louis University, United States
Gokul Raj Kathamuthun, National Institutes of Health, India
Edgar Manrique, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
Kelsey Sumner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
First-tier Mention
Mikael Boberg, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Geervani Daggupati, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
Kaitlin Driesse, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
Megan Vogt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
Nicolas Wheeler, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Honorable Mention
Brien Haun, The University of Hawaii, United States
Tulika Singh, Duke University, United States
Li Jun Thean, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
2019
Alexandra Ehrens, University Hospital Bonn
Beatriz Galatas, I.S. Global Barcelona
Maria Simoes, Johns Hopkins University
Hannah Steinberg, University of Illinois, Chicago
Kristine Werling, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
First-tier Mention
Kristyn Hoffman, Baylor College of Medicine
Catherine Mitran, University of Alberta
Talia Quandelacy, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
Paulo Valverde, Laboratoria ICEMR
Alyse Wheelock, Boston Medical Center
Honorable Mention
Marco Brustolin, Penn State University
Cristina Costales, Duke University
Santosh George, Yale School of Medicine
Brien Haun, University of Hawaii
Yvette Sosa, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2018
Cordelia Coltart, University College London
Ethan Degner, Cornell University
Christina Faust, University of Glasgow
Erin McDonald, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Catherine Mitran, University of Alberta
First-tier Mention
Ian Buller, Emory University
Pedro Gazzinelli-Guimaraes, National Institutes of Health
Karthigayan Gunalan, National Institutes of Health
Julie Mwesigwa, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Olivia Winokur, University of California Davis
Honorable Mention
Sonia Agrawal, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Johannes Mischlinger, Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and University Medical Center
Niraja Suresh, University of Notre Dame
Luzia Velftzky, Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and University Medical Center
Megan Vogt, Baylor College of Medicine
2017
Alexandra Grote, New York University
Martina Laidemitt, University of New Mexico
Inke Lubis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
David Markman, Colorado State University
Katelyn Walzer, Duke University
First-tier Mention
David Berendes, Georgia Tech
Charlotte Heuvelings, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Hyeogsun Kwon, Iowa State University
Jiangtao Liang, Virginia Tech
Carla Mavian, University of Florida
Honorable Mention
Manuela Carugati, Duke University
Sage Davis, University of Notre Dame
Kenneth Gavina, University of Alberta
Raul Saraiva, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Angela Toepp, University of Iowa
2016
Nicholas Bergren, University of Texas Medical Branch
Bethany Caruso, Emory University
Richard Davis, University of Iowa
Kristina Keitel, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute/Boston Children's Hospital
Kara Moser, University of Maryland School of Medicine
First-tier Mention
Suzy Campbell, Australian National University
Morgan Goheen, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Public Health
John Jimah, Washington University School of Medicine
Christine Markwalter, Vanderbilt University
Deepali Ravel, Harvard School of Public Health
Honorable Mention
Gunjan Arora, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Sarah Buddenborg, University of New Mexico
Sung-Jae Cha, Johns Hopkins University
Breanna Scorza, University of Iowa
Donna Tyungu, New York University
2015
Melanie Abongwa, Iowa State University
Brandi Freeman, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Emily Gallichotte, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sarah Short, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hugo Valdivia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
First-tier Mention
Sarah Boudova, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Jesse Erasmus, University of Texas Medical Branch
Richard Pinapati, University of Notre Dame
Estela Shabani, University of Minnesota and Indiana University
Brandyce St. Laurent, National Institutes of Health
Honorable Mention
Albert Jonathan Auguste, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jagrati Jain, University of Mississippi
Samantha Nava, University of Texas Medical Branch
Rahajeng Tunjungputri, Center for Tropical and Infectious Disease, Diponegoro University
Andreea Waltmann, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2014
Kayla Barnes, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Allison Demas, Harvard School of Public Health
Carmen Dickinson-Copeland, Morehouse School of Medicine
Anna Last, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Abdallah Samy, University of Kansas
First-tier Mention
Francesco Baldini, University of Glasgow
Augusto Carvalho, FIOCRUZ
Emanuele Giorgi, Lancaster University
Serene Joseph, McGill University
Simon Pollett, US Naval Research Unit 6
Honorable Mention
Fiona Angrisano, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Jessica Atwell, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Katia Bruxvoort, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Jessica Hostetler, National Institutes of Health
Eugene Liu, National Institutes of Health
2013
Aaron Neal, National Institutes of Health
Fernando Pereira Bruno, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michael Smout, James Cook University
Derek Trobaugh, University of Pittsburgh
Rakiswende Yerbanga, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction régional de l'ouest
First-tier Mention
Sheila Akinyi, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cayley Bowles, Harvard School of Public Health
Martha Clark, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Richard Davis, University of Iowa
Joseph Wagman, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Honorable Mention
Ahmed Abd El Wahed, University Medical Center
Giridhar Athrey, Texas A&M University
Sethu Nair, National Institutes of Health
Richard Sullivan, University of California San Francisco
Tuan Manh Tran, National Institutes of Health
2012
Jennifer Armistead, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kovie Bessoff, University of Vermont
Holly Evans, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences
Jen Manne, Harvard School of Public Health
Nana Wilson, Morehouse School of Medicine
First-tier Mention
Bridget Barber, Menzies School of Health Research
Andrew Bouley, Duke University Medical Center
Alexander Douglas, Jenner Institute
Alexander Narty, Dodowa Health Research Centre
Sanie Sesay, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
Honorable Mention
Assem Harith Hamed Al-Ani, University of Medical Sciences and Technology
Miranda Delahoy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Poonum Korpe, University of Virginia
Tchouassi Poumo, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Geoffrey Siwo, University of Notre Dame
2011
Joshua Benoit
Shevaun Davis
Michael Lo
Joaniter Nankabirna
Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes
First-tier Mention
Mark Gillrie
Julian Hertz
Daniel Leung
Maggy Sikulu
Stephanie Zimmerman
Honorable Mention
Kelly Baker
Joanne Berghout
Maryam Kamali
Margaret McCoy
Sarah Wheeler
2010
Michelle Boyle
Chris Cirimotich
Andrew Conroy
Yeung Lo
Yovany Moreno
Runners-Up
Mathew Aliota
Nadine Riedel
J.B. Sarr
Tara Thiemann
Elizabeth Villasis
Honorable Mention
Lauren Cator
Christine Ferragine
Guilherme Ribeiro
Claudia Valentim
Jordan Zuspann
2009
Joanne T. Baker
Mark A. Wacker
Whitney E. Harrington
Tamaki Kobayashi
Fredros O. Okumu
Runners-Up
Brett E. Swierczewski
Rachel Beaulieu Goldsmith
Hannah Chiu
Lauren J. Cator
Sumiti Vinayak
Honorable Mention
Jason M. Meyer
Sarah J. Higgins
David Larson
Allison C. Brown
Heidi Hillesland
2008
Jacqueline Janka
Samantha McNulty
Agnes Mwakingwe
Meera Venkatesan
Shuyi Zhang
Runners-Up
Pamela Orjuela-Sánchez
James Potts
Jennifer Simpson
Kristin Smith
Prakash Srinivasan
Honorable Mention
Charles Criscione
Julio Croda
David Larson
Edwin Ochong
Nikos Vasilakis
2007
Arlene Dent
Claire Marie Filone
Godfree Mlambo
Lisa Purcell
Michelle Steinauer
Honorable Mention
Christine Hsiao
Marc Hübner
Nadia Sam-Agudu
Kristin Smith
Shannon Takala
2006
Robert Tweyongyere
Mathieu Gissot
Adrienne Meyers
Jennifer Spence
Honorable Mention
Brian Grimberg
Robin Moudy
Kristina Persson
Naomi Lucchi
2005
Marina Allary
Michael Donovan
Amara Ezeamama
Christine Hice
Honorable Mention
Janet Achan
Uzma Alam
Kate McElroy
Ahmed Sayed
2004
Laurin Kasehagen
Kimberly Keene
Kim-Sung Lee
Nilda Rodriguez
Honorable Mention
Alisa Alker
Jennifer Anderson
Renee Larocque
Charlotte Lanteri
2003
Michael Brown
Rick Fairhurst
Ivorlyne Greene
Anne Schwab
Honorable Mention
Alfred Cortes
Kari Gillenwater
Illona Gillette-Ferguson
Elmer Saathoff
2002
Subash Babu
Victor Mwapasa
Salima Nathoo
Boonrat Tassaneetrithep
Honorable Mention
Kai-Hsin Chang
Ali Dana
Laura Goddard
Amy Hise
Sandra Laney
Edward Mitre
2001
Craig Boutlis
Meghna Desai
Avelina Espinosa
Jason Rasgon
Honorable Mention
Kai-Hsin Chang
Andrea Crampton
Matthew Dodge
Heather Ferguson
Iveth Gonzalez
Lilian Ogonda
Sheral Patel
Eduardo Villamor
2000
Zach Adelman
Gregory Anstead
Oralee Branch
Molly Hughes
Julian Rayner
Honorable Mention
Aaron Brault
Kira Gantt
Hai Qi
Lena Serguides
Susan Thomas
1999
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Christopher Huston
Audrey Lau
P'ng Long
Elena Pollina
Honorable Mention
Serge Ankri
Peter Blair
Antonio Del Valle
Kira Gantt
Karen Myung
Lena Serguides
Tom Solomon
1997
Stefan Kappe
Manuel Moro
Sacha Sidjanski
Runners-Up
Gabriel Bonilla
Richard Bungiro, Jr.
Michael Ferdig
Carol Othoro
Lena Serguides
1996
Esther Dechant
Upinder Singh
Jason Wooden
Honorable Mention
Jackeline Alger
Kim Halpin
Elain Rodriguez
Edward Ryan
1995
Larry Chow
Janet Lee
Chris Leptak
Honorable Mention
Richard Brigandi
Denise Doolan
Ravi Durvasula
Benjamin Wizel
1994
Susan Gagnon
Julie Moore
Jay Purdy
Thomas Streit
Julio C. Rojas
Sarah Volkman
1993
Michael Cappello
Susan Gagnon
Basile Kollo
Sigrid C. Roberts
1992
James J. McCoy
Linette Rodriguez-Figueroa
1991
Rodolfo Acuna-Soto
Mathias Leippe
1990
Sanjay Desai
Ajit P. Limaye
1989
Ellen Kruger
Misha Pless
1988
Michael Denis
Daniel R. Lucey
Joan Malancon-Kaplan
Honorable Mention
Thomas Eng
L.K. Read
Tobil Yvonne Sam-Yellowe
1987
Stephen C. Bosshardt
Terrie E. Taylor
1986
William A. Petri
Honorable Mention
J.M. Shaw
L. David Sibley
1985
Ralph J. Blair