Each year at Translational Science, ACTS presents prestigious awards to members who have demonstrated excellence in translational science. Join us in celebrating this year’s honorees!
2026 ACTS Awards
JCTS Publication Award
Karen Wang, MD, MHS - Yale School of Medicine
ACTS Edward H. Ahrens, Jr. Distinguished Investigator Award
Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, MBA - Yale School of Medicine
ACTS Distinguished Educator: The Rebecca Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education Innovation
Steven Grambow, PhD - Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
ACTS Distinguished Educator: Mentorship Innovation Award
Frederick J. Meyers, MD, MACP - UC Davis, School of Medicine
ACTS Team Science Award
Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS, ATSF - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award
Emily Morrow, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Post-Doctoral Award
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, MHS, RN, CCRN - Yale University
ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Predoctoral Scholar Award
Jainith Patel, BS - Tufts University
ACTS Award for Supporting an Excellent Translational Science Workforce
Lindsay Squeglia, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
ACTS Award for Improving Health Outcomes Through Innovation in Excellent Research Award
Dara Sorkin, PhD - University of California, Irvine
ACTS Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Proof of Concept to Widespread Clinical Practice
Marie Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH - Tulane University