Congratulations to our award winners! Watch this year's award winner's videos below to learn more about their work. Visit the ACTS YouTube channel to view award videos from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
JCTS Publication Award
2026 - Karen Wang, MD, MHS
Journal Paper: Identifying incarceration status in the electronic health record using large language models in emergency department setting
2025 - Daniella Meeker, PhD
- Journal Paper: Development of a social and environmental determinants of health informatics maturity model
ACTS Edward H. Ahrens, Jr. Distinguished Investigator Award
2026 - Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, MBA - Yale School of Medicine
- 2025 - Diana L. Farmer, MD, FACS, FRCS, FAAP - UC Davis School of Medicine
- 2024 - Paul Alan Harris, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2023 - David A. Mankoff, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2022 - William W. Busse, MD - University of Wisconsin Madison
- 2021 - Paul Sondel, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin Madison
- 2020 - Jean Bennett, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2019 - John H. Krystal, MD - Yale University
- 2018 - Daniel J. Rader, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2017 - Henry Ginsberg, MD - Columbia University
ACTS Distinguished Educator: The Rebecca Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education Innovation
2026 - Steven Grambow, PhD - Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
This award was renamed in 2023 in dedication to the life and service of Dr. Rebecca Jackson, The Ohio State University. (1955-2022).
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2025 - Wayne Thomas McCormack, PhD - University of Florida
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2024 - Marie Noman, PhD - University of Pittsburgh
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2023 - Cynthia D. Morris, PhD, MPH - Oregon Health and Science University
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2022 - David A. Asch, MD, MBA - University of Pennsylvania
- 2021 - Molly Carnes, MD, MS and Mary Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L - University of Wisconsin and George Washington University
- 2020 - Emma A. Meagher, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2019 - Christine Pfund, PhD and Christine Sorkness, RPh, PharmD - University of Wisconsin
- 2018 - Lawrence F. "Skip" Brass, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2017 - Ellen W. Seely, MD - Harvard University
ACTS Distinguished Educator: Mentorship Innovation Award
2026 - Frederick J. Meyers, MD, MACP - UC Davis, School of Medicine
- 2025 - Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS - The Ohio State University
- 2024 - Michael A. Holinstat, PhD - University of Michigan
- 2023 - Susan Furth, MD, PhD - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 2022 - Angela Byars-Winston, PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison
ACTS Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Clinical Use into Public Benefit and Policy Award
- 2026 - Was not awarded
- 2025 - Was not awarded
- 2024 - Was not awarded
- 2023 - Was not awarded
- 2022 - Was not awarded
- 2021 - Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2020 - Diana Miglioretti, PhD - University of California, Davis
- 2019 - David A. Asch, MD, MBA - University of Pennsylvania
- 2018 - Jayme Locke, MD - University of Alabama Birmingham
- 2017 - Scott D. Halpern, MD - University of Pennsylvania
ACTS Team Science Award
2026 - Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS, ATSF - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2025 - Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD - Stanford University
- 2024 - Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH, FACE - University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- 2023 - Ekaterina Noyes, PhD, MPH - University at Buffalo
- 2022 - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD - Yale University
- 2021 - Betsy Rolland, PhD, MLIS, MPH - University of Wisconsin
- 2020 - Kevin Sheth, MD - Yale University
- 2019 - Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS - Yale University
- 2018 - Roy Herbst, MD, PhD - Yale University
- 2017 - Gustavo F. Doncel, MD, PhD - EVMS
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Early (Faculty) Career Development Award
2026 - Emily Morrow, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2025 - Abhishek Jain, PhD - Yale School of Public Health
- 2024 - Ambrose H. Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS - Yale School of Medicine
- 2023 - Rogelio A. Coronado, PT, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2022 - Ariangela Kozik, PhD - University of Michigan
- 2021 - Carolyn Treacy Bramante, MD, MPH - University of Minnesota
- 2020 - Steven Hicks, MD, PhD - Pennsylvania State University
ACTS Oustanding Trainee: Post-Doctoral Award
2026 - Kathleen Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, MHS, RN, CCRN - Yale University
- 2025 - Cathy Shyr, PhD - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 2024 - Sergio M. Navarro, MD, MBA - Mayo Clinic
- 2023 - ReJoyce Green, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
- 2022 - Tara Bautista, PhD - Yale University
- 2021 - Jacob A. George, PhD - University of Utah
- 2020 - Sarah Sheppard, MD, PhD - University of Pennsylvania
ACTS Outstanding Trainee: Predoctoral Scholar Award
2026 - Jainith Patel, BS - Johns Hopkins University
- 2025 - Saket Myneni, BS - Johns Hopkins University
- 2024 -Terrence Tsou, BA - Johns Hopkins University
- 2023 - Courtney McDermott, BA - Rutgers University
- 2022 - Afaf Saliba, M.S.c - University of Texas Health San Antonio
- 2021 - Sarah Libring - Purdue University
- 2020 - Uriel Kim - Case Western Reserve University
ACTS Award for Supporting an Excellent Translational Science Workforce
2026 - Lindsay Squeglia, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
- 2025 - Nwora Lance Okeke, MD, MPH - Duke University
- 2024 - Margarita Dubocovich, PhD, FACNP, FASPET - State University of New York at Buffalo
- 2023 - Carol Feghali-Bostwick, PhD - Medical University of South Carolina
- 2022 - Susan R. Passmore, PhD - University of Wisconsin - Madison
- 2021 - Doris M. Rubio, PhD - University of Pittsburgh
ACTS Award for Improving Health Outcomes Through Innovation in Excellent Research Award
2026 - Dara Sorkin, PhD - University of California, Irvine
- 2025 - Gayathri Devi, PhD, MS - Duke University School of Medicine
- 2024 - Mark L. Wieland, MD - Mayo Clinic
- 2023 - Olajide A. Williams, MD, MS - Columbia University
- 2022 - Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP - University of Chicago
- 2021 - Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, PhD - University of Wisconsin
ACTS Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Proof of Concept to Widespread Clinical Practice Award
2026 - Marie Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH - Tulane University
- 2025 - Umut Gurkan, PhD - Case Western Reserve University
- 2024 - Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 2023 - David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD - University of Southern California
- 2022 - Jane Ellen Mahoney, MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2021 - N. Scott Adzick, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2020 - Was not awarded
- 2019 - Carl H. June, MD - University of Pennsylvania
- 2018 - James Krueger, MD - Rockefeller University
- 2017 - Peter J. Snyder, MD - University of Pennsylvania
3MT Predoctoral Trainee Award
2025 - Jacob Mattia, GSBS MD/PhD Student - UTHealth Houston
3MT Postdoctoral Trainee Award
2025 - Joel Acevedo, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
3MT Early Career Faculty Scholar Award
2025 - Diogo Anyigbo, MD, MPH, University of Cincinnati