Our investigators, trainees and staff are active within the Institute, their own labs and the community! This page gives you a flavor of our interactions and impact.
Nancy Cox on finding cures for Genetic Diseases
Tony Capra and Lisa Bastarache presenting in the Cutting Edge Discovery Lecture Series
Eric Gamazon Featured PGRN Investigator
The Institute presents four awards annually.
Excellence in Service to the VGI
- 2023-2024 Bingshan Li
- 2022-2023 Sarah Stallings
- 2021-2022 Lea Davis
- 2020-2021 Melinda Aldrich
- 2019-2020 Todd Edwards and Cara Sutcliffe
- 2018-2019 David Samuels and Shirley Russell
Excellence in Classroom Education
- 2023-2024 HGEN Ali Scalici
- 2023-2024 MGC Mackenzie Mosera
- 2022-2023 HGEN Ali Scalici
- 2022-2023 MGC Jill Slamon
- 2021-2022 HGEN David Samuels
- 2021-2022 MGC Ferrin Wheeler
- 2020-2021 Caitlin Mann
- 2019-2020 Martha Dudek
- 2018-2019 Lea Davis
Excellence in Mentoring
- 2023-2024 HGEN Nikhil Khankari
- 2023-2024 MGC Kelly Taylor
- 2022-2023 HGEN Jacklyn Hellwege
- 2022-2023 MGC Katherine Anderson
- 2021-2022 HGEN Megan Shuey
- 2021-2022 MGC
- 2020-2021 HGEN Michelle Southard Smith
- 2020-2021 MGC Caitlyn Mann
- 2019-2020 HGEN Doug Ruderfer
- 2019-2020 MGC Jill Slamon
- 2018-2019 Lea Davis
Excellence in Genetics Interest Group Presentation
- 2023-2024 Tara Mack (short format)
- 2023-2024 Xavier Bledsoe (long format)
- 2022-2023 Colby Tubbs (long format)
- 2022-2023 Tara Mack (short format)
- 2021-2022 Ayesha Mohammed (long format)
- 2021-2022 Tara Mack (short format)
- 2020-2021 Julia Sealock (long format)
- 2020-2021 Xavier Bledsoe (short format)
- 2019-2020 Evonne McArthur (in-person)
- 2019-2020 Jacqueline Piekos (virtual)
- 2018-2019 Andrew Brooks