2023 AAI Career Award Recipients

The American Association of Immunologists proudly announces the 2023 recipients of AAI Awards for outstanding research and career achievements.

AAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Lewis L. Lanier

Lewis L. Lanier, Ph.D. (AAI ’80)
Univ. of California, San Francisco

In recognition of a remarkable career of scientific achievement and contributions to AAI and the field of immunology

AAI Distinguished Service Award

Cherié L. Butts

Cherié L. Butts, Ph.D. (AAI ’10)
Biogen

For outstanding service as chair and member of the AAI Minority Affairs Committee, 2011–2017

AAI Distinguished Service Award

Clifford V. Harding

Clifford V. Harding, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’91)
Case Western Reserve Univ.

For outstanding service as chair and member of the AAI Committee on Public Affairs, 2009–2016

AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research

David A. Hafler

David A. Hafler, M.D. (AAI ’84)
Yale Sch. of Med.

For significant, sustained achievement in immunology research pertinent to human disease pathogenesis, prevention, or therapy

AAI-Thermo Fisher Meritorious Career Award

Hao Wu

Hao Wu, Ph.D. (AAI ’18)
Harvard Med. Sch. and Boston Children's Hosp.

For exceptional research contributions to the field of immunology

AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award

Shane Crotty
Shane Crotty, Ph.D. (AAI ’04)

La Jolla Inst. for Immunology

For outstanding contributions to the field of immunology in the area of B cell biology

AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award

Gregory F. Sonnenberg

Gregory F. Sonnenberg, Ph.D. (AAI ’13)
Weill Cornell Med.

For noteworthy, early-career achievement in immunology research

AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award

Yasmine Belkaid

Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D. (AAI ’13)
NIAID, NIH

In recognition of exemplary career contributions to a future generation of scientists

AAI Vanguard Award

Robert J. Binder

Robert J. Binder, Ph.D. (AAI ’02)
Univ. of Pittsburgh

In recognition of research achievement and exemplary career success

 

AAI ASPIRE Award

Todd Bradley

Todd Bradley, Ph.D. (AAI ’16)
Children's Mercy Kansas City

Hitesh S. Deshmukh

Hitesh S. Deshmukh, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’22)
Cincinnati Children's Hosp. Med. Ctr.

Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin, Ph.D. (AAI ’18)
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.

Gabrielle Rizzuto

Gabrielle Rizzuto, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’22)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr.

Tuoqi Wu

Tuoqi Wu, Ph.D. (AAI ’19)
Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr.

Melody Yue Zeng

Melody Yue Zeng, Ph.D. (AAI ’20)
Weill Cornell Med.

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