2024 AAI Career Award Recipients

The American Association of Immunologists proudly announces the 2024 recipients of AAI Awards for outstanding research and career achievements.

AAI Lifetime Achievement Award

Gary A. Koretzky

Gary A. Koretzky, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’92)
Weill Cornell Med., Cornell Univ., USA

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

AAI Distinguished Service Award

Eugene M. Oltz

Eugene M. Oltz, Ph.D., DFAAI (AAI ’95)
Ohio State Univ. Col. of Med., USA

For outstanding service as Editor-in-Chief
of The Journal of Immunology, 2018–2023

AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research

Jane H. Buckner

Jane H. Buckner, M.D. (AAI ’09)
Benaroya Res. Inst., USA

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

AAI-Thermo Fisher Meritorious Career Award

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D. (AAI ’10)
St. Jude Children's Res. Hosp., USA

For exceptional research contributions to the field of immunology

AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award

John C. Cambier

John C. Cambier, Ph.D., DFAAI (AAI ’78)
Univ. of Colorado Sch. of Med., USA

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

AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award

Gabriel D. Victora

Gabriel D. Victora, Ph.D. (AAI ’15)
Rockefeller Univ., USA

For noteworthy, early-career achievement in immunology research

AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award

Jeffrey A. Frelinger

Jeffrey A. Frelinger, Ph.D., DFAAI (AAI ’76)
Univ. of Arizona, USA

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

AAI Vanguard Award

Tonya J. Webb

Tonya J. Webb, Ph.D. (AAI ’10)
Univ. of Maryland Sch. of Med., USA

In recognition of research achievement and exemplary career success

AAI Lancefield Mid-Career Achievement Award

Stephanie Eisenbarth

Stephanie Eisenbarth, M.D., Ph.D. (AAI ’17)
Northwestern Univ. Feinberg Sch. of Med., USA

For outstanding research and leadership by a mid-career woman investigator

 

AAI ASPIRE Award

Siyuan Ding

Siyuan Ding, Ph.D. (AAI ’19)
Washington Univ., St. Louis, USA
 
 

Ruth A. Franklin

Ruth A. Franklin, Ph.D. (AAI ’20)
Harvard Univ., USA

Weishan Huang

Weishan Huang, Ph.D. (AAI ’17)
LSU, USA

Chaoran Li

Chaoran Li, Ph.D. (AAI ’19)
Emory Univ., USA

David R. Martinez

David R. Martinez, Ph.D. (AAI ’23)
Yale Sch. of Med., USA

Zhenyu Zhong

Zhenyu Zhong, Ph.D. (AAI ’19)
Univ. of Texas Southwestern Med. Ctr., USA

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