Established to honor the memory of AAI Member Dr. Joseph Lustgarten, this award is intended to advance the career of a mid-career scientist who attends the AAI annual meeting and presents an outstanding abstract specifically in the area of immune regulation. Click here for more information on this award.
| Year ▼ | Recipient | Institution | Position |
| 2019 | Matam Vijay-Kumar, Ph.D. | Univ. of Toledo Col. of Med. and Life Sci. | Associate Professor |
| 2017 | Jing H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D. | Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Med. Campus | Associate Professor |
| 2016 | Margaret S. Bynoe, Ph.D. | Cornell Univ. | Associate Professor |
| 2015 | Xingxing Zang, M.Med., Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Albert Einstein Col. of Med. |
| 2014 | Guangyong Peng, M.D., Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Saint Louis Univ. Sch. of Med. |
| 2013 | Ross Kedl, Ph.D. | Associate Professor | Univ. of Colorado |
| 2012 | Lihua Chen, Ph.D. | Professor | Fourth Military Med. Univ. |