Public Affairs Recognition Award

The AAI Public Affairs Recognition Award is intended to recognize the important contributions of those who work "behind the scenes" but who play crucial roles in advancing biomedical research.

2022 Recipients

Alex Keenan

Democratic Staff Director, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Subcommittee

Laura Friedel

Republican Staff Director/Clerk, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Subcommittee

“for outstanding work advancing biomedical research through preparing appropriations
for the National Institutes of Health”

Previous Recipients

Year Recipient Sort Name
2015 Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., M.D., Principal Deputy Director, and Acting Director, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Auchincloss
2013 Howard Garrison, Ph.D., Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Director, Office of Public Affairs for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Garrison
2009 Erik Fatemi, Professional staff for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Fatemi
2009 Sudip Parikh, Ph.D., Professional staff and science advisor for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Parikh
2004 Bettilou Taylor, staff director for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Taylor

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