2024 Young Investigator Award Recipients

SfRBM’s Junior Awards, DEI and Publication Outreach and Foundation Committees wish to congratulate the winners of the Society’s Annual Young Investigator Awards. These awards are made available to students and postdocs who submitted abstracts for SfRBM 2024 to present their research. Abstracts were judged using a double blind review process. Winners received special recognition at the SfRBM 2024 Closing Banquet in Savannah on November 23 and free registration to the SfRBM 2025 or SfRBM 2027 conference.

Here are the recipients of the 2024 Young Investigator Awards:

Irwin Fridovich YIA Award (one of the top two scored abstracts/presentations at SfRBM 2024)
Katherine Morton
Duke University

Larry Oberley YIA Award (one of the top two scored abstracts/presentations at SfRBM 2024)
Cameron Cordero
University of Vermont

Larry Oberley YIA Award in Cancer (recognizing the highest-scored abstract/presentation in the area of Cancer)
Kia Liermann-Wooldrik
University of Nebraska

FIU - Center for Translational Science Award (recognized for the highest-scored abstract/presentation in the area of Cardiovascular/Pulmonary)
Katie Anne Fopiano
Medical College of Georgia/Augusta University

Guilherme Goes
University of São Paulo - Brazil

Kahleel Guerrier
University of Kentucky

Rupa Lavarti
Augusta University

Nolan Marcum
University of Kentucky

Molly Myers
University of Nebraska

Ethan Ostrom
University of Washington

Patience Ngozi Paul
Florida International University

Saina Prabhu
West Virginia University

Nathanial Shannon
University of Vermont

Emily Stevenson
University of Pittsburgh

Max Thorwald
University of Southern California

Hongyang Xu
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation