ASCB Announces 2025 Honorific Award Winners

By ASCB Post Staff | August 18, 2025 |

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ASCB Announces 2025 Honorific Award Winners

By ASCB Post Staff

Back to ASCB Newsletter, August 2025

Each year, the American Society for Cell Biology honors exceptional scientists whose research, mentorship, and leadership are shaping the future of cell biology. From groundbreaking discoveries to tireless advocacy for inclusion and education, these awardees reflect the very best of our community.

ASCB’s honorific awards recognize achievements across career stages—from promising graduate students to trailblazing senior investigators—and highlight the many ways scientists contribute to advancing knowledge and strengthening our field.

We’re proud to present the 2025 ASCB awardees and invited lecturers. Join us in congratulating these inspiring individuals for their remarkable work and dedication to the life sciences.

	Sandra Schmid Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco E.B. Wilson Medal Presented to distinguished researchers for their far-reaching contributions to cell biology over a lifetime in science.
	Kristen Verhey University of Michigan Sandra Masur Senior Leadership Award Presented to a scientist at a later career stage (generally full professor or equivalent) whose outstanding scientific achievements are coupled with a record of active leadership in mentoring women and individuals from underrepresented groups in their scientific careers.
	Janet Iwasa University of Utah Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education Given to an individual who has demonstrated innovative and sustained contributions to science education, prioritizing the national impact of the nominee’s activities.
	Valerie Weaver University of California, San Francisco Keith R. Porter Lecture Named in memory of Keith R. Porter and presented to an outstanding and innovative leader at the forefront of cell biology, actively contributing fundamental new knowledge to our understanding of cell biology.
	Bruno da Rocha Azevedo Eikon Therapeutics David Burgess Award for Excellence in Inclusivity Recognizing one scientist who has a track record of excellence in research or serves a critical role in fostering cell biology research, and has demonstrated the importance of inclusion and diversity in science through mentoring, cultural change, outreach, or community service.
	Sarah Cohen University of North Carolina WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research Presented to a woman or non-binary person in an early stage of their career (within seven years of appointment to an independent position at the nomination deadline) who is making exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology, is developing a strong independent research program, and exhibits the potential for continuing at a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership.
	Itay Budin University of California, San Diego Günter Blobel Early Career Award Given to an outstanding early career life scientist who has served as an independent investigator for no more than seven years at the time of nomination.
	Lara Goudsouzian DeSales University Innovation in Education Award Given to an individual who has demonstrated innovation in education. Innovation is defined as a novel educational accomplishment that has significantly impacted progress in achieving ASCB’s mission on the basis of work done within 3 years prior to the nomination.
	Shigeki Watanabe Johns Hopkins University Innovation in Research Award Recognizes early and mid-career scientists for their new and innovative research in cell biology. Innovation for this purpose is defined as an accomplishment that has significantly impacted progress in advancing the field of cell biology that is based on work done within 3 years prior to the nomination.
	Damian Dudka University of Pennsylvania Porter Prize for Research Excellence—Postdoctoral Prize is given to a postdoctoral researcher based on scientific excellence in the spirit of Keith Porter, the emphasis will be on their contributions to the advancement of science and the novelty and creativity of their findings.
	Jimmy Ly Whitehead Institute Porter Prize for Research Excellence—Graduate Student Prize is given to a graduate student based on scientific excellence in the spirit of Keith Porter, the emphasis will be on their contributions to the advancement of science and the novelty and creativity of their findings.
	Mikael Garabedian University of Pennsylvania Merton Bernfield Memorial Award Established to honor outstanding postdocs or graduate students with member donations in memory of pediatrician and cell biologist Merton Bernfield.

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