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2022 National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Awards

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Ruth L. Kirschstein Mentoring Award

Individual Awards

For exemplary performance while demonstrating significant leadership, skill, and ability in serving as a mentor.

  • Pu Liu, NHGRI

Administrative

Group Awards

History of Eugenics Symposium Team

For extraordinary contributions to understanding the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern health sciences.

  • Sarah Bates, NHGRI
  • Ernesto Del Aguila III., NHGRI
  • Christopher Donohue, NHGRI
  • Alvaro Encinas, NHGRI
  • Prabarna Ganguly, NHGRI
  • Radwanullah Kakar, NHGRI
  • Britny Kish, NHGRI
  • Jennifer Montooth, NHGRI
  • Mukul Nerurkar, NHGRI
  • Devona Perrineau, NHGRI
  • Ellaha Sadat, NHGRI
  • Jerryl Somani, NHGRI
  • Jill Thomas, NHGRI
  • Zachary Utz, NHGRI
  • Kris Wetterstrand, NHGRI

Mission Support

Individual Awards

In recognition of sustained and ongoing efforts to promote and improve genomic data sharing at the NIH.

  • Elena Ghanaim, NHGRI

For outstanding support of the NHGRI scientific mission as a protocol navigator.

  • Brenton Yanos, NHGRI

Scientific/Medical

Group Awards

Telomere-to-Telomere Team

For uncovering the last unknown sequences of the human genome.

  • Gerard Bouffard, NHGRI
  • Shelise Brooks, NHGRI
  • Nancy Hansen, NHGRI
  • Chirag Jain, NHGRI
  • Sergey Koren, NHGRI
  • Valerie Maduro, NHGRI
  • Ann McCartney, NHGRI
  • James Mullikin, NHGRI
  • Sergey Nurk, NHGRI
  • Adam Phillippy, NHGRI
  • Mikko Rautiainen, NHGRI
  • Arang Rhie, NHGRI
  • Valerie Schneider, NLM
  • Francoise Thibaud-Nissen, NLM
  • Brian Walenz, NHGRI
  • Chunlin Xiao, NLM
  • Alice Young, NHGRI

ENCODE Program Leadership Team

For successful planning, management and operation of the final phase of the NHGRI Encylopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project.

  • Stephanie Calluori, NHGRI
  • Elise Feingold, NHGRI
  • Daniel Gilchrist, NHGRI
  • Stephanie Morris, NHGRI
  • Michael Pazin, NHGRI
  • Ella Samer, NHGRI

Recognition Across NIH

The following individuals are recognized as part of a group hosted by another IC.

NCATS

  • Ajay Pillai, NHGRI

NIA

  • Dawn Lea, NHGRI

NIBIB

  • Andreas Baxevanis, NHGRI

NIMHD

  • Marie-Luise Brennan, NHGRI
  • Hwaida Hannoush, NHGRI
  • Valerie Willis, NHGRI

NINR

  • Ebony Madden, NHGRI

OD

  • David Adams, NHGRI
  • Vence Bonham, NHGRI
  • Precilla D'Souza, NHGRI
  • Susan Ferry, NHGRI
  • Bettie Graham, NHGRI
  • Sara Hull, NHGRI
  • Belen Hurle, NHGRI
  • Laura Koehly, NHGRI
  • Eirini Manoli, NHGRI
  • Thomas Markello, NHGRI
  • Esther Ryan, NHGRI
  • Jamil Scott, NHGRI
  • Julia Segre, NHGRI
  • Benjamin Solomon, NHGRI
  • Deborah Stone, NHGRI
  • Gretchen Wood, NHGRI