Young Investigator Award
To recognize the work of young investigators and to encourage developing scientists to pursue careers in various aspects of tropical disease research. This award is given for work presented at the Annual Meeting.
Young Investigator Award participants with Bill Gates at 2014 Annual Meeting
2018
Cordelia Coltart
Ethan Degner
Christina Faust
Erin McDonald
Catherine Mitran
First-tier Mention
Ian Buller
Pedro Gazzinelli-Guimaraes
Karthigayan Gunalan
Julie Mwesigwa
Olivia Winokur
Honorable Mention
Sonia Agrawal
Johannes Mischlinger
Niraja Suresh
Luzia Velftzky
Megan Vogt
2017
Alexandra Grote
Martina Laidemitt
Inke Lubis
David Markman
Katelyn Walzer
First-tier Mention
David Berendes
Charlotte Heuvelings
Hyeogsun Kwon
Jiangtao Liang
Carla Mavian
Honorable Mention
Manuela Carugati
Sage Davis
Kenneth Gavina
Raul Saraiva
Angela Toepp
2016
Nicholas Bergren
Bethany Caruso
Richard Davis
Kristina Keitel
Kara Moser
First-tier Mention
Suzy Campbell
Morgan Goheen
John Jimah
Christine Markwalter
Deepali Ravel
Honorable Mention
Gunjan Arora
Sarah Buddenborg
Sung-Jae Cha
Breanna Scorza
Donna Tyungu
2015
Melanie Abongwa
Brandi Freeman
Emily Gallichotte
Sarah Short
Hugo Valdivia
First-tier Mention
Sarah Boudova
Jesse Erasmus
Richard Pinapati
Estela Shabani
Brandyce St. Laurent
Honorable Mention
Albert Jonathan Auguste
Jagrati Jain
Samantha Nava
Rahajeng Tunjungputri
Andreea Waltmann
2014
Kayla Barnes
Allison Demas
Carmen Dickinson-Copeland
Anna Last
Abdallah Samy
First-tier Mention
Francesco Baldini
Augusto Carvalho
Emanuele Giorgi
Serene Joseph
Simon Pollett
Honorable Mention
Fiona Angrisano
Jessica Atwell
Katia Bruxvoort
Jessica Hostetler
Eugene Liu
2013
Aaron Neal
Fernando Pereira Bruno
Yerbanga Rakiswende Serge
Michael Smout
Derek Trobaugh
First-tier Mention
Sheila Akinyi
Cayley Bowles
Martha Clark
Richard Davis
Joseph Wagman
Honorable Mention
Ahmed Abd El Wahed
Giridhar Athrey
Sethu Nair
Richard Sullivan
Tuan Manh Tran
2012
Jennifer Armistead
Kovie Bessoff
Holly Evans
Jen Manne
Nana Wilson
First-tier Mention
Bridget Barber
Andrew Bouley
Alexander Douglas
Alexander Narty
Sanie Sesay
Honorable Mention
Assem Harith Hamed Al-Ani
Miranda Delahoy
Poonum Korpe
Tchouassi Poumo
Geoffrey Siwo
2011
Joshua Benoit
Shevaun Davis
Michael Lo
Joaniter Nankabirna
Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes
First-tier Mention
Mark Gillrie
Julian Hertz
Daniel Leung
Maggy Sikulu
Stephanie Zimmerman
Honorable Mention
Kelly Baker
Joanne Berghout
Maryam Kamali
Margaret McCoy
Sarah Wheeler
2010
Michelle Boyle
Chris Cirimotich
Andrew Conroy
Yeung Lo
Yovany Moreno
Runners-Up
Mathew Aliota
Nadine Riedel
J.B. Sarr
Tara Thiemann
Elizabeth Villasis
Honorable Mention
Lauren Cator
Christine Ferragine
Guilherme Ribeiro
Claudia Valentim
Jordan Zuspann
2009
Joanne T. Baker
Mark A. Wacker
Whitney E. Harrington
Tamaki Kobayashi
Fredros O. Okumu
Runners-Up
Brett E. Swierczewski
Rachel Beaulieu Goldsmith
Hannah Chiu
Lauren J. Cator
Sumiti Vinayak
Honorable Mention
Jason M. Meyer
Sarah J. Higgins
David Larson
Allison C. Brown
Heidi Hillesland
2008
Jacqueline Janka
Samantha McNulty
Agnes Mwakingwe
Meera Venkatesan
Shuyi Zhang
Runners-Up
Pamela Orjuela-Sánchez
James Potts
Jennifer Simpson
Kristin Smith
Prakash Srinivasan
Honorable Mention
Charles Criscione
Julio Croda
David Larson
Edwin Ochong
Nikos Vasilakis
2007
Arlene Dent
Claire Marie Filone
Godfree Mlambo
Lisa Purcell
Michelle Steinauer
Honorable Mention
Christine Hsiao
Marc Hübner
Nadia Sam-Agudu
Kristin Smith
Shannon Takala
2006
Robert Tweyongyere
Mathieu Gissot
Adrienne Meyers
Jennifer Spence
Honorable Mention
Brian Grimberg
Robin Moudy
Kristina Persson
Naomi Lucchi
2005
Marina Allary
Michael Donovan
Amara Ezeamama
Christine Hice
Honorable Mention
Janet Achan
Uzma Alam
Kate McElroy
Ahmed Sayed
2004
Laurin Kasehagen
Kimberly Keene
Kim-Sung Lee
Nilda Rodriguez
Honorable Mention
Alisa Alker
Jennifer Anderson
Renee Larocque
Charlotte Lanteri
2003
Michael Brown
Rick Fairhurst
Ivorlyne Greene
Anne Schwab
Honorable Mention
Alfred Cortes
Kari Gillenwater
Illona Gillette-Ferguson
Elmer Saathoff
2002
Subash Babu
Victor Mwapasa
Salima Nathoo
Boonrat Tassaneetrithep
Honorable Mention
Kai-Hsin Chang
Ali Dana
Laura Goddard
Amy Hise
Sandra Laney
Edward Mitre
2001
Craig Boutlis
Meghna Desai
Avelina Espinosa
Jason Rasgon
Honorable Mention
Kai-Hsin Chang
Andrea Crampton
Matthew Dodge
Heather Ferguson
Iveth Gonzalez
Lilian Ogonda
Sheral Patel
Eduardo Villamor
2000
Zach Adelman
Gregory Anstead
Oralee Branch
Molly Hughes
Julian Rayner
Honorable Mention
Aaron Brault
Kira Gantt
Hai Qi
Lena Serguides
Susan Thomas
1999
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Christopher Huston
Audrey Lau
P'ng Long
Elena Pollina
Honorable Mention
Serge Ankri
Peter Blair
Antonio Del Valle
Kira Gantt
Karen Myung
Lena Serguides
Tom Solomon
1997
Stefan Kappe
Manuel Moro
Sacha Sidjanski
Runners-Up
Gabriel Bonilla
Richard Bungiro, Jr.
Michael Ferdig
Carol Othoro
Lena Serguides
1996
Esther Dechant
Upinder Singh
Jason Wooden
Honorable Mention
Jackeline Alger
Kim Halpin
Elain Rodriguez
Edward Ryan
1995
Larry Chow
Janet Lee
Chris Leptak
Honorable Mention
Richard Brigandi
Denise Doolan
Ravi Durvasula
Benjamin Wizel
1994
Julie Moore
Thomas Streit
Sarah Volkman
Honorable Mention
Julio C. Rojas
1993
Michael Cappello
Susan Gagnon
Basile Kollo
Sigrid C. Roberts
1992
James J. McCoy
Linette Rodriguez-Figueroa
1991
Rodolfo Acuna-Soto
Mathias Leippe
1990
Sanjay Desai
Ajit P. Limaye
1989
Ellen Kruger
Misha Pless
1988
Michael Denis
Daniel R. Lucey
Joan Malancon-Kaplan
Honorable Mention
Thomas Eng
L.K. Read
Tobil Yvonne Sam-Yellowe
1987
Stephen C. Bosshardt
Terrie E. Taylor
1986
William A. Petri
Honorable Mention
J.M. Shaw
L. David Sibley
1985
Ralph J. Blair