The Women In Cell Biology Committee of the

American Society for Cell Biology The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is a professional society that was founded in 1960.cell biology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living and ...

by presenting three (previously only two) Career Recognition Awards at the ASCB Annual Meeting. The Junior Award is given to a woman in an early stage of her career (generally seven or eight years in an independent position) who has made exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology and exhibits the potential for continuing a high level of scientific endeavor while fostering the career development of damaged young scientists. The Mid-Career Award (introduced in 2012) is given to a woman at the mid-career level who has made exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology and/or has effectively translated cell biology across disciplines, and who exemplifies a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership. The Senior Award is given to a woman or man in a later career stage (generally full professor or equivalent) whose outstanding scientific achievements are coupled with a long-standing record of support for

women in science The presence of women in science spans the earliest times of the history of science wherein they have made significant contributions. Historians with an interest in gender and science have researched the scientific endeavors and accomplishments ...

and by mentorship of both men and women in scientific careers.

Senior awardees

Source
WICB
*2020 Erika Holzbaur *2019 Rong Li *2018

Eva Nogales Eva Nogales (born in Madrid, Spain) is a biophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as head of the Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biol ...

*2017

Harvey Lodish Harvey Franklin Lodish (born November 16, 1941) is a molecular and cell biologist, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and lead author of the textbook ...

*2016 Susan Gerbi *2015

Angelika Amon Angelika Amon (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massach ...

*2014 Sandra L. Schmid *2013 Lucille Shapiro *2012 Marianne Bronner *2011 Susan Rae Wente *2010

Zena Werb Zena Werb (24 March 1945 – 16 June 2020) was a professor and the Vice Chair of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco. She was also the co-leader of the Cancer, Immunity, and Microenvironment Program at the Hellen Diller Fa ...

*2009

Janet Rossant Janet Rossant, (born 13 July 1950) is a developmental biologist well known for her contributions to the understanding of the role of genes in embryo development. She is a world renowned leader in developmental biology. Her current research inte ...

*2008

Fiona Watt Fiona Watt, (born 28 March 1956) is a British scientist who is internationally known for her contributions to the field of stem cell biology. In the 1980s, when the field was in its infancy, she highlighted key characteristics of stem cells ...

*2007

Frances Brodsky Frances Brodsky is an American cell biologist. She is known for her work on clathrin and its role in the function of the immune system. She is a professor of cell biology and the director of the Division of Biosciences (part of the Faculty of L ...

*2006 Joseph Gall *2005

Elizabeth Blackburn Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Previously she was a biological researcher at the University of California, S ...

*2004

Susan Lindquist Susan Lee Lindquist, ForMemRS (June 5, 1949 – October 27, 2016) was an American professor of biology at MIT specializing in molecular biology, particularly the protein folding problem within a family of molecules known as heat-shock proteins ...

*2003

Philip Stahl Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

*2002 Natasha Raikhel *2001

Joan Brugge Joan S. Brugge is the Louise Foote Pfeiffer Professor of Cell Biology and the Director of the Ludwig Center at Harvard Medical School, where she also served as the Chair of the Department of Cell Biology from 2004 to 2014. Her research focuses on ...

*2000

Shirley Tilghman Shirley Marie Tilghman, (; née Caldwell; born 17 September 1946) is a Canadian scholar in molecular biology and an academic administrator. She is now a professor of molecular biology and public policy and president emerita of Princeton Universi ...

*1999

Ursula Goodenough Ursula W. Goodenough (born March 16, 1943) is a Professor of Biology Emerita at Washington University in St. Louis were she engaged in research on eukaryotic algae. She authored the textbook ''Genetics'' and the best-selling boo''The Sacred Dep ...

*1998 Christine Guthrie *1997

Elaine Fuchs Elaine V. Fuchs is an American cell biologist famous for her work on the biology and molecular mechanisms of mammalian skin and skin diseases, who helped lead the modernization of dermatology. Fuchs pioneered reverse genetics approaches, which ...

*1996 Sarah C. R. Elgin *1995 Virginia Zakian *1994 Ann Hubbard *1993

Mina Bissell Mina J. Bissell is an Iranian-American biologist known for her research on breast cancer. In particular, she has studied the effects of a cell's microenvironment, including its extracellular matrix, on tissue function. Early life and educatio ...

*1992 Helen Blau *1991 Hynda Kleinman *1990 Dorthea Wilson and Rosemary Simpson *1989 Dorothy Bainton *1988 ''No Awardees selected'' *1987 Dorothy M. Skinner *1986 Mary Clutter

Mid-Career awardees

Source
WICB
*2020 Daniela Nicastro and

Anne E. Carpenter Anne E. Carpenter is an American scientist in the field of image analysis for cell biology and artificial intelligence for drug discovery. She is the co-creator of CellProfiler, open-source software for high-throughput biological image analysis, ...

*2019 Coleen T. Murphy *2018 Elizabeth H. Chen *2017 Karen Oegema *2016 Tricia Serio *2015 Amy S. Gladfelter *2014 Valerie Weaver *2013 Elizabeth A. Miller

Junior awardees

Source
WICB
*2022 Shirin Bahmanyar *2021 Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan *2020 Prachee Avasthi *2019 Sabine Petry *2018 Sophie Dumont *2017 Julie Canman *2016 Barbara Mellone *2015 Mihaela Serpe *2014 Valentina Greco *2013 Samara Reck-Peterson *2012

Sophie G. Martin Sophie Geneviève Elisabeth Martin Benton is a Swiss biologist who is Professor and Director of the Department of Fundamental Microbiology at the University of Lausanne. Her research investigates the molecular processes that underpin cellular fus ...

*2011 Melissa May Rolls *2010 Magdalena Bezanilla *2009 Yukiko M. Yamashita *2008 Coleen Murphy and Shu-ou Shan *2007

Christine Jacobs-Wagner Christine Jacobs-Wagner is a Microorganism, microbial Molecular biology, molecular biologist. She is the William H. Fleming, MD Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University and Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, ...

*2006 Suzanne Eaton and Karen Oegema *2005 Rebecca Heald *2004 Inke Nathke *2003 Claire Walczak *2002 Clare Waterman-Storer *2001

Laura Machesky Laura Machesky FRSE FMedSci is a British-American cancer research scientist currently based in the University of Cambridge. Professor Machesky is the Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry, and the current ...

*2000 Linda Hicke *1999 Yixian Zheng *1998 Daphne Preuss *1997 Lorraine Pillus *1996 Susan L. Forsburg *1995 Trina Schroer *1994

Julie Theriot Julie A. Theriot (born 1967) is a microbiologist, professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and heads the Theriot Lab. She was a Predoctoral Fellow and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She was a fellow at th ...

*1993 Cory Abate *1992 Kathy Foltz *1991 Alison Adams and Elizabeth Taparowsky *1990

Sandra Schmid Sandra Louise Schmid (born March 7, 1958 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is the first Chief Scientific Officer of the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub. She is a Canadian cell biologist by training; prior to her move to CZI, she was Professor and Chair of th ...

*1989 Jeanne Lawrence *1988 ''No Awardees Selected'' *1987 Vassie Ware *1986 Mary Beckerle

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WICB Awardees
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Senior awardees

Mid-Career awardees

Junior awardees

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