Research Awards
Recent Research Award Winners in the News
– American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)Garry Nolan, Phd, has been named Fellow of the AACR Academy Class of 2026
For stellar contributions to the understanding of the cellular and molecular architecture of the immune system and cancer, and for pioneering the use of high-dimensional single-cell technologies...
– Eight Stanford faculty named Sloan Research FellowsEight Stanford faculty named Sloan Research Fellows
The award recognizes early-career scientists whose accomplishments mark them as the next generation of leaders.
– Michelson Medical Research FoundationTheodore Roth, MD, Ph.D of Stanford Pathology receives the Michelson Medical Research Foundation Award for Rising Immunology Leaders
Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) is proud to announce the eighth cohort of recipients of its 2026 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants , naming five early-career scientists whose research is advancing the future of human immunology.
– Department of PathologyDr. Richard Pacheco, GU Pathology Fellow, awarded Ondra Hes Award
Dr. Richard Pacheco (GU Pathology Fellow) has been awarded the Genitourinary Pathology Society Dr. Ondra Hes Award for Best Kidney Cancer Research, given annually for the best USCAP research paper in kidney tumor pathology...
– 2026 Laureate RecipientsKatrin J. Svensson Receives The Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award
Katrin J. Svensson, Ph.D. – Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award. This annual award recognizes an exceptionally promising young clinical or basic investigator.
– Department of PathologyCongratulations Ruben Luo, PhD, Michael S. Bereman Mid-Career Investigator Awardee!
We are excited to announce Dr. Ruben Luo as the 2025 recipient of the the Michael S. Bereman Award for Clinical Science Innovation by a Mid-Career Investigator. His groundbreaking work in advancing...
Distinguished Faculty Awards
A History of Accomplishment
From Andrew Fire's Nobel Prize in Medicine to awards for the best teaching in a medical college, Stanford Dept. of Pathology faculty have received acclaim from their peers and the broader research community.