Excellence in Research Award

AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

Nomination Period Opens: September 11, 2024

Nomination Deadline: October 11, 2024

Eligibility

Nominees must be affiliated with an AAVMC member or affiliate member institution, and be an active researcher (currently publishing, conducting research, and supervising graduate student training). Nominations are open internationally to individuals in any discipline of veterinary medicine. There is a limit of one nomination per AAVMC institution.

Who may nominate

AAVMC Institutional Representatives.

Award

The awardee will be notified in December 2024. The award includes a $1000 honorarium. The awardee will be featured in a 3-minute tribute video during the Annual Conference in April 2025. The awardee’s registration costs will be covered by AAVMC.

What to submit

Nominators must submit the following materials.

1. Nomination letter addressing the award criteria.
2. Three supporting letters from individuals knowledgeable about the nominee’s achievements (at least two of these should be from colleagues at an institution other than the nominee’s current institution).
3. The nominee’s current C.V.

Where to submit materials

Submit materials here.

Award criteria

1. Originality
   • Pioneered in the development of novel and significant areas of knowledge.
   • Developed new knowledge in a creative manner and with independent insight.
   • Created new knowledge to expand the understanding of veterinary medicine and/or extended the application of knowledge to veterinary practice/technology.
2. Experimental Practices
   • Developed creative and innovative hypotheses during research.
   • Developed new and superior experimental methodologies.
   • Formulated experimental designs that enabled the derivation of unambiguous conclusions.
   • Conveyed research results to the scientific community with clarity through timely presentation at scientific meetings and by publication in high quality journals.
3. Leadership
   • Provided essential contributions in team research endeavors.
   • Recognized as an innovator and scholar by peers as evidenced by other scientific awards and by invitations to participate in scholarly activities such as symposia.
   • Shared their research experience willingly and unselfishly with the scientific community through activities such as providing expert advice, sharing new techniques, or providing unique reagents.
   • Applied experimental results for the benefit of society.
4. Graduate Student/Residency Training
   • Consistent track record of excellence in instruction/training of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, residents, or interns.

Award Committee

The AAVMC Research Committee appoints the Award Committee from among its members. The award shall be given yearly if a suitable recipient is identified by the Award Committee. 

Background and past recipients

In 2011, the Board of Directors established the AAVMC Excellence in Research Award to recognize outstanding research and scholarly achievements in the field of veterinary medicine. The award honors those who demonstrate excellence in original research, leadership in the scientific community, and exceptional mentoring of trainees and colleagues in any discipline of veterinary medicine. This award showcases the contributions of AAVMC member institutions to the scientific community, and the Award Committee seeks the most outstanding individuals for this recognition.

Past recipients of the AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

2024 Dr. Qijing Zhang

2023 Dr. Pamela J. Lein
2022 Dr. Barry T. Rouse
2021 Dr. Juergen Richt
2020    Dr. Peter Havel
2019    Dr. Guy Palmer
2018    Dr. Colin Parrish 
2017    Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt
2016    Dr. James Womack
2015    Dr. Susan VandeWoude
2014    Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka
2013    Dr. James Fox
2012    Dr. Edward Hoover
2011    Dr. Stephen Barthold