Faculty Honors and Awards

RecipientHonor or award

2024-2025

Ryan HernandezChancellor Award for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership 2025
Kyle CromerNIH High-Risk, High Reward Award 2025
Michelle ArkinHarrison Howe Award 2025
Kathy GiacominiGavin Herbert Award 2025
Jim WellsJacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine 2025
James FraserCarl Branden Award from The Protein Society
Atul ButteAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Inductee 2025
James FraserCarl Branden Protein Society Award 2025
Michelle ArkinUCSF ASGD Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Kathy GiacominiClarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2024
Aashish ManglikClarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2024
Brian ShoichetClarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2024
Akinyemi Oni-OrisanSTRIPE Double Helix Award for Contributions to Pharmacogenomics
Bani TamrazSTRIPE Double Helix Award for Contributions to Pharmacogenomics

2023-2024

Nadav AhituvAmerican Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Scientific Achievement Award 2024
Jason GestwickiEmil Thomas Kaiser Award, The Protein Society
Atul ButteWilliam W. Stead Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics
Atul ButteMorris F. Collen Award of Excellence
Kyle CromerAmerican Society of Hematology Junior Faculty Scholar Award
Peter TurnbaughFellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology 2023
Lani WuDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Steven AltschulerDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Michael Evans2023 Roger Tsien Award for Excellence in Chemical Biology from the World Molecular Imaging Society
Les BenetLifetime Achievement Award, Frankfurt Foundation Quality of Medicines, Frankfurt, Germany
Les BenetDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Michelle ArkinCope Scholar Award, American Chemical Society, 2024
Akinyemi Oni-OrisanDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Rada SavicDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Amelia DeitchmanDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Bani TamrazDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Fran AweekaDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Sook Wah YeeDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Jason SelloDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Su GuoDean’s Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy

2021-2022

Shuvo RoyMedal of Excellence - Breakthrough Innovations by American Association of Kidney Patients, 2022
Shuvo RoyKidneyX Artificial Kidney Phase I Prize Winner by KidneyX (public-private partnership between ASN-HHS), 2021
Shuvo RoyCommendation for Exceptional Volunteerism and University Service - by Organized, Rapid, Intelligent Fabrication (ORIF) Team for UCSF's COVID-19 Pandemic Response, 2021
Deanna KroetzRawls Palmer Progress in Medicine Award, ASCPT
Les BenetKeynote Speaker International ISSX/MDO Meeting, Seattle, 2022
Katie PollardNational Academy of Medicine, 2022
Michelle ArkinFellow, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Aparna LakkarajuEdward and Estelle Alexander Chair for Vision Research
Rada SavicCo-Vice Dean for Graduate Pharmacy Education Programs, 2022 
Rada SavicChan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
Jennifer RosenbluthChan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator
Alan WuZSFG Department of Medicine Robert Lull, MD Award, 2022
Dean SheppardUCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring, 2021
Dean SheppardElected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022
Les BenetGraduation Speaker at the UCSD School of Pharmacy Ceremony 2022
Katie PollardChan Zuckerberg Senior Investigator
Deanna KroetzRawls Palmer Progress in Medicine Award, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Trever BivonaChan Zuckerberg Senior Investigator
Katie PollardFellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Jennifer YokoyamaMary Oakley Foundation Endowed Professor in Neurodegeneration
Dean SheppardUCSF Council on Faculty Life Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
Rada SavicASCPT Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award Lecture
Natalia JuraByers Award in Basic Science, Sandler Foundation
Kathy GiacominiDistinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist award, AAPS
Carlo CondelloJohn A. Watson Faculty Scholar Award, UCSF School of Medicine, Dean's Diversity Fund
Atul ButteAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow 2022
Pui-Yan KwoChen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research, HUGO (Human Genome Organization)
Pui-Yan KwoElected Fellow of UNESCO’s The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for Advancement of Science in Developing Countries
Laura VantveerFellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences

2020

Sabrina RonenNegendank Memorial lecture at the ISMRM MR
Akinyemi Oni-OrisanDarrell Abernethy Early Stage Investigator Award
Steven AltschulerAspire Award - Mark Foundation
Tejal DesaiFellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Aimee KaoDerek Denny-Brown Young Neurological Scholar Award - American Neurological Association
Tejal DesaiJudith Pool Award from Northern California Association for Women in Science
Michelle ArkinDean's Apple Teaching Award, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Deanna KroetzDean's Apple Award for Teaching, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Deanna KroetzBristol-Myers Squibb Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award, American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Michael EvansDean's Apple Award for Teaching, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Michael EvansChallenge Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Michael EvansDistinguished Investigator Award, The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research
Jennifer YokoyamaAlzheimer's Association Excellence in Neuroscience Mentoring Award
Katie PollardFellow of the International Society for Computational Biology 
Natalia JuraASBMB Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Leadership Award
Pui-Yan KwoElected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Laura VantveerPatient Advocate Hero of Cancer Award, Inspire2Live
Laura VantveerGiants of Cancer Care, OncLive
Laura VantveerLuminary Award, Precision Medicine World Conference

2019

Shuvo RoyDean's Apple Award from School of Pharmacy
Atul ButteElected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Tejal DesaiFellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE)
Stephan SandersTheodore Reich Young Investigator Award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
Jeremy WillseyYoung Investigator Award, Tourette Association of America
Michelle ArkinBriggs Lecture, University of Texas Health San Antonio
Deanna KroetzMentor Award, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Deanna KroetzDean's Apple Award for Teaching, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Michael EvansLAM Foundation pilot award
Su GuoDean's Apple Award: Recognition of Excellence in Teaching
Katie PollardMentoring Award, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA

2018

Esteban BurchardApple Teaching Award
Esteban BurchardSan Francisco State University Alumni Hall of Fame
Esteban BurchardLifetime Achievement Award National Medical Association Allergy and Immunology Section
Brian ShoichetClarivate Highly Cited Researcher
Aimee KaoGlenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging” from the Glenn Foundation for Medical
Andrej SaliElected to the National Academy of Sciences
Michelle ArkinOno Pharma Foundation Breakthrough Chemical Biology Award
Michelle ArkinWebster-Sibilsky Keynote Lecture, University of Illinois, Chicago
Michelle ArkinDean's Apple Teaching Award, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Deanna KroetzElected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Deanna KroetzUniversity of Washington School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Deanna KroetzDean's Apple Award for Teaching, School of Pharmacy, University of California Can Francisco
Pui-Yan KwoAcademician, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Laura VantveerOne of 32 Amazing Women Inventors, 24/7 Wall Street

2017

 
Charles S. CraikAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jeremy WillseyTop 5 Research Articles, Neuron
Jeremy WillseyTrailblazer Award, Weill Institute of Neurosciences, UC San Francisco
Jeremy WillseyBold and Basic Award, QBI, UC San Francisco
Michael EvansAmerican Brain Tumor Association Discovery Award
Michael EvansTS Alliance research award
Michael EvansAmerican Cancer Society Research Scholar
Dean SheppardTranslational Science 2017 American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Su GuoCutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) in Drug abuse (NIDA)
Katie Pollard75 Most Influential Alumni, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Pui-Yan KwoDistinguished Service Award, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
Laura VantveerECCO Clinical Research Award 2017, European Cancer Organisation

2016

Les BenetUCSF Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award - UCSF GSA
Charles S. CraikProtein Society Emil Thomas Kaiser Award
Les BenetRemington Honor Medal American Pharmacists Association
Bruce ConklinDistinguished Alumni Award, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Lauren WeissChancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women
Deanna KroetzDean's Apple Award for Teaching
Dean SheppardUCSF Faculty Research Lecturer

2015

Tejal DesaiNational Academy of Medicine
William WeissRoss K. MacNeill Foundation Award
Kathy GiacominiDistinguished Investigator Award American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Ophir KleinAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Ophir KleinE. Mead Johnson Award - Society for Pediatric Research
Esteban Gonzales BurchardAdvisor to the NIH Director Presidential Precision Medicine Initiative
Allan BalmainFellow of the Royal Society
Jim WellsAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Laura VantveerEuropean Inventor Award, Category Small-Medium Enterprises, European Patent Office

2014

Mark Von ZastrowRoyer Award for Academic Excellence in Neurology and Psychiatry
Ophir KleinLarry L. Hillblom Distinguished Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies
James FraserPackard Fellow
James FraserPew Scholar
James FraserSearle Scholar
Nadav AhituvASCPT Leon I. Goldberg Young Investigator Award
Deanna KroetzNorthern California Association for Women in Science Judith Pool Award for Mentoring
Michael FischbachBurroughs Wellcome Fund Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award
Matthew JacobsonSloan Fellow in Computational Biology
Charles S. CraikNational Academy of Inventors
James FraserPew Scholar
James FraserPackard Fellow
Matthew JacobsonPharmD Dean's Innovation in Education
Laura VantveerEuropean Union Prize for Women Innovators, 2nd prize

2013

Ophir KleinCIRM Physician Scientist Award
Ophir KleinAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation
Ophir KleinUCSF Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award - UCSF GSA
Alan WuHonorary Professor - TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital - Tianjin Medical University
Esteban Gonzales BurchardAmerican Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Documentary
Michael EvansPoster Award, World Molecular Imaging Congress
Michael EvansDavid H. Koch Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation
Katie PollardFellow of the California Academy of Sciences
Katie PollardAlumna of the Year, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA

2012

Kathy GiacominiDeWitt Stetten Lecturer National Institute of General Medical Sciences 50th Anniversary
Matthew JacobsonQB3 Briding the Gap Award
Shuvo RoyInnovation Pathway Award - FDA's End Stage Renal Disease Innovation Challenge
Shuvo RoyRising Star Award - BayBio Pantheon
Alan WuSimon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Alan WuSimon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Michael EvansPathway to Independence Award, NCI

2011

Mark Von ZastrowInstitute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) U.S. National Academies
Melanie OttHeinrich Pette Institute Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology Scientific Advisory Board Member
Kathy GiacominiScheele Award Swedish Academy of Pharmaceutical Scientists
Brian ShoichetSociety for Biological Screening Accomplishment Award
James FraserNicholas Cozzarelli Prize for the Best Dissertation MCB - UC Berkeley
James FraserEarly Independence Award NIH
Michael FischbachPackard Fellow
Michael FischbachMedical Research Award W.M Keck Foundation
Bruce ConklinCalifornia Academy of Sciences Fellow

2010

Ophir KleinNIH New Innovator Award
Lauren WeissNIH New Innovator Award
Lauren WeissNARSAD Young Investigator Award
James FraserWarren DeLano Award for Structural Bioinformatics
Michael FischbachSandler Foundation Opportunity Award - Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research
Michael FischbachNIH New Innovator Award
Laura VantveerAntoni van Leeuwenhoek Outstanding Science Award

2009

William WeissUCSF Institute for Molecular Medicine Founding Member
Kathy GiacominiOutstanding Mentor Award Postdoctoral Scholars Association - University of California San Francisco
Kathy GiacominiRawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine Award American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Ophir KleinMarch of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Award - March of Dimes Foundation
Ophir KleinHarold M. Frost Young Investigator Award - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Lauren WeissAAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
Esteban Gonzales BurchardAmerican Society of Clinical Investigators

2008

Melanie OttThomas N. Burbridge Award
Melanie OttUCSF Chancellors Award for Public Service
Ophir KleinSociety for Pediatric Research - Elected member
Ophir KleinSociety for Pediatric Research - Elected member
Lauren WeissStaglin Family Assistant Professorship
Deanna KroetzAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists - Elected Fellow
Bruce ConklinScientific American 50 Award

2007

Kathy GiacominiAcademy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology Japan International Woman Scientist Award
Kathy GiacominiPharmaceutical Sciences World Congress Research Achievement Award
Shuvo RoyCleveland Clinic Innovator
Laura VantveerLifetime Achievement Award for Translational Research in Breast Cancer, European Society Medical Oncology

2006

William WeissBurroughs Wellcome Translational Research Award
Melanie OttHellman Family Award
Kathy GiacominiInstitute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences Elected Member
Kathy GiacominiAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Distinguished Scientist Award in Drug Metabolism
Matthew JacobsonUCSF School of Pharmacy Dean’s Recognition for Excellence in Teaching
Laura VantveerEuropean Breast Cancer Research Award

2005

William WeissUCSF Sandler Program in Basic Sciences Research Award
Kathy GiacominiAward American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Paul Dawson Biotechnology
Ophir KleinSociety for Pediatric Research Fellow Basic Research Award
Laura VantveerMedal of Honor, Lyon, France, International Agency for Research on Cancer

2004

Mark Von ZastrowAmerican College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Elected Member
Mark Von ZastrowNIH Merit Award
Ophir KleinAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Fellow
Ophir KleinPediatric Scientist Development Program NICHD Fellow
Matthew JacobsonNSF CAREER Award

2003

Brian ShoichetNSF CAREER Award
Bruce ConklinAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation
Jim WellsHans Neurath Award

2002

Kathy GiacominiDistinguished Bill Abram's Lectureship U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Deanna KroetzAmerican Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Leon I. Goldberg Young Investigator Award

2001

Mark Von ZastrowFriends of Langley Porter Endowed Chair for Psychiatric Research UCSF
Brian ShoichetDean's Award for Teaching Excellence

1999

Mark Von ZastrowPresidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers United States Office for Science and Technology Policy
Kathy GiacominiScientist of the Year International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
Kathy GiacominiRecognition Award for Distinguished Achievement of a Filipino at UCSF University of California San Francisco

1997

Kathy GiacominiChancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women University of California San Francisco

1996

Deanna KroetzAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Young Investigator Award in Pharmacokinetics - Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism

1995

Deanna KroetzJosephine S. Failer Alumn Award - Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

1994

Mark Von ZastrowNARSAD Young Investigator Award
Mark Von ZastrowAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Diplomate
Kathy GiacominiMartin Luther King Jr. Award for the Advancement of Minorities University of California San Francisco

1990

Kathy GiacominiAmerican Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Leon Goldberg Young Investigator Award