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Society for Pediatric Research Announces 2026 Award Recipients

HOUSTON, April 20, 2026 – The Society for Pediatric Research® (SPR) is pleased to announce the 2026 award recipients. SPR awards recognize excellence in pediatric research and honor individuals who have made meaningful contributions to advancing child health. The 2026 award recipients will be honored throughout the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting in Boston, MA this April 24-27, including:

2026 SPR Award Recipients

SPR Award in honor of E. Mead Johnson
Timothy Yu, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital

2026 Thomas A. Hazinski Distinguished Service Award
Todd Florin, MD, MSCE
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

2025 Thomas A. Hazinski Distinguished Service Award
Shetal Shah, MD, FAAP
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital of New York Medical College

Maureen Andrew Mentor Award
Daniel Benjamin, MD, MPH, PhD
Duke University

Young Investigator Award
Emily Heikamp, MD, PhD, MSc
Harvard Medical School

New Member Outstanding Science Award
Christopher Thom, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Douglas K. Richardson Award for Perinatal and Pediatric Healthcare Research
Glenn Flores, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Nutrition Research Advocate Award
Camilia Martin, MD, MS
Weill Cornell Medicine

PROSPER Awards
Brooke Quertermous, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Melissa Zhou, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine

SPR Regional Research Award – Eastern SPR
Christopher Thom, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Rolf Dale Bates, BS
University of Pennsylvania

SPR Regional Research Award – Midwest SPR
Emily Steinbach, PhD
University of Iowa Health Care

Navya Katragadda, DO, MBA
Valley Children’s Healthcare

SPR Regional Research Award – Southern SPR
Maria Barbian, MD
Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Caitlin Stoll, DO
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

SPR Regional Research Award – Western SPR
Jamie Klapp, MD
UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego

Patrick Zacharias, MD
Los Angeles General Medical Center/USC

2025 Bridging to Success Awards
Maria Barbian, MD
Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD
University of Colorado

House Officer Research Awards
Srikanth Damera, MD PhD
Children’s National Hospital

Deniz Elbizim, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Sarah Householder, MD
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Student Research Awards
Grace Kromm, PhD
Harvard Medical School

Saranya Menon, BS
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Mitchell Batschelett
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Aisling Kenny
University of Edinburgh

Talya Bagim
Northwell Health

Ashleigh Pyke, BS, Biology; MPH Candidate
Batchelor Children’s Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Richard D. Rowe Award in Clinical Research
Philippa Rees, BSc(Hons) MPhil MBBCh MRCPCH
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Fellows’ Clinical Research Awards
Lisiane Hoff Calegari, MD, MSc
Western University

Jessica Hayes, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jonathan Berken, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Nicolas Goldstein Novick, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

David G. Nathan Award in Basic Research
Jonathan Knowlton
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Fellows’ Basic Research Awards
Abin Abraham, MD PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Noor Mehandi, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Kimberley Banfield, MBBS
Boston Children’s Hospital

Ioanna Kotsopoulou, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

FOPO Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Leadership Award
Robert (Bob) Vinci, MD
Boston University, Boston Medical Center (BMC)

APS SPR Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

APS SPR Journeys Program, Francis S. Collins Award
Gabrielle Freire, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

European Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Exchange Award
Chiara Minotti, MD, Specialist in Pediatrics
University Children’s Hospital Basel and University of Basel

Japan Pediatric Society Fellows’ Exchange Awards
Takao Kobayashi, MD
Molecular Psychoneuroimmunology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan / Department of Neonatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital Perinatal Center, Kobe, Japan

Hanae Miyazawa, MD, PhD
Kanazawa University

Mitsuaki Yoshino, MD
Jichi Children’s Medical Center Tochigi

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