ASBMB Mildred Cohn Young Investigator Award

Nominations for the 2026 ASBMB Annual Awards will open in March.

The ASBMB Mildred Cohn Young Investigator Award recognizes outstanding research contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology. The recipient must have no more than 15 years of experience since receiving a Ph.D. and/or M.D. Only degrees received after March 1, 2009, are eligible for this award. The award is given every other year, alternating with the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award.

Both nominees and nominators must be ASBMB members.

The award consists of a plaque, $5,000 and travel expenses to present a lecture at the ASBMB annual meeting.

In 2023, the Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry and the ASBMB Young Investigator Award were combined to create the ASBMB Mildred Cohn Young Investigator Award.

Recipients

Nozomi Ando

2024

  • Nozomi Ando

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ASBMB Young Investigator Award recipients

Greg G. Wang

2022

  • Greg G. Wang

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Christine Dunham

2019

  • Christine Dunham

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Cole Haynes

2016

  • Cole Haynes

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Erica Ollmann Saphire

2015

  • Erica Ollmann Saphire
Samie R. Jaffrey

2014

  • Samie R. Jaffrey
Shu-ou Shan

2013

  • Shu-ou Shan
Kim Orth

2012

  • Kim Orth
Job Dekker

2011

  • Job Dekker
John J. G. Tesmer

2010

  • John J. G. Tesmer
Phillip D. Zamore

2009

  • Phillip D. Zamore
Scott A. Strobel

2008

  • Scott A. Strobel
Christopher B. Burge

2007

  • Christopher B. Burge
James M. Berger

2006

  • James M. Berger
Brian Strahl

2005

  • Brian Strahl
Pehr A. B. Harbury

2004

  • Pehr A. B. Harbury
Catherine Dreenan

2003

  • Catherine Dreenan
John D. York

2002

  • John D. York
Stephen P. Bell

2001

  • Stephen P. Bell
Xiadong Wang

2000

  • Xiadong Wang
Kun-Liang Guan

1999

  • Kun-Liang Guan
Tania A. Baker

1998

  • Tania A. Baker
Carol Greider

1997

  • Carol Greider
Thomas V. O’Halloran

1996

  • Thomas V. O’Halloran
Richard Ebright

1995

  • Richard Ebright
John Kuriyan

1994

  • John Kuriyan
Stanley Fields

1993

  • Stanley Fields
Carl Wu

1992

  • Carl Wu
Douglas A. Melton

1991

  • Douglas A. Melton

Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry recipients

Anne Kenworthy

2023

  • Anne Kenworthy
Janet Smith

2022

  • Janet Smith

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Carol Fierke

2021

  • Carol Fierke

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Angela M. Gronenborn

2019

  • Angela M. Gronenborn

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Leemor Joshua-Tor

2018

  • Leemor Joshua-Tor

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Eva Nogales

2016

  • Eva Nogales

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Judith P. Klinman

2015

  • Judith P. Klinman
Lila Gierasch

2014

  • Lila Gierasch
Jennifer A. Doudna

2013

  • Jennifer A. Doudna