Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research
Nominations for the 2026 ASBMB Annual Awards will open in April.
The Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research, established by the ASBMB’s Lipid Research Division, recognizes outstanding research contributions in the area of lipids by a young investigator who is an assistant professor or equivalent and with no more than 10 years of experience since receiving a Ph.D. and/or M.D. Only degrees received after March 1, 2014, are eligible for this award.
Both nominees and nominators must be ASBMB members.
The award consists of a plaque, $2,000 and travel expenses to present a lecture at the ASBMB annual meeting.
Recipients

2025
- Robert N. Helsley


2023
- Itay Budin







2015
- Britta Brügger

2014
- Mary L. Kraft

2013
- Tobias Walther

2012
- Peter Espenshade

2011
- Charles E. Chalfant

2010
- Sarah Keller