2024 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awardees
Congratulations!
Professor of Music
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurosurgery
Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
This award recognizes a Washington University in St. Louis faculty member who demonstrates exceptional mentorship to WashU postdoctoral appointees. Awardees have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to supporting their postdocs intellectually, socially, and personally, lending their time and knowledge to guide them, creating opportunities for them, and promoting nurturing academic environments. Awardees go above and beyond to help postdocs advance their research and scholarship, hone their professional development skills, and achieve their career and professional goals.
- Nominees must be current Washington University in St. Louis faculty members as of the close of the nomination process (May 1 for the 2024 cycle).
- WashU faculty members in any track, rank, or school are eligible provided that they have engaged in the mentoring of postdoctoral appointees.
- Preference will be given to nominated faculty members who have certified participation in mentorship training provided by OPA, DBBS, or the Office of the Provost.
- Nominations may be submitted by current Washington University in St. Louis postdoctoral appointees (associates or scholars) who have been mentored by the WashU faculty member nominee.
- Self-nominations are not permitted for this award.
- A completed nomination form
- A 500-word or less statement that describes how the faculty member has demonstrated exceptional mentorship and why they are deserving of the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Nominations will be evaluated on the faculty member’s record of quality postdoc mentorship and dedication to their own mentorship training. Nominations will be reviewed by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and awardees will be notified by May 6, 2024.
| 2024 | Dr. Patrick Burke, Professor of Music Dr. Hong Chen, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurosurgery Dr. David Hunstad, Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases |
| 2023 | Dr. Megan T. Baldridge, Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology Dr. Courtney Reichhardt, Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
| 2022 | Dr. Alexxai Kravitz, Associate Professor of Psychiatry |
| 2020 | Dr. Farshid Guilak, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| 2019 | Dr. Robert Gereau, Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology |
| 2018 | Dr. Maria Remedi, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology |
| 2017 | Dr. Clay Semenkovich, Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology |
| 2016 | Dr. Brian Finck, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Nutritional Science |
| 2015 | Dr. Kelly Monk, Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology |
| 2014 | Dr. Robert Schreiber, Professor of Pathology and Immunology |
| 2013 | Dr. Steven Petersen, Professor of Neurology |
| 2012 | Dr. Tiffany Knight, Associate Professor of Biology |
| 2011 | Dr. Tammie Benzinger, Assistant Professor of Radiology |
| 2010 | Dr. Erik Herzog, Associate Professor, Biology |
| 2009 | Dr. Craig Coopersmith, Associate Professor of Surgery |
| 2008 | Dr. Aaron DiAntonio, Associate Professor of Developmental Biology |
| 2007 | Dr. Karen O’Malley, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology |
| 2006 | Dr. Robert Mecham, Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology |
| 2005 | Dr. Linda Cottler, Professor of Psychiatry |
Questions? Email us at postdoc@wustl.edu