2022 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards
Memphis, TN, April 01, 2023 - The Hartwell Foundation officially announced today the recipients
of the 2022 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. Each Award provides support for three
years at $100,000 direct cost per year. Ten individuals representing seven institutions received recognition as Hartwell Investigators:
- Anthony J. Filiano, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor Neurosurgery, Duke University for "Reviving Brain
Myelination as a Curative Therapy for Leukodystrophy."
- Benjamin I. Binder-Markey, DPT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Drexel University "Targeting Recovery of Muscle Function Following Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy in Cerebral Palsy."
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Christopher S. Thom, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania for "Comprehensive Platelet Proteomics to Improve Neonatal Transfusion Practices."
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Daniel R. Matson, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Defining the Role of GATA2 Deficiency Syndrome in Predisposing Acute Leukemia."
- Emily H. Olfson, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Child Study Center, Yale University for "Leveraging Genetics in Anxiety Disorders to Predict Mental Health Outcomes."
- Geoanna M. Bautista, MD, Assistant Professor Pediatrics, University of California, Davis for "Targeting Mechanosensitive Signaling Pathways to Modulate Gastroschisis-Related Intestinal Inflammation and Dysmotility."
- Joeva J. Barrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University for "Restoration of Bioenergetic Deficiencies in Mitochondrial Disease of Skeletal Muscle."
- Pranam D. Chatterjee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering, Duke University for Targeted Protein Degradation for "the Treatment of Ewing Sarcoma."
- Roy Ben-Shalom, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Neurology, University of California, Davis for "Predicting Intrinsic Excitability of Brain Neuronal Circuits in Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Identify Targeted Therapies."
- Sarah E. Henrickson, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania for "Leveraging Shared Patterns of Immune Dysfunction to Target Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders."
The 2022 award-winning proposals represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, covering research areas that include Cancer, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Medical Diagnostics, and Physiology. The Hartwell Foundation is pleased to provide financial support to these exceptional scientists who are pursuing biomedical research to advance children’s health.
Each year The Hartwell Foundation invites a limited number of institutions in the United States to hold an internal open competition to nominate candidates from their faculty who are involved in early stage, innovative, and cutting-edge biomedical research that has not yet qualified for significant funding from outside sources and with the potential to benefit children of the United States. In the 2022 competition, 15 institutions participated. Based upon the Nominees submitted, the Foundation selected 10 researchers from seven different institutions to receive a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. Notably, Nominees from Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, and UC Davis each received two Individual Awards.
"In our 17th year supporting innovative, early-stage biomedical research with the potential to benefit children, the 2022 competition for Individual Biomedical Research Awards once again proved to be exceptional. Nominees who received an Award leveraged internal support and guidance from their participating institution, as well as the experience of previous Hartwell Investigators," said Fred Dombrose, President of The Hartwell Foundation.
While significant early-stage funding benefits the individual researcher, participating Hartwell institutions are eligible to receive recognition in the form of a Hartwell Fellowship. For each Nominee selected for an Individual Biomedical Research Award the sponsoring participating institution receives one Hartwell Fellowship that they are asked to designate to a qualified postdoctoral researcher in the early stage of their career. Each Fellowship provides support for two years at $50,000 direct cost per year to enable specialized training in biomedical research.
"The Hartwell Foundation seeks to inspire innovation and achievement by offering individual researchers an opportunity to realize their professional goals. Our approach is to be unique, selective, thorough, and accountable. We provide an opportunity for those we support to make a difference and to realize their hopes and dreams," said Fred Dombrose, President of The Hartwell Foundation.
In selecting awardees, the Foundation takes into account the compelling and transformative nature of the proposed innovation, the extent to which a strategic or translational approach might accelerate the clinical application of research results to benefit children of the United States, the extent of collaboration in the proposed research, the institutional commitment to provide encouragement and technical support to the investigator, and the extent to which funding the investigator will make a difference.
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2022 Hartwell Investigator Tony Filiano, Ph.D., Duke University
2022 Hartwell Investigator Sarah Henrickson, MD, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
2022 Hartwell Investigator Roy Ben-Shalom, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
2022 Hartwell Investigator Dan Matson, MD, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
2022 Hartwell Investigator Joeva Barrow, Ph.D., Cornell University
2022 Hartwell Investigator Geoanna Bautista, MD, University of California, Davis
2022 Hartwell Investigator Pranam Chatterjee, Ph.D., Duke University
2022 Hartwell Investigator Chris Thom, MD, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
2022 Hartwell Investigator Ben Binder-Markey, DPT, Ph.D., Drexel University
2022 Hartwell Investigator Emily Olfson, MD, Ph.D., Yale University
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