Scientist Swetansu Hota, PhD, from Benoit Bruneau’s lab, speaks to the crowd after receiving the Cardiovascular Award, one of five Distinguished Achievement in Science Awards for Postdoctoral Scholars.

Neal Bennett, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in Ken Nakamura’s lab, is presented with the Neuroscience Award.

Staff Research Scientist Eytan Herzig, PhD, from Warner Greene’s lab, receives the Virology and Immunology Award.

Scientist Chao Tai, PhD, from Lennart Mucke’s lab, speaks after receiving the Neuroscience Award.

Postdoctoral Scholar Beeke Wienert, PhD, from Bruce Conklin’s lab, receives the fifth Distinguished Achievement in Science, the Data Science and Biotechnology Award.

President Deepak Srivastava takes the podium for the presentation of the Robert and Linda Mahley Career Advancement Award. Recipients are each given a stipend to support the advancement of their career through attending important and impactful scientific conferences. In 2019, these awards were renamed in honor of Robert and Linda Mahley, who have spent the last 40 years dedicated to the professional and career development of all our trainees.

(Front from Left to Right) Albert Vallejo Gracia, PhD; Pawel Przytycki, PhD; Neal Bennett, PhD; Ana Silva, PhD; Austin Hsu; Andrew Chang, PhD; and Ariel Kauss gather to accept the Robert and Linda Mahley Career Advancement Award from (back from left to right) President Emeritus and Senior Investigator, Robert Mahley, MD, PhD; Linda Mahley; and Sudha Krishnamurthy, BDS, PhD.

Not pictured: Oriane Matthys, Didi Mamaligas, PhD.

Graduate Student Ariel Kauss from the lab of Todd McDevitt, PhD, accepts the inaugural Diversity Champion Award from Deepak Srivastava. She was honored for her leadership in the Gladstone LGBTQ community group.

Senior Director of Corporate Liaison and Ventures Kevin Mullane, PhD, accepts the first of two Mentoring Awards presented by Deepak Srivastava.

Director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, Katie Pollard is the second recipient of the Mentoring Award.

The Gladstone Outstanding Mentoring Award was established to recognize the value of quality mentoring relationships and the impact they have on professional development and career advancement.

As part of the day’s events, Gladstonians gathered together for lunch between the presentation of awards.

Graduate students like Kristoffer Leon from Melanie Ott’s lab took turns presenting the work that earned them each a Distinguished Achievement in Science Award. Leon received the Virology and Immunology Award.

Frances Cho (right) was honored with the Neuroscience Award by Jeanne Paz, PhD.

David Joy from Todd McDevitt’s lab received the Data Science and Biotechnology Award.

Ashley Libby, PhD, who works in Todd McDevitt’s and in Bruce Conklin’s lab, received the Cardiovascular Award (in absentia) with Senior Investigator Bruce Conklin presenting the honor.

President Deepak Srivastava presents the first of six Awards of Excellence to Courtney Dickerson. Her work as project coordinator in the Office of the Chief Operation Officer earned the Administration Award.

Research Associate Rachel Lew (left) from Jennifer Doudna’s lab and Senior Research Associate Michael McGregor (right) from Nevan Krogan’s lab receive the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology Award of Excellence from Katie Pollard (center).

Director of Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease Lennart Mucke (left) presents Executive Assistant Randi Mott (right) with the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease Award of Excellence.

Staff Research Scientist Reuben Thomas, PhD, (right) of the Bioinformatics Core receives the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Award of Excellence from Benoit Bruneau (left), director of Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease.

Staff Research Scientist Eytan Herzig, PhD, (center) from Warner Greene’s lab accepts the Dorman Outstanding Postdoctoral Paper Prize from Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava (left) and former Trustee Al Dorman (right).

Frances Cho (center) from Jeanne Paz’s lab is awarded the Dorman Outstanding Graduate Student Prize from Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava (left) and former Trustee Al Dorman (right).