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Award Recipients 2025

Philip E. Dawson

Philip E. Dawson

Professor
Scripps Research Institute

2025 R. Bruce Merrifield Award
From 1977 to 1995, this was The Alan E. Pierce Award, sponsored by the Pierce Chemical Company. The Merrifield Award was established in 1997 by an endowment from Rao Makineni. The Merrifield Award, presented at the biennial symposia, recognizes the lifetime achievement of a peptide scientist, whose work exemplifies the highest level of scientific creativity.

Ashraf Brik

Ashraf Brik

Professor
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

2025 Vincent du Vigneaud Award
The Vincent du Vigneaud Awards recognize outstanding achievement in peptide research at mid-career. The du Vigneaud Awards are sponsored by Bachem, and are awarded to two deserving recipients at the biennial American Peptide Symposia.

Dek Woolfson

Dek Woolfson

Professor
University of Bristol

du Vigneaud Award
The Vincent du Vigneaud Awards recognize outstanding achievement in peptide research at mid-career. The du Vigneaud Awards are sponsored by Bachem, and are awarded to two deserving recipients at the biennial American Peptide Symposia.

Elizabeth, 'Betsy,' Parker

Elizabeth, 'Betsy,' Parker

assistant Professor
Purdue University

2025 APS Early Career Award
Established in 2019 and sponsored by the American Peptide Society, the Early Career Lectureship recognizes outstanding early career investigators who have demonstrated innovative research in peptide science. Two recipients will be chosen biennially and each will deliver a talk at the Symposium in a session appropriate to their work. The APS will support the registration, lodging at the conference hotel and up to $1000 in travel expenses of the awardees.