ASGCT Grants and Awards

Each year ASGCT gives out several awards. These awards include the Outstanding Achievement Award, the Outstanding New Investigator Awards, and new in 2013, the Distinguished Service Award. If you have been nominated for an award, please click here to submit additional information.

Outstanding Achievement Award

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes an ASGCT Active Member who has achieved a pioneering research success, a specific high impact accomplishment, or a lifetime of significant scientific contributions to the fields of gene and/or cell therapy. Only ASGCT Active Members can submit nominations for this award. Members of the Advisory Council are not eligible to submit nominations for this award.

For the full criteria, please click here.

The nomination consists of one (1) letter of recommendation. The ASGCT Advisory Council reviews all nominations submitted by Members, and then makes a recommendation to the ASGCT Board of Directors.

Nomination letters should be emailed to the ASGCT Executive Office at info@asgct.org.

Deadline to submit nominations is October 15, 2012

Outstanding New Investigator Awards

The Outstanding New Investigator Award recognizes ASGCT Active Members who are newly independent researchers. Only ASGCT Active Members can submit nominations for this award.

For the full criteria, please click here.

The nomination consists of two (2) letters of recommendation. The ASGCT Advisory Council reviews all nominations submitted by Members, and then makes a recommendation to the ASGCT Board of Directors.

Nomination letters should be emailed to to the ASGCT Executive Office at info@asgct.org.

Deadline to submit nominations is December 3, 2012

Distinguished Service Award

New in 2013, the ASGCT Distinguished Service Award will recognize a person or group that has consistently fostered and enhanced the field of genetic and/or cellular therapy.

For the full criteria and process, please click here.

The nomination consists of two (2) letters of recommendation. ASGCT Members and non-Members can submit nominations to the ASGCT Executive Office via an online form by email to the ASGCT Executive Office at info@asgct.org or by fax to 1-414-276-3349.

The ASGCT Advisory Council reviews all nominations and then makes a recommendation to the ASGCT Board of Directors.