Celebrations

Mentoring Awards 2025-2026

Faculty Academic Mentoring Award

Recognizing a faculty member who has provided exceptional mentorship to junior faculty (Assistant Professors or Senior Instructors).

Charles Allan Thornton, M.D.
Professor of Neurology

Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Basic Science

Honoring a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding mentorship of doctoral trainees and fellows in basic science research.

Nathan Anthony Smith, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Basic Science

Honoring a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding mentorship of doctoral trainees and fellows in basic science research.

Alayna E. Loiselle, Ph.D.
Professor of Orthopaedics in the Center of Musculoskeletal Research

Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Clinical Programs

Recognizing a faculty member who has mentored residents, fellows, or other clinical trainees in clinical care or clinical research.

Allison M. Magnuson, D.O.
Associate Professor of Medicine

Lifetime Mentoring Award

Honoring a faculty member whose long-standing commitment to mentorship has had a profound and lasting impact.

James Palis, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics