ACCP Recognition Award Winners

2023 ACCP Recognition Award Winners

ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award 

David Rodrigues, PhD, FAAPS – Senior Scientific Director, Head of Drug Transporter & ADME Biomarker Sciences, Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc

The ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award is given annually and is intended to recognize superior scientific expertise and accomplishments by a senior investigator, usually involving a distinct area of research in basic or clinical pharmacology for which the individual is internationally known. The candidate need not be a Member or Fellow of ACCP.

For more information on Dr. Rodrigues's career achievements please read his bio.

ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award

Daniele Ouellet, PhD – Vice President & Global Head of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)

The ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award is given annually to a Non-member of ACCP and is meant to recognize primary activities within the immediate domain of clinical pharmacology. The award recognizes overall contributions to the field, rather than for any particular scientific work, by a senior investigator or authority having a national or international reputation in the scientific, public service, legislative, governmental or other area of endeavor impacting the field.

For more information on Dr. Ouellet's career achievements please read her bio.

Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award

Michael W. Jann, PharmD, FCP – Professor, Pharmacotherapy, Coll of Pharmacy, Univ of North Texas Health Science Ctr  

The Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award is given in memory of the late Nathaniel T. Kwit, MD, FCP, a founding Fellow of ACCP, who served as a Regent for five years and as Treasurer for 20 years. The primary intent of this award is to recognize accomplishments of a general nature which benefit the field of clinical pharmacology. These may be in the area of teaching, administration, service with ACCP, long-term and wide-ranging scientific studies having practical importance, and other service-related functions. It is differentiated from the ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award in that it is not intended to recognize any distinct area of scientific investigation, but rather an overall contribution to the field. The candidate must an ACCP Member or Fellow.

For more information on Dr. Jann's career achievements please read his bio.

Roger Jelliffe Individualized Therapy Award

Karen Rowland-Yeo, PhD – Senior Vice President, Client & Regulatory Strategy, Certara UK Ltd (Simcyp Div)

The Roger Jelliffe Individualized Therapy Award is given annually to a Member or Non-member of ACCP and is intended to recognize an individual who significantly advances the field of personalized medicine by improving the use of drugs or biologics in patients.

For more information on Dr. Rowland-Yeo's career achievements please read her bio.

Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award

Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS, FCP – Dean & Professor, Univ of Maryland School of Pharmacy

The Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award is given annually to an awardee who demonstrates exemplary promotion of clinical pharmacology, with emphasis on training/guidance of junior scientists and/or colleagues.

Tanabe Young Investigator Award

Mohamed H. Shahin, BPharm, MS, PhD, MBI – Clinical Pharmacology Lead, Global Product Development, Pfizer Inc

The Tanabe Young Investigator Award is given annually and is funded by a grant from Tanabe Research Labs USA. The award recognizes the significant contributions of an investigator who has made unusual strides in research related to clinical pharmacology and whose career shows promise of outstanding achievements at a relatively early stage, typically 10-12 years post-research degree.

For more information on Dr. Shahin's career achievements please read his bio.

McKeen Cattell Memorial Award

Sarah A. Thomas, BSc – ScM Candidate, W Harry Feinstone Dept of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The McKeen Cattell Memorial Award is given in memory of the late McKeen Cattell, MD, PhD, FCP, the first editor of The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (JCP) and co-founder of ACCP. This award is given annually, recognizing an outstanding research paper published in the JCP during the preceding year. The award is typically presented to the first author of the paper.

“Association Between Baseline Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Death Among Patients Tested for COVID-19” Authors: Sarah A. Thomas , Michael Puskarich, MD, MSCR, Michael S. Pulia, MD, MS, Andrew C. Meltzer, MD, MS, Carlos A. Camargo, Jr., MD, DrPH, D. Mark Courtney, MD, MSc, Kristen E. Nordenholz, MD, MSc, Jeffrey A. Kline, MD and Christopher Kabrhel, MD, MPH. Published in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 62, Issue 6, pages 777-782, June, 2022.

For more information on Sarah Thomas's career achievements please read her bio.