ACCP Recognition Award Winners

2024 ACCP Recognition Award Winners

ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award 

Raman Venkataramanan, PhD, FCP, FAAPS -  Distinguished Service Professor, Director of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Lab, Director of TDM & Toxicology, UPMC, Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pathology STI, MIRM, MWRI, UPCI Univ of Pittsburgh

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. Venkataramanan's career achievements please read his bio.

Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award

David J. Greenblatt, MD - Louis Lasagna Endowed Professor, Tufts Univ School of Medicine

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.

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

Dr. Greenblatt is a long-time Fellow in ACCP and has made substantial and much appreciated contributions to the society, including but not limited to serving as Regent, President, Honorary Regent and Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development.

Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award

Vikram Arya, PhD, FCP - Associate Director for Therapeutic Review, Div of Infectious Diseases Pharmacology (DIDP), Office of Clinical Pharmacology (OCP), CDER, US Food & Drug Administration

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. Arya's career achievements please read his bio.

Roger Jelliffe Individualized Therapy Award

Charles A. Peloquin, PharmD, FCCP - Professor & Division Head, Translational Research & Director, Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Lab, Jack C. Massey Endowed Professor, Coll of Pharmacy & Emerging Pathogens Inst Univ of Florida

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. Peloquin's career achievements please read his bio.

ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award

Courtney V. Fletcher, PharmD - Professor & Director, Antiviral Pharmacology Lab, UNMC Ctr for Drug Discovery Univ of Nebraska Medical Ctr

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. Fletcher's career achievements please read his bio.

Tanabe Young Investigator Award

Tomoyuki Mizuno, PhD - Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Pharmacometrics Ctr of Excellence, Director, Clinical Pharmacokinetics Consultation Svc, Div of Translational & Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hosp Medical Ctr, Dept of Pediatrics, Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Medicine

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. Mizuno's career achievements please read his bio.

McKeen Cattell Memorial Award

Stephen J. Balevic, MD, PhD - Associate Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Duke Clinical Research Inst, Duke Univ, Depts of Medicine & Pediatrics

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.

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