ACCP Recognition Award Winners

2026 ACCP Recognition Award Winners

ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award

		R. Scott Obach, PhD
		Vice President, Scientific Research
		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. Obach's career achievements please read his bio.

ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award

		Carl Kirkpatrick, PhD, PhD, FBPhS, FASCEPT
		Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Centre for Medicine Use & Safety and
		Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
		Monash Univ

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 contribution 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. Kirkpatrick's career achievements please read his bio.

Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award

		Robert R. Bies, PharmD, PhD
		Associate Dean of Graduate Education, Director of Graduate Studies and
		Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
		Univ at Buffalo

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. Bies's career achievements please read his bio.

Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award

		Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP, FAAPS
		Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Programs and
		Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
		Univ of Tennessee Health Center

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 be an ACCP Member or Fellow.

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

Roger Jelliffe Individualized Therapy Award

		Edmund Capparelli, PharmD
		Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Skaggs School of Pharmacy &
		Pharmaceutical Sciences
		Univ of California San Diego

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. Capparelli's career achievements please read his bio.

Tanabe Young Investigator Award

		Gauri Rao, PharmD, MS
		Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Director of the Quantitative
		Drug & Disease Modeling Center
		Univ of Southern California, Mann School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

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. Rao's career achievements please read her bio.

McKeen Cattell Memorial Award

		Peizhi Li, PharmD
		PhD Candidate
		Univ of Iowa College of Pharmacy

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. Li's career achievements please read her bio.