ACCP Recognition Award Winners

2025 ACCP Recognition Award Winners

ACCP Distinguished Investigator Award

		J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD
		Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Research, Children's Mercy Kansas City
		Executive Director, Children's Mercy Research Inst

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. Leeder's career achievements please read his bio.

ACCP Honorary Fellowship Award

		Andrea Gaedigk, MS, PhD
		Director, Pharmacogenetics Core Laboratory and Director, PharmVar
		Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutic Innovation
		Children's Mercy Research Inst, Kansas City

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. Gaedigk's career achievements please read her bio.

Hartmut Derendorf Mentorship in Clinical Pharmacology Award

		John Wagner, MD, PhD, FCP, FAAPS
		Chief Medical Officer, Tempero Bio  Inc and
		Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Aditum Bio

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. Wagner's career achievements please read his bio.

Nathaniel T. Kwit Memorial Distinguished Service Award

		John van den Anker, MD, PhD, FCP, FAAP
		Chief, Div of Clinical Pharmacology
		Children's National Hosp

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. van den Anker's career achievements please read his bio.

Roger Jelliffe Individualized Therapy Award

		Bhagwat Prasad, PhD
		Professor & Division Director, Translational & Clinical Pharmacology
		Cincinnati Children's Hosp Medical Ctr

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. Prasad's career achievements please read his bio.

Tanabe Young Investigator Award

		Daniel Gonzalez, PharmD, PhD
		Associate Professor, Div of Clinical Pharmacology, Dept of Medicine
		Duke Univ School 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. Gonzalez's career achivements please read his bio.

McKeen Cattell Memorial Award

		Ahmed M. Salem, PhD
		Senior Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics
		Neuroscience, Vaccines & Immune Therapies
		AstraZeneca plc

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. Salem's career achievements please read his bio.