Faculty Honors and Awards

RecipientHonor or award

2024-2025

Michelle Arkin2025 Harrison Howe Award
Daniel Minor2025 Kenneth S. Cole Award in Membrane Biophysics, Biophysical Society
Jim Wells2025 Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine
Kevan Shokat2025 Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine
William F. DeGrado2025 Ronald Breslow Award for Biomimetic chemistry from ACS
William F. DeGrado2025 Honorary degree from the U. of Valencia (Spain)

2023-2024

Jason GestwickiEmil Thomas Kaiser Award, The Protein Society 2023
Daniel MinorBiophysical Society Fellow 2023
Charles CraikSpeaker, Andrew Braisted Lecture award 2023
Charles CraikSpeaker, UCSF Graduate Division Commencement 2023
Michael EvansRoger Tsien Award for excellence in Chemical Biology, World Molecular Imaging Society 2023
Michael EvansSam Gambhir Trailblazer Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024
Michelle ArkinCope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society 2024
Michelle ArkinGordon Hammes Lecturer 2024
Arun WiitaElected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation 2024
Lei WangNIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture, NIH 2024

2021-2022

David JuliusNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021
Lei WangEmil Thomas Kaiser Award, The Protein Society 2021
Natalia JuraByers Award in Basic Science 2022

2020

Yifan ChengElected to the National Academy of Science
David JuliusBreakthrough Prize in Life Science
James FraserByers Award in Basic Science
Michael EvansChallenge Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Michael EvansElected to the Council of Distinguished Investigators by the Academy of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research

2018

Andrej SaliElected to the National Academy of Science
Bo HuangByers Award in Basic Science
Jason GestwickiFellow, the Cell Stress Society International (CSSI)
Aashish ManglikPew Biomedical Scholar and 2024 Byers Award

2017

Danica FujimoriByers Award in Basic Science
Charles S. CraikAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Brian ShoichetDelano Award for Computational Biosciences

2016

Joe DeRisiElected to the National Academy of Science
Jim WellsNational Academy of Inventors
Charles S. CraikProtein Society Emil Thomas Kaiser Award

2015

Zev GartnerPopular Science Brilliant 10
Tejal DesaiNational Academy of Medicine
Jim WellsAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Joe DeRisiAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Michael EvansDOD Prostate Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award

2014

James FraserSearle Scholar
James FraserPackard Fellow
James FraserPew Scholar
Shawn DouglasPew Scholar
Joe DeRisiJohn J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
Charles S. CraikNational Academy of Inventors

2013

Zev GartnerNIH New Innovator Award
Bill DeGradoNational Academy of Inventors

2012

Jason GestwickiAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
Xiaokun ShuNIH New Innovator Award

2011

Bo HuangSearle Scholar
Danica FujimoriSearle Scholar
Bo HuangNIH New Innovator Award
Danica FujimoriNSF CAREER Award

2010

Bo HuangPackard Fellow

2009

Jason GestwickiNSF CAREER Award
Nevan KroganSearle Scholar
Nevan KroganKeck Fellow
Kevan ShokatElected to the National Academy of Sciences

2008

Tanja KortemmeNSF CAREER Award

2007

David AgardElected to the National Academy of Sciences

2006

Jason GestwickiMcKnight Foundation Brain Disorders Award

2004

Joe DeRisiMacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow
David JuliusElected to the National Academy of Sciences

2003

Robert StroudElected to the National Academy of Sciences

2002

Daniel MinorSearle Scholar

1999

Bill DeGradoElected to the National Academy of Sciences
Jim WellsElected to the National Academy of Sciences

1997

Kevan ShokatSearle Scholar