Norman P. Salzman Memorial Symposium and Awards in Basic and Clinical Virology

Norman P. Salzman

The Dr. Norman P. Salzman Memorial Fund was established in 1999 to present the annual Norman P. Salzman Memorial Symposium and Awards in Basic and Clinical Virology to outstanding postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and postbaccalaureate trainees working in intramural laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fort Detrick Laboratories, LEIDOS, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Uniformed Services University of the Health Services (USUHS). The Symposium and Awards are hosted by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), the NIH Virology Interest Group and the Salzman Organizing Committee. The symposium highlights current Research of eminent extramural and NIH intramural virologists.

The Fund was established by Dr. Salzman’s family, colleagues and friends to remember the legacy of this noted pioneer in molecular biology and respected member of the NIH Research community. Dr. Salzman’s career spanned 40 years in virology Research and he was among the first to characterize viral mRNAs and to visualize replicating viral DNA. Dr. Salzman’s achievements in virology are paralleled by the recognition that his laboratory was a training ground for many young scientists, several of whom have gone on to become important Researchers on an international scale.

The 25th Annual Norman P. Salzman Memorial Symposium in Basic and Clinical Virology will take place in-person at Lipsett Amphitheater in the NIH Clinical Center on Monday, December 4, 2023, from 9 AM – 3:30 PM ET. Click here to register. A virtual livestream will also be available for guests unable to attend in person.

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2023 Applications Closed on September 29th at 5:00 PM ET

2023 Organizing Committee

  • Alan Rein, Ph.D. (NCI) – Chair (NIAID)
  • Patrizia Farci, M.D. (NIAID)
  • Joseph Marcotrigiano, Ph.D. (NIAID)
  • Alison McBride, Ph.D. (NIAID)
  • Gabriel Parra, Ph.D. (FDA)
  • Lenore Salzman – Founder

Goals:

  • Recognize Research contributors in virology by presenting the annual Norman P. Salzman Memorial Symposium and Awards in Basic and Clinical Virology to two outstanding Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate Students and Postbaccalaureate Trainees working in the field of virology within the intramural laboratories at NIH, FDA, Fort Detrick Laboratories, LEIDOS, USDA or USUHS.
  • Share advancements in virology to honor Dr. Salzman’s 40-year career in virology Research and his accomplishments in mentoring of young scientists.

Results & Accomplishments:

2023 Salzman Award Recipient:

The 2023 Norman P. Salzman Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow Award in Basic and Clinical Virology

Alberto D. López-Muñoz, PhD, MS
Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH

Dr. López-Muñoz is a virologist passionate about understanding how viruses evade and modulate the human immune system. During the COVID pandemic, he discovered and explored the role of surface nucleocapsid protein of human coronaviruses in immunomodulation. Together with his NIAID mentor, Dr. Jonathan Yewdell, he is currently expanding his findings on coronaviruses to other viral nucleocapsid proteins as modulators of the immune response.

Originally from Murcia in southeastern Spain, he received his PhD and MS from the Universidad Autonoma in Madrid, studying pathogenesis and evolutionary mechanisms of herpes simplex viruses with Dr. Antonio Alcami in Spain, the UK, and the US.

His desire to foster the visibility of Spanish scientists and interconnect the Spanish and American scientific communities has motivated him to lead The Association of Spanish Scientists in the USA (Españoles Científicos en USA, ECUSA) in Washington DC.

The 2023 Norman P. Salzman Memorial Mentors Postdoctoral Fellow Award in Basic and Clinical Virology

Jonathan W. Yewdell, MD, PhD
Chief, Cellular Biology Section, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID, NIH

Norman P. Salzman Memorial Awards in Basic and Clinical Virology:

  • 2022: Ashish Kumar, Ph.D., Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH (Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee) and Shanna Leventhal, Disease Modeling and Transmission Section, Laboratory of Virology, NIAID, NIH (Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2021: Jianliang Xu, Ph.D., Laboratory of Lymphocyte Nuclear Biology, NIAMS, NIH (Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee) and John Shannon, Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH (Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2020:  Kizzmekia S. Corbett, Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID, NIH (Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee) and Victoria A. Avanzato, Virus Ecology Section, Laboratory of Virology, NIAID, NIH (Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2019:  Matthias Lingemann, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID
  • 2018:  Marianita Santiana, Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • 2017:  Davide Angeletti, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, and Tuoqi Wu, National Human Genome Research Institute
  • 2016:  Ashley Moseman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • 2015:  Christina Guzzo, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Elisavet Serti, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • 2014:  Darryl Falzarano, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories
  • 2013:  Rachel Schowalter, National Cancer Institute
  • 2012:  Jason McLellan, VRC, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • 2011:  Tobias Paprotka, National Cancer Institute Frederick
  • 2010:  Silvia Kang, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • 2009:  Yu Liang, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • 2008:  Alberto Bartesaghi, National Cancer Institute
  • 2007:  Adriano Boasso, National Cancer Institute, with Special Recognition of Audray Harris, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • 2006:  Christopher Buck, National Cancer Institute
  • 2005:  Yamina Bennasser, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • 2004:  Jason Brenchley, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • 2003:  Kay Grünewald, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • 2002:  Sonja Best, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories
  • 2001:  Alonzo Garcia, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • 2000:  Herman Edskes, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • 1999:  Joanna Shisler, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Norman P. Salzman Memorial Mentor Awards in Basic and Clinical Virology:

  • 2022: Joseph Marcotrigiano, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH (Mentor of Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee) and Heinz Feldmann, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Virology, Chief Scientist, RML BSL4 Laboratories, NIAID, NIH (Mentor of Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2021:  Rafael Casellas, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Nuclear Biology, NIAMS, NIH (Mentor of Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee), Heather D. Hickman, Ph.D.Chief, Viral Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH (Mentor of Graduate Student Awardee), and Geoffrey L. Smith, Ph.D.
    Professor of Pathology, Division of Virology,  Head of Department, University of Cambridge (Mentor of Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2020:  Barney S. Graham, NIAID (Mentor of Postdoctoral Fellow Awardee), Vincent Munster, NIAID (Mentor of Graduate Student Awardee) and Thomas Bowden, University of Oxford (Mentor of Graduate Student Awardee)
  • 2019:  Peter L. Collins, NIAID
  • 2018:  Nihal Altan-Bonnet, NHLBI
  • 2017:  Jon Yewdell, NIAID; Pamela Schwartzberg, NHGRI
  • 2016:  Dorian McGavern, NINDS
  • 2015:  Paolo Lusso, NIAID; Barbara Rehermann, NIDDK
  • 2014:  Heinz Feldmann, NIAID, Rocky Mountain Laboratories
  • 2013:  Chris Buck, NCI
  • 2012:  Peter Kwong, VRC, NIAID
  • 2011:  Vinay K. Pathak, NCI
  • 2010:  Dorian McGavern, NINDS
  • 2009:  Thomas Kristie, NIAID
  • 2008:  Sriram Subramaniam, NCI
  • 2007:  Gene M. Shearer, NCI with Special Recognition of Alasdair C. Steven, NIAMS
  • 2006:  Douglas Lowy, NCI and John Schiller, NCI
  • 2005:  Kuan-Teh Jeang, NIAID
  • 2004:  Daniel Douek, NIAID
  • 2003:  Alasdair Steven, NIAMS
  • 2002:  Marshall Bloom, NIAID, Rocky Mountain Laboratories
  • 2001:  Bernard Moss, NIAID
  • 2000:  Reed Wickner, NIDDK
  • 1999:  Bernard Moss, NIAID

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