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The FNIH will continue a long tradition of highlighting outstanding researchers with the launch of the Montrone-Seigel Prize in Biomedical Sciences. This juried award recognizes breakthroughs in basic, clinical, or translational research led by scientists aged 52 or younger. This prize includes a $100,000 honorarium.

The nomination window is open now. The entry deadline is Monday, June 16, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET.  The recipient will be recognized at the annual FNIH Awards Ceremony, our celebration of science, in Washington, DC, in October.

This award is based on the generous contributions of FNIH Board Members Paul Montrone, PhD, and Fred Seigel. The prize was previously supported by a prominent U.S. philanthropist. Learn more about past recipients.

The FNIH celebrates, funds, and trains current and future biomedical researchers. By supporting the people behind the breakthroughs, we help power unprecedented opportunities to improve health and well-being.

Use our Montrone-Seigel Prize Social Toolkit to help us spread the word.

Selection Committee 

  • Solomon H. Snyder, MD, Chair

    Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Psychiatry, Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  • Cynthia Wolberger, PhD, Co-Chair

    Professor and Director, Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  • Ronald M. Evans, PhD

    Professor & Director, Gene Expression Laboratory and March of Dimes Chair in Molecular & Developmental Biology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

  • Carl Nathan, MD

    R.A. Rees Pritchett Professor, Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College

  • Susan S. Taylor, PhD

    Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego

  • Xiaowei Zhuang, PhD

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator David B. Arnold Jr. Professor of Science, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Professor of Physics at Harvard University

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