Explore Dr. Pathak's past news.
Travel Award, CCR and DCEG Staff Scientist and Staff Clinician Retreat
Krista Delviks-Frankenberry received a $1,500 travel award for the best oral presentation at the 14th Annual CCR and DCEG Staff Scientist and Staff Clinician Retreat in April 2018.
Norman P. Salzman Memorial Poster Award in Virology
Belete Desimmie won a 2016 Norman P. Salzman Memorial Poster Award in Virology for his work on APOBEC3 inhibition of HIV-1 replication. This annual NIH-wide award is given to three postdoctoral fellows per year to recognize outstanding research in the field of virology under the mentorship of an NIH, CBER, or Leidos scientist. Postdoctoral fellows from all NIH campuses, including Bethesda and Frederick, can apply for the award. Dr. Desimmie presented his poster at the 18th Annual Norman P. Salzman Virology Symposium in November 2016 and received a cash award for his achievement.
Poster Awards, Spring Research Festival at NCI-Frederick
Taisuke Izumi won a poster award for his presentation at the 2013 NCI-Frederick Spring Research Festival. Members of the Pathak lab who won poster awards at the Spring Research Festival in previous years include Tobias Paprotka (2011), Krista Delviks-Frankenberry (2007), Rebecca Russell (2007), Patricia Henry (2006), Galina Nikolenko (2006), and Hongzhan Xu (2006).
2013 Awards from Frederick County Science & Engineering Fair
In 2013, Catoctin High School senior Maria Hamscher presented the research she has been conducting in the Pathak lab at the 32nd Annual Frederick County Science & Engineering Fair in Frederick, Maryland. Maria won the 2nd Place Award in Cellular & Molecular Biology, High School Division and also a Distinguishing Achievement 2nd Place Award, given by the Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service, for her research entitled "Testing the P2A Cleavage System for Gene Therapy Vectors." Since July 2012, she has been working as a Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern in the Pathak lab under the mentorship of Krista Delviks-Frankenberry.
NIH Asian and Pacific Islander American Organization Award
Vinay Pathak was the recipient of the 2012 NIH Asian and Pacific Islander American Organization (APAO) Award for outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research. Each year, the APAO honors two outstanding individuals in the NIH Asian and Pacific American community: one for Scientific Achievement, recognizing scientists who have made significant accomplishments in biomedical research; and the second for Leadership Excellence, recognizing non-scientists who exemplify leadership excellence by example, mentorship, and empowerment of Asian and Pacific Americans to promote diversity and support the overall mission of NIH. Dr. Pathak received his Scientific Achievement award at the NIH APAO annual awards ceremony in December 2012.
Award from U.S.-Russia Joint Working Group on Biomedical Research Cooperation
In 2012, Vinay Pathak was the recipient of one of the five grants that the U.S.-Russia Joint Working Group on Biomedical Research Cooperation awarded to National Cancer Institute intramural investigators for their highly meritorious research applications. Dr. Pathak is the Principal Investigator on a project focused on characterizing broadly neutralizing antibodies by phage display peptide libraries.
Norman P. Salzman Memorial Award in Virology
Tobias Paprotka won the 2011 Norman P. Salzman Memorial Award in Virology for his work on XMRV. This annual NIH-wide award is given to only one postdoctoral fellow per year to recognize outstanding research in the field of virology under the mentorship of an NIH, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, or SAIC scientist. Postdoctoral fellows from all NIH campuses, including Bethesda and Frederick, can apply for the award. Dr. Paprotka presented his research at the Thirteenth Annual Norman P. Salzman Memorial Symposium in Virology on November 10, 2011 and received a plaque and a cash award for his achievement. As Dr. Paprotka's mentor, Vinay Pathak also received a plaque at the Symposium.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Taisuke Izumi was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from 2011 to 2013 by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The fellowship program sponsored by this society supports meritorious biomedical research projects undertaken in NIH laboratories by Japanese postdoctoral researchers. Fellowships are awarded after a competitive review of research proposals.
Scholarship Award, Keystone Symposia on HIV Pathogenesis
Rebecca Russell was awarded a travel scholarship to present her research findings at the 2008 Keystone Symposia on HIV Pathogenesis.
2006 Travel Fellowship, HIV & Cancer Virology Faculty, Center for Cancer Research
In 2006, Jean L. Mbisa won one of the three available travel fellowships awarded by the HIV & Cancer Virology Faculty, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute.