The Garfield Economic Impact Award annually recognizes outstanding research that illustrates how medical or health research impacts the economy.
Nominations are due no later than Friday, June 22, 2012
Research!America is proud to announce a call
for nominations for the 11th annual Garfield Award. The
2012 Garfield Economic Impact Award will be presented in the month of November,
in Washington, DC.
Established in 2002, this annual award recognizes outstanding research demonstrating the economic impact of medical and health research, including research-based innovations in prevention, disease treatment, or health care delivery.
Founding support for the Garfield Award was provided by the Eugene Garfield Foundation. A grant from Merck & Co., Inc. in 2010 supports the Garfield Award and the tradition of extending an honorarium of $10,000 for the winning publication.
According to former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, MD, ScD, Garfield Award winners "clearly and unequivocally illustrate that research for health is worth the cost."
Nomination Requirements
Each nomination must include the following:
1. A copy of the publication or thesis.
2. A 200-word statement summarizing the reasons the work should be recognized, particularly describing how the work illustrates the economic impact of medical and health research, including research-based innovations in prevention, disease treatment, or health care delivery.
3. To be considered, the work must have been published or accepted for publication between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2011.
To promote growth of the field, the Garfield Award committee encourages, but does not require, that nominated work be conducted by early-career researchers. Self-nominations are welcome.
Nomination Submission Process
Please submit nomination materials to garfieldaward@researchamerica.org or by mail to:
Garfield Award Committee
Research!America
1101 King Street, Suite 520
Alexandria, VA 22314-2960
For more information, contact Ellie Dehoney, Vice President, Policy and Programs, at 571.482.2717 or at edehoney@researchamerica.org.
Award Winners:
- 2011 - Douglas Almond, PhD; Joseph J. Doyle, Jr., Amanda E. Kowalski, and Heidi Williams
- 2010 - Frank R. Lichtenberg, PhD
- 2009 - Darius N. Lakdawalla, PhD; Dana Goldman, PhD; Pierre-Carl Michaud, PhD; Neeraj Sood, PhD; Robert Lempert, PhD; Ze Cong; Han de Vries; and Italo Gutierrez
- 2008 - Amitabh Chandra, PhD and Douglas O. Staiger, PhD
- 2007 - Tomas J. Philipson, PhD and Anupam B. Jena, PhD
- 2006 - Amy Finkelstein, PhD, MPhil
- 2005 - Kevin M. Murphy, PhD and Robert H. Topel, PhD
- 2004 - Sherry A.M. Glied, PhD
- 2003 - David Cutler, PhD
- 2002 - David Meltzer, MD, PhD