Research!America's 12th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Corporate HostMedia SponsorGrand Reception Sponsor |
The annual Research!America Advocacy Awards program was established in 1996 by the board of directors to honor outstanding advocates for medical, health and scientific research. Recognized individuals and organizations are those whose leadership efforts have been notably effective in advancing our nation's commitment to research. Download our 2008 Advocacy Awards Gala and National Forum Summary. Read opening remarks from our board Chair The Honorable John Edward Porter. |
Gala Co-Chairs
Joseph M. Feczko, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Inc
Dennis A. Ausiello, MD
Physician-in-Chief, Medical Service
Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Healthcare System Inc
Media Host
Randy Siegel
Publisher, PARADE magazine
Research!America's 2008 Advocacy Award Recipients
![]() The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy United States Senator, Massachusetts |
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![]() The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California |
![]() Isadore Rosenfeld, MD; George Vradenburg |
![]() William H. Foege, MD, MPH Public and Global Health Research Advocate Former CDC Director; Senior Fellow, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Presidential Distinguished Professor, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health |
![]() Joe Feczko, MD; Michael Madnick |
![]() Pat Furlong Founding President and Chief Executive Officer Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy |
![]() Pat Furlong, Randy Siegel |
Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award |
![]() The Honorable Paul G. Rogers; Mathilde Krim, PhD; M. Cass Wheeler |
![]() Richard A. Lerner, MD President, The Scripps Research Institute |
![]() Richard A. Lerner, MD; Dennis A. Ausiello, MD |
Program Partners
Patrons of the Gala
Johnson & Johnson
Merck & Co., Inc.
sanofi-aventis
Contributors to the Gala
American Cancer Society
Baxter International
Schering-Plough
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
Sponsors of the Gala
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Association
American Heart Association
AstraZeneca
David & Denise Bunning The Food Allergy Project, Inc.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
TEVA Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth
Friends of the Gala
AARP
Association of American Medical Colleges
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology/
National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
B&D Consulting
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Brooks Street
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Duke University Medical Center
Emory University
Evan & Cindy Jones Foundation
Harvard Medical School
Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD
Loyola University Medical Center
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
PTC Therapeutics
The Scripps Research Institute
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Download our 2008 Advocacy Awards Gala and National Forum Summary.
Contact us information about advocacy awards prior to 2003.