Research!America's 12th Annual Advocacy Awards Gala
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Corporate Host
Media Sponsor
Grand Reception Sponsor
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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
 Edwin C. Whitehead Award for Medical Research Advocacy The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy United States Senator, Massachusetts |
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 Isadore Rosenfeld Award for Impact on Public OpinionThe Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California |
 Isadore Rosenfeld, MD; George Vradenburg |
 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National LeadershipWilliam 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 |
 Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership AwardPat Furlong Founding President and Chief Executive Officer Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy |
 Pat Furlong, Randy Siegel |
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Paul G. Rogers Distinguished Organization Advocacy Award |
 The Honorable Paul G. Rogers; Mathilde Krim, PhD; M. Cass Wheeler |
 Builders of Science AwardRichard 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.