PBF Special Awardees
PARKER B. FRANCIS JO RAE WRIGHT AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
Awarded annually to a recent graduate of the PBF Fellowship Program whose research shows exceptional creativity and promise and who has demonstrated outstanding mentoring and professional leadership qualities.
Laura E. Fredenburgh, M.D. (2012)
George R. Washko, Jr., M.D. (2013)
Timothy Eoin West, M.D. (2014)
John F. Alcorn, Ph.D. (2015)
Brian B. Graham, M.D. (2016)
Molly Forrest Franke, Sc.D. (2017)
Mai K. ElMallah, M.D., JRW (2018)
Satish K. Madala, Ph.D. (2019)
Jonathan Kropski, M.D. (2020)
Lauren J. Van Scoy, M.D. (2021)
Whitney Stevens, M.D., Ph.D. (2022)
Karthik S. Suresh, M.D. (2023)
PARKER B. FRANCIS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY AWARD
Awarded to PBF applicants who receive a fundable priority score, but relinquish the PBF Fellowship due to other funding.
Meghan B. Azad, Ph.D. (2013)
Ajai Dandekar, M.D., Ph.D. (2013)
Jeffrey A. Haspel, M.D., Ph.D. (2012)
Enrico Novelli, M.D. (2013)
Sunita Sharma, M.D., M.P.H. (2010)
Hitesh S. Deshmukh, MD PhD (2015)
Victor E. Ortega, M.D. (2015)
Benjamin D. Singer, M.D. (2015)
Lauren E. Ferrante, MD, MHS (2017)
Brian D. Hobbs, M.D., M.P.H. (2017)
Susan K. Mathai, M.D. (2017)
Farbod N. Rahaghi, M.D., Ph.D. (2017)
Shaon Sengupta, M.D., M.P.H. (2017)
Brian D. Southern, M.D. (2017)
Karthik Suresh, M.D. (2017)
Andrew J. Bryant, M.D. (2018)
Paul B. Dieffenbach, M.D. (2018)
Kara Mould, M.D., M. P. H. (2018)
Kristi A. Streeter, Ph.D. (2018)
Jacqueline M. Kruser, M.D., M.S. (2019)
Vern E. Kerchberger, M.D. (2021)
Maria C. Basil, M.D., Ph.D. (2022)
Erica Farrand, M.D. (2022)
Andrew J. Synn, M.D. (2023)
Johnathan Rose, M.D. (2024)
Daniel P. Cook, M.D., Ph.D. (2024)
PARKER B. FRANCIS LECTURER - INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY MEETING
Awarded to former PBF Fellows who are internationally recognized for their outstanding contributions to scientific research and teaching.
PARKER B. FRANCIS LECTURER - THOMAS L. PETTY ASPEN LUNG CONFERENCE
Honorary position funded by the Francis Family Foundation in support of the Aspen Lung Conference, an international forum for leading clinicians and researchers to exchange ideas relating to clinical problems and research of the lung.