CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
How to Submit Nominations:
Nominations should be submitted electronically to tkelleher@hsph.harvard.edu and consist of the following:
• Candidate’s CV
• List of candidate’s two most significant papers
• Description of the nominee’s research
[in no more than 100 words]
THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022
The award recipient will receive an honorarium and a medallion minted with the likeness of Dr. Tashjian.
ARMEN H. TASHJIAN, JR.
Professor of Toxicology, Emeritus and former chair of the then-named Department of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology at the Harvard School of Public Health, Armen H. Tashjian, Jr. was celebrated for his neuroendocrine research, contributing to a life-saving test for a pre-cancerous condition associated with inherited thyroid cancer and playing a key role in the development of two drugs for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. He also was a Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School.
Award Committee
Sudha Biddinger, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Boston
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Molecular Metabolism
Department of Molecular Metabolism
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
David E. Golan, MD, PhD
Dean for Research Operations and Global Programs
George R. Minot Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Senior Physician (Hematology)
Brigham and Woman’s Hospital and Dana Farber Institute
Harvard Medical School
Chih-Hao Lee, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Metabolism
Department of Molecular Metabolism
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Faculty Affiliate
Department of Nutrition
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Brendan D. Manning, PhD
Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Molecular Metabolism
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Affiliate Professor of Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
Member of the Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Yu-Hua Tseng, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Joslin Diabetes Center
Harvard Medicine