On May 14th, 2024 Dr. Renata Goncalvesi, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hotamışlıgil Laboratory, in the Department of Molecular Metabolism at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will accept the 14th annual Armen H. Tashjian Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research. Following the award ceremony, she will share a seminar on her work. The selection committee for this award is comprised of Sudha Biddinger, MD, Ph.D., David E. Golan, MD, Ph.D., and Yu-Hua Tseng, Ph.D.
Dr. Renata Goncalves joined the Department of Molecular Metabolism at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2015 as a postdoctoral fellow. Since 2018, she has been a Research Associate within Dr. Hotamisligil’s lab. Dr. Goncalves completed her studies at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her research has focused on understanding mitochondrial bioenergetics, particularly how the production and regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) influence metabolic adaptations and maladaptations in pathophysiology.
Armen’s legacy includes influential contributions to the field of endocrine research, encouragement, and teaching of fellows and students, his unique ability to ask questions that are thought-provoking and stimulating across many fields, and a warm personality that brought people together to make science happen. This annual award is a genuinely loving response to a great man’s contributions to research and teaching, and his compassion to promote and advocate for young scientists.
2024 will mark the 14th presentation of this award. Previous award winners include Sheng Tony Hui, Ph.D., Alexander S. Banks, Ph.D., Harvard Chan School of Public Health; Edward T. Choucahni, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Nada Kalaany, MD Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; William Mair Ph.D., Associate Professor of Molecular Metabolism Harvard Chan School of Public Health; Mark Anderman, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Yu-Hua Tseng, Ph.D., Joslin Diabetes Center; James Mitchell, Ph.D., Harvard Chan School of Public Health; Sudha Biddinger MD, Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital; Aaron Martin Cypess, MD, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Quan Lu, Ph.D., Harvard Chan School of Public Health; Chih-Hao Lee, Ph.D., Harvard Chan School of Public Health; Brendan D. Manning, Ph.D. Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
The Award Ceremony and lecture will be held in-person in Kresge G2 Lecture Hall on May 14th, 2024 at 4 pm. In-person reception to follow in the FXB Atrium at 5 pm.
