Meet the 2024 Winner: Jen Alexander-Brett MD PhD
Jen Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Immunology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a physician-scientist in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and her areas of clinical interest include lung transplantation, critical care and regenerative medicine. Her basic-translational research lab integrates mucosal immunology, epithelial stem cell biology and protein biochemistry to understand the mechanistic basis of airway disease pathogenesis. Of particular interest in the lab is the role of intercellular signaling via cytokines and extracellular vesicles in COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis and chronic lung transplant rejection. Her work has been supported by NHLBI, American Thoracic Society, Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Doris Duke Foundation.
Description
This award recognizes junior faculty (see below) with exemplary achievements in a scientific area of the AII Assembly who demonstrates clear promise for a future of sustained productivity. There is a single award given out per year in which the awardee will receive a framed certificate and make a 5-minute presentation of their work at the Assembly Membership Meeting. There is no monetary award for this recognition.
Qualifications
- The awardee must be a Primary or Secondary AII member.
- The awardee must be an Instructor level or Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) at the time of nomination.
- Limited to nominees that are ≤ 12 years from terminal doctoral degree (PhDs) or completion of medical fellowship training (MDs or MD/PhDs). Individual waivers of time rule will require a written statement as to the reason for waiver and will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Previous awardees are not eligible for the same award.
Nominations
- Nominations will come from AII Primary or Secondary Assembly members.
- Submit a completed nomination form summarizing what the nominee has contributed to impact their field thus far and why you believe they demonstrate clear promise for ongoing productivity/achievement.
- Upload the nominee’s NIH Biosketch or equivalent research or achievement CV which is limited to 5 pages. Please make sure that this reflects all of the activities noted on the nomination form.