Accolades
2023
Chloe Petit, PhD and Thibault Peineau, PhD were both awarded a 2-year scholarship from the Philippe Foundation. Founded in 1953, The Phillipe Foundation is an American organization that grants scholarships to doctors and scientists who participate in exchange programs between France and the US. These scholarships aim to encourage and advance medical research and facilitate Franco-American scientific and medical exchanges.
2022
Gwen recently became the Director of the Harvard Speech and Hearing Graduate Program.
This week she presided over the SHBT graduation ceremonies and hooded 12 new Ph.D. graduates.
Congrats to John Lee and the all the graduates and to Gwen!
2021 Gwen and Jeff and collaborator, Andrew Griffith, receive ARO Pioneer Award.
2020 Gwen receives a 2020 NIDCD Director's Award from Debra Tucci.
Jeff receives the Scientific Grand Prize from the Foundation Pour L'Audition for the lab's discovery of the function of TMC1 as the hair cell transduction channel.
2019
Carl Nist-Lund awarded best podium presentation at BCH Judah Folkman Research Day: Improved Gene Therapy Restores Hearing, Balance and Secondary Measures in Mice with Genetic Inner Ear Disorders
2019
Jian Zuo presents Jeff with the Bellucci Prize
for the lab's work on TMC1.
2019
Jeff recognized with Excellence in Mentoring
Award by Harvard Medical School
- Scholars in Medicine
2017
Translational Research Award (BCH)
-Olga Shubina-Oleink & Jeff Holt
2015
Charlie Askew received 1st Place in
Biomedical Sciences Oral Presentation
at the Robert J. Huskey Graduate
Research Exhibition, UVA
2014
Boston Children's Hospital Pilot Award
- Jeffrey Holt
2013
Boston Children's Hospital Pilot Award - Gwenaelle Geleoc
2013
Graduate student travel award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Mid-Winter Meeting - Charlie Askew
2012
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)/ Science Program for Excellence in Science 2012-2014 - Ye-hyun Kim
2012
Capita Foundation Travel Award, Gordon Conference: Auditory System 2012 - Ye-hyun Kim
2011
Manton Center for Rare Diseases, Children’s Hospital Boston, Pilot Award - Gwenaelle Geleoc
2011
Research Council, Children’s Hospital Boston, Pilot Project - Gwenaelle Geleoc
2010
Fine Science Tools travel award, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego 2010 - Ye-hyun Kim
2008
Best Graduate Student Thesis in Neuroscience – Jessica Risner
2008
Third Place in UVA Graduate Biosciences Society Poster Presentations, UVA - Geoff Horwitz
2008
2nd Place in Robert J. Huskey Graduate School Research Exhibition, UVA – Geoff Horwitz
2007
Fine Science Tools Travel Award – Geoff Horwitz
2007
Physik Instruments: Nanoinnovation Award – Andrea Lelli, Eric Stauffer
2007
Travel Award, Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness – Jessica Risner
2007
Edmund Prince Fowler Award, Triological Society for Best Research Project by an ENT Physician – Bradley Kesser
2006
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, NIDCD – Jessica Risner
2006
Honorable Mention, Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition – Jessica Risner
2006
Honorable Mention, Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition – Gwenaëlle Géléoc
2006
Oral Presentation Award, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Robert J. Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition– Jessica Risner
2006
1st place in the UVA Graduate Biosciences Society Research Symposium Poster Competition – Eric Stauffer
2006
Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Sciences and Engineering, UVA – Eric Stauffer
2006
Bert Evans Young Investigator Award – Jeffrey R. Holt
2005
3rd place in Robert J. Huskey Graduate School Research Exhibition, UVA – Eric Stauffer
2005
Eric Lothman Award for Best Neuroscience Research, UVA – Eric Stauffer
2005
Fine Science Tools Travel Award for presentation at Society for Neuroscience Meeting – Eric Stauffer
2004
Fine Science Tools Travel Award for The Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness Meeting – Jessica Risner
2004
Graduate Student Travel Award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Mid-Winter Meeting – Jessica Risner