The Biological Sciences Division honored faculty members for research excellence, professional service, and leadership at the 12th Annual Distinguished Faculty Awards Reception, hosted in person for the first time since 2019 on June 6, 2022. Since 2011, the BSD Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) has been honoring fellow faculty members for their contributions to the BSD's collective missions of excellence in education, research, diversity and inclusion, program innovation, service to the community and patient care.
Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Dean of the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, presided over the reception and presented awards to 19 faculty members who were nominated by their colleagues, former trainees, and community partners. "It is a great honor to be recognized by one’s peers, and these awards represent the spirit of mutual respect and collegiality among our faculty," Polonsky said.
UChicago Biosciences Award winners included Victoria Prince, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, who received the Francis Straus Mentorship Award. The Francis H. Straus Mentorship Award honors the memory of Dr. Francis H. Straus II, MD ’57, SM ’64 as a mentor of students, residents, and fellows during his many years as a faculty member. Award recipients, as well as their Departments, receive a cash prize. Vicky was nominated for the award by former Prince mentee Crystal Love DRSB PhD 2014, and Developmental Biology T32 alums, Kacy Gordon, Integrative Biology PhD 2014, and Ariel Pani, EvBio PhD 2013.