The Center for Addiction Sciences and Therapeutics is home to four permanent endowments designed to honor outstanding accomplishments and demonstrated dedication to the field of substance use disorders (SUDs) research and education. These awards are made possible because generous donors wished to see young scientists recognized, honored, and encouraged for their pursuits in the field of addiction, research, and education.
Endowments
David V. Herin, Jr., Ph.D. Addiction Pioneer Endowment
The David V. Herin, Jr., Ph.D. Addiction Pioneer Endowment recognizes the achievements of junior investigators in substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Recipients
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| - Holly Chapman, Herin Award for Naloxone Education in the Community
- Hector Gutierrez, Herin Recruitment Award in Addiction Sciences
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| - Ross Luu, Herin Champion of NeuroID Discovery Award
- Ryan Murphy, Herin Champion of Drug Disvocery Award
- Heidi Spratt, Herin Champion of Big Data Award
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| 2021
| - Tileena Vasquez, Herin Champion of creative Behavioral Research
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Frances Adoue Lynch Addiction Research Fund
The Frances Adoue Lynch Addiction Research Fund supports the research and academic training of medical students or to support the research and career development of a fellow or junior faculty who shows promise as an addiction scientist and educator.
Recipients
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| - Miles Farr, Lynch Award for Pioneering Community Healthcare
- Monique Pappadis, Lynch Champion for Lifespan Brain Health
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| - Shannon Guillot-Wright, Lynch Advancing Equitable Policies through Research Award
- Denise Wilkes, Lynch Advancing Translational SUD Sciences Award
- Ping Wu, Lynch Advancing Neurodevelopmental Sciences Award
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| - David Houghton, Lynch Advancing Translational SUD Sciences Award
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Elizabeth Fitzgerald Sporar Endowment for Distinguished Initiatives in Addiction Research
The Elizabeth Fitzgerald Sporar Endowment for Distinguished Initiatives in Addiction Research supports an individual faculty member, postdoctoral investigator, student or a team of individuals who have made significant contributions in research on substance
use disorder (SUD) or mental health disorders with the potential for future breakthroughs in understanding in therapeutics.
Recipients
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| - Lisa Cisneros, Sporar Award for Leadership in NeuroID Initiative
- Christina Merritt, Sporar Champion for Community Overdose Education
- Jeff Temple, Sporar Award for Behavioral Risk Mitigation in Youth
- Joshua Zamora, Sporar Award for Outstanding Scientific Progress
- Jia Zhou, Sporar Award for Leadership in Medications Discovery for Brain Disorders
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| - Eliseo Eugenin, Sporar Leader in NeuroID Sciences Award
- Jun-Ho La, Sporar Leader in Non-Opioid Pain Medication Award
- Fernanda Laezza, Sporar Leader in Neurotherapeutics Award
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| - John Allen, Sporar Leader in Medication Development for SUDs
- George Golovko, Sporar Leader in Next Gen Steps for SUD
- Kamil Khanipov, Sporar Leader in Big Data for SUD
- Kehinde Ogunseye, Sporar Champion in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for SUD Sciences
- Andrew Routh, Sporar Leader in NeuroID in SUD
- Catherine Sampson, Sporar Translational Dissertation Award
- Eric Wold, Sporar Drug Discovery Dissertation Award
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Arran Thomas Amadeo Streppa Endowed Fund
The Arran Thomas Amadeo Streppa Endowed Fund was established to support the activities of junior faculty and students in any of UTMB's five health science schools who are working to expand understanding of addiction through research or to improve treatment
by applying that knowledge.
Recipients
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| - Kehinde Ogunseye, Streppa Dissertation Award for Addiction Sciences
- Gracie Vargas, Streppa Champion for STEM Initiatives
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| - Hubert Lee, Streppa Champion Structural Biology in Drug Discovery Award
- Sierra Miller, Streppa Champion in Functional Neuroanatomy Award
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| - Erik Garcia, Streppa Advancing Mental Health Therapeutics Award
- Christina Merritt, Streppa Champion in SUD Mentoring and Science Award
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