We wish to congratulate the following individuals for being awarded a 2019 Nonhuman Primate Models for Aids Symposium Travel Award.

Bonnie Mathison Travel Award – Ann Marie Carias, Northwestern University

The Bonnie Mathieson NHP Symposium Travel Award was established to honor Dr. Mathieson who always attended the Annual Symposium and was a champion for young scientists, serving as a mentor and advocate. She had a specific interest in helping younger researchers develop their ideas and initiate new areas of HIV vaccine research. The award is supported by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.

Andrew Lackner Travel Award – Justin Greene, Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon National Primate Research Center

The Andrew Alan Lackner Memorial Travel Fellowship celebrates excellence in research in any area of infectious diseases using nonhuman primate models. It is awarded to a top-ranked young investigator at the annual symposium on NHP models for AIDS . The award celebrates the life of former Tulane National Primate Research Center Director Andrew A. Lackner, DVM, PhD, DACVP, and his countless contributions to veterinary medicine, pathology and research in the area of infectious diseases. The award will be supported each year by the SNPRC, beginning in 2019.

2019 NHP AIDS Symposium Travel Awardees

Arpan Acharya, University of Nebraska

Allison Bucsan, Tulane National Primate Research Center

Sandra Dross, University of Washington, Washington National Primate Research Center

Shashank Ganatra, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Southwest National Primate Research Center

Amelia Haj, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center

Brenna Hill, National Institutes of Health

Smita S. Iyer, University of California at Davis

Olivier Lucar, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Danijela Maric, Northwestern University

Cordelia Manickam, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Amanda Marek, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Southwest National Primate Research Center

Matilda Moström, Tulane University

Ashley Nelson, Duke University

Takushi Nomura, Japan

Veronica Obregon-Perko, Emory University,  Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Christopher Peterson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Hillary C. Tunggal, University of Washington

Cody Warren, University of Colorado

Matthew Wood, Seattle Children’s Research Institute