To nurture the careers of future research trailblazers, Sanford Burnham Prebys introduced the Fishman Fund Awards in honor of the Institute's founders, Dr. William and Lillian Fishman.
In 2001, the Fishman Fund was established by Sanford Burnham Prebys supporters Mary Bradley and Reena Horowitz, to honor the Fishmans. In 2010, Jeanne Jones became the co-founder designee.
Postdoctoral students can apply for the Fishman Fund Fellowship, a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship, and Fishman Fund Career Development Awards.
Fishman Fund Fellowship
The Fishman Fund Fellowship will provide exceptional Sanford Burnham Prebys postdocs with a two-year fellowship award. This fellowship will be bestowed every other year to the young scientist who is ranked highest by the selection committee, and it will be unique from other institutional postdoctoral grants because of the level of the Institute's commitment and support. Most fellowships match or only slightly increase the salary compared with standard NIH postdoctoral salary funding. By compensating exceptional postdocs at a higher level, the Fishman Fund Fellowship will be a sustained investment in future scientific leaders and pioneers.
Fishman Fund Career Development Awards
The Fishman Fund Career Development Awards will provide exceptional Sanford Burnham Prebys postdocs with $10,000 awards. With the funds, postdocs can attend workshops, seminars, conferences and network with top scientists in their field.
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Fishman Fund Advisory Board
- Penny Michelle Abrams
- Karen Alexander
- David Anderson
- Molly Jaeger Begent
- Eve Benton
- Marla Black
- Cathe Burnham
- Malin Burnham
- Linda Chester
- Jessica Cline
- Peter Cooper
- Patti Cooprider
- Eva Engvall
- Nina Fishman
- Cynthia Goodman
- Reena Horowitz
- Jeanne Jones
- Tony Khalil
- Sheila Lipinsky
- Philip Low
- Gregory Lucier
- Edward Mracek
- Esther Paul
- Ramin Pourteymour
- T. Denny Sanford
- Doreen Schonbrun
- Aaron Shenkman
- Donald Vaughn
- Ruth Westreich
- Judy White
- Armi Williams
Fishman Fund Winners
- 2021
Valeria Guglielmi
Cynthia Lebeaupin
Paulina Sosicka - 2020
Marie Berenguer
Daniela Dengler
Chiara Nicoletti
Kyungsoo Shin - 2019
Jennifer Hope
Aaron Havas
Mafalda Loreti - 2018
Usue Etxaniz Irigoien
Koen Galenkamp
Laura Martin-Sancho
Ee Phie Tan - 2017
David Sala Cana
Michael J. Stec
Jose Luis Nieto Torres - 2016
Joana Borlido
Bernhard Lechtenberg
Jia (Zack) Shen - 2015
Jessica von Recum
Petrus de Jong
Jacob Brown - 2014
Karthik Bodhinathan
Hongbo Pang
Emily Y. Smith - 2013
Florent Carrette
Julia Jellusova
Louis Lapierre
Juan Pablo Palavicini
Rachel Wilkie-Grantham - 2012
Tufan Aydogdu
Soda Diop
Mihee Kim
Zhi-Gang She
Jun Wang - 2011
Gregory Aubért
Caroline Kumsta
Aman Mann
Martina Pröll
Roberto Tinoco - 2010
David Castro
Gaurav Sharma
Stefan Grotegut
George Kyriazis - 2009
Pilar Cejudo-Martin
Martin Denzel
Fabian Filipp
Lars Pache
Nai-Ying Michelle Yang - 2008
Melanie Hoefer
Jochen Maurer
Elizabeth Rico-Bautista
Maria Cecilia Scimia
Chih-Cheng Yang - 2007
Jennifer Katz
Ana Miletic Sedy
Sayantan Mitra
Derek Ostertag
Peter Teriete - 2006
Sergio Alonso
Mari Enoksson
Amy Howes
Yuehai Ke
Lutz Tautz - 2005
Ruchi Bajpai
Lionel Hebbard
Nicole K. Noren
John Stebbins
Ramón Díaz Trelles - 2004
Tasmia Duza - 2003
Sean Oldham - 2002
Hudson Freeze
José Luis Millán
Selection Committee
FISHMAN FUND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2021
Barbara Ranscht, Ph.D. (Chair)
Professor Emeritus
Diane Klotz, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Administration and Professional Development, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences & Director, Office of Education, Training, and International Services Director, Sanford Burnham Prebys
Chris Larson Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Development, Aging, & Regeneration Program
Francesca Marassi, Ph.D.
Director & Professor, Cell & Molecular Biology of Cancer Program
Cynthia Goodman, Ed.D.
Member, Fishman Fund Advisory Board