Established in 2003 in memory of its eminent member Emmanuel Shapira, M.D., Ph.D., this annual award is given for the best paper in the field of
Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism published in Molecular Genetics and
Metabolism (MGM) by an SIMD member or member's trainee.
See listing of award winners posted here.
Read about Dr. Emmanuel Shapira and his
legacy.
Founders' Award
Founded in 2004, this award is given to the trainee
delivering the most distinguished presentation by a trainee at the Annual Meeting.
This award recognizes the legacy of teaching embodied by the founding members of
the SIMD, as designated by Neil Buist, one of their members.
See listing of award winners posted here.
SIMD-Hyperion Fellowship
Established in 2009 with the generous support of Ucyclyd, and continuing
from 2013 with generous support from Hyperion Pharmaceutical, this award is used
to support a post-doctoral trainee who is devoted to a career in Biochemical
Genetics and is working in the laboratory of an SIMD member..
See listing of award winners posted here.
JSIMD Young Investigator Presentation
Established in 2019 in coordination with the Japanese Society for Inherited
Metabolic Disorders (JSIMD), this award honors the young investigator selected
at the JSIMD meeting, to bring her or him to deliver the presentation at the
SIMD meeting..
See listing of award winners posted here.