The Roger Tsien award is given to an early-stage investigator at the level of assistant or associate professor who has made significant contributions to the field of molecular imaging in the area of chemical biology. This includes the creation and/or use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches. The WMIS awards committee selection was based largely on new syntheses of molecular probes, that have been used for a better understanding of the biology of health.
2023 Roger Tsien Award
Michael J. Evans, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Michael Evans was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner in recognition of his innovative chemical biology approaches to imaging and treating a diverse array of diseases that include prostate cancer and depression.
2022 Roger Tsien Award
Brian Zeglis, PhD
Hunter College of the City University of New York
Brian Zeglis was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to his outstanding contributions to the field of molecular imaging, including the creation and use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches.
2021 Roger Tsien Award
Summer L. Gibbs, PhD
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine
Summer Gibbs was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to her outstanding contributions to the field of molecular imaging, including the creation and use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches.
2020 Roger Tsien Award
Thomas Reiner, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thomas Reiner was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to his significant contributions to the field of molecular imaging in the area of chemical biology. This includes the creation and/or use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches.
2019 Roger Tsien Award
Michael Z. Lin, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Michael Z. Lin was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to his work in developing technologies for optical sensing and control of neuronal function, including bright fluorescent proteins for FRET-based sensing, far-red fluorescent protein for in vivo imaging, fluorescent labels of protein age, fluorescent indicators voltage indicators, and chemical and optically controllable proteins.
2018 Roger Tsien Award
Mikhail Shapiro, PhD
California Institute of Technology
Mikhail Shapiro was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to his advanced contributions to the molecular imaging field specifically in chemical biology, synthetic biology and reporter genes.
2017 Roger Tsien Award
Michael Neeman, PhD
Weizmann Institute of Science
Michal Neeman was chosen as the Roger Tsien Award winner due to her significant contributions to the field of molecular imaging in the area of chemical biology. This includes the creation and/or use of novel chemistries to probe biological systems using noninvasive imaging approaches.