ASIP Rous-Whipple Award

First awarded in 1976, the ASIP Rous-Whipple Award was established in honor of the Presidents of the American Society for Experimental Pathology (ASEP) and the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (AAPB) when the coalesced societies emerged as the American Association of Pathologists (AAP, which was later renamed the ASIP in 1992).

The ASIP Rous-Whipple Award is presented to a senior scientist with a distinguished career in research who has advanced the understanding of disease and has continued productivity at the time of the award. The Meritorious Awards Committee will consider the published record of peer-reviewed research and overall impact of the nominee’s science, mentorship, and participation of the candidate and protègès in ASIP scientific meetings. There is no age eligibility requirement for this award. However, prior experience suggests that most successful awardees will be 50+ years old at the time of nomination.

The selected awardee will deliver an Award Lecture at the ASIP Annual Meeting. In addition, the awardee will submit a manuscript based on their award lecture that will form the basis of a peer-reviewed publication in The American Journal of Pathology. Eligible candidates for the ASIP Rous-Whipple Award must be an ASIP member in continuous good standing for at least five years immediately prior to nomination. Awardees receive a commemorative plaque. The selected awardee will be honored during the ASIP 2022 Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology in Philadelphia, PA (April 2-5, 2022).

Nominations for the ASIP Rous-Whipple Award should include:

1. Three letters of recommendation, including at least two from current ASIP members. Letters of recommendation should be updated in subsequent years if the nomination is renewed.
2. The Nominee's curriculum vitae (CV), including a complete bibliography of published research. The nominee’s CV should be updated in subsequent years if the nomination is renewed.

Awardees