 | THE BERNARD N. FIELDS PRIZEBernard N. Fields was the Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from 1982 until his untimely death in 1995. From 1975 until 1994, Bernie was Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was widely recognized as a world leader in defining how viruses cause disease. In the Harvard and international microbiology communities, Bernie was known for his warmth, his leadership, and his generous mentoring of students. The Department and the Charles R. Shipley, Jr. Foundation honor Bernie’s memory every year by awarding the Bernard N. Fields Prize. The Prize is awarded to the candidate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, or both, who, in the judgement of the prize selection committee, best exemplifies the virtues of intellectual creativity, collegiality, and compassion displayed by Bernard N. Fields. The Fields Prize consists of a monetary award generously provided by the Shipley Foundation. |
AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024 Elayne Fivenson, Ph.D.
2023 Ian Roney, Ph.D.
2022 Brianna Duncan-Lowey, Ph.D.
2021 Jennifer Helble, Ph.D. & Patricia Rohs, Ph.D.
2020 Kaitlin Schaefer, Ph.D.
2019 Joseph Cabral, Ph.D.
2018 Jessica Chiang, Ph.D.
2017 Lindsey Robinson, Ph.D. & Sizun Jiang, Ph.D.
2016 Alexander Meeske, Ph.D.
2015 Kevin McCarthy, Ph.D.
2014 Matthew Gardner, Ph.D.
2013 Megan Orzalli, Ph.D.
2012 Michael Alpert, Ph.D. & Philip Kranzusch, Ph.D.
2011 Rachel Dutton, Ph.D.
2010 Mary Rodgers, Ph.D.
2009 Vincent Tam, Ph.D.
2008 Melina Agosta, Ph.D. & Laura Burrack, Ph.D.
2007 Aimee Shen, Ph.D.
2006 Zarine Balsara, M.D., Ph.D. & Nate Goehring, Ph.D.
2005 Brian Gregory, Ph.D.
2004 Laura Gougas, Ph.D.
2003 Bryce Nickels, Ph.D.
2002 Kenneth Bradley, Ph.D.
2001 Erik Zinser, Ph.D.
2000 Lisa Schecter, Ph.D.
1999 Arne Rietsch, Ph.D.
1998 Ericka Lyszak Benson, Ph.D.
1997 William Prinz, Ph.D.
1996 J. Keith Joung, M.D., Ph.D. & Jill C. Milne, Ph.D.
1995 Xiao Tong, Ph.D.
1994 Alan Derman, Ph.D.
1993 Max L. Nibert, M.D., Ph.D.