Faculty Awards & Honors

Constadina (Dina) Arvanitis, PhD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Advanced Microscopy (CAM), has been honored with the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) 2026 Alan Smith Mentor of the Year Award. Named for one of the first ABRF members, Alan Smith, this award recognizes an ABRF member who has demonstrated a passion for advising and mentoring others, as well as sharing their knowledge and expertise. 

Mariana De Niz, PhD, research assistant professor at CAM, received the ABRF 2026 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Award. Established in 2020 in support of ABRF’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, and social justice, the ABRF DEIB Award was created to honor, celebrate, and give due recognition to individuals, groups, or organizations whose work has contributed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable scientific community. De Niz was recognized for her transformative leadership and unwavering advocacy for equity across the global scientific landscape  

Todd A. Florin, MD, MSCE, professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine, is the recipient of the 2026 Thomas A. Hazinski Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR). Florin, who is also the associate division head for Academic Affairs and Research for the Division of Emergency Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago as well as scientific director of Research Development and co-director of the Center for Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Research and Innovation at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Lurie Children’s, received this award in recognition of his outstanding service to SPR. 

Cara J. Gottardi, PhD, a professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Cell Biology (JCB). An international peer-reviewed journal, JCB publishes original findings on all aspects of cell biology, including new cellular or molecular advances in any areas of basic cell biology, as well as papers that describe applied cell biology in a variety of systems, such as immunology, neurobiology, metabolism, virology, and developmental biology.   

Robert Murphy, MD, the John Philip Phair Professor of Infectious Diseases and executive director of the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, has been honored with the 2026 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leadership in Global Health Award. The award, which recognizes global health leaders whose accomplishments demonstrate exceptional commitment, innovation, and impact on global health, was presented during the CUGH annual conference in April in Washington, D.C. “This is a huge honor,” Murphy said. “I really love my job, and I love my career. I have been completely fulfilled working in global health.” 

Linda Suleiman, MD, ’17 GME, associate dean for Health Equity and associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and of Medical Education, is the 2026-2027 president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS). Founded in 1983 as a support and networking group for women orthopedic surgeons, RJOS promotes the professional development of women in orthopedics throughout all stages of their careers.

Samuel Weinberg, ’19 MD, ’19 PhD, ’23 GME, assistant professor of Pathology in the Division of Experimental Pathology, is a recipient of a 2025 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award for his project “Establishing Mitochondrial Causality in Immune Dysfunction.” The 2025 award-winning proposals represent early-stage, innovative, and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering, covering research areas that include cancer, molecular biology, infectious disease, physiology, and neurobiology.