Andrew Alan Lackner Memorial Travel Fellowship For Early-Stage Investigators
2025 Awardee
Brandon Beddingfield
Tulane National Primate Research Center
The Andrew Alan Lackner Memorial Travel Fellowship celebrates excellence in research in any area of infectious diseases using nonhuman primate models. It is awarded to a top-ranked early-stage investigator at the Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS. This award celebrates the life of former Tulane National Primate Research Center Director Andrew A. Lackner, DVM, PhD, DACVP, and his countless contributions to veterinary medicine, pathology, and research in the area of infectious diseases.
The Southwest National Primate Research Center supports this award.
Bonnie Mathieson Memorial Travel Award
2025 Awardee
Yanique Thomas
Northwestern University
The Bonnie Mathieson Memorial Travel Award honors the life of Dr. Mathieson who always attended the Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS and was a champion for early-stage scientists, serving as a mentor and an advocate. She had a specific interest in helping early-stage researchers develop their ideas and initiate new areas of HIV vaccine research. In recognition of Dr. Mathieson’s dedication to young scientists and her enthusiasm for this annual symposium, the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center established this award to support a deserving graduate student or postdoctoral researcher.
Timothy Hoang Memorial Travel Award
2025 Awardee
Patricia Hahn
University of Florida Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
The Timothy Hoang Memorial Travel Award celebrates the life of Dr. Timothy Hoang, a graduate student at the Emory National Primate Research Center whose dedication to scientific discovery and advancement inspired all the lives he touched. It is awarded to the PhD student with the highest abstract score. Dr. Hoang made critical contributions to HIV cure research and pioneered SARS-CoV-2 studies in nonhuman primates during his short but impactful career, and will be remembered for his intelligence, drive, and love for science.
The Emory National Primate Research Center supports this award.
