College of Medicine Research Rising Star Award

Nominations Due: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 by 5pm

Nominations will be accepted for a College of Medicine full-time Instructor or Assistant Professor who demonstrates outstanding commitment to health-related research. The successful nominee will be in the top tier of career benchmarks among peers. When making a nomination, please consider the following:

• Publication record and impact of the publications
• Extramural funding record if applicable
• Recognition as an expert in their research area, as evidenced by invited presentations at national or international meetings or venues, recognition by and service with sponsors or professional societies, or other means of recognition
• Additional attributes that set the nominee above their peer group

Nomination Package:

To be considered, the nominating application must be in the form of a single pdf that includes the following:

• Cover page (include nominee’s name, email address, professional title, and department)
• A detailed letter from a Department Chair or Division Director stating why the faculty member deserves to be recognized
• Nominee’s CV- Highlight all relevant content in the CV
• No additional documents will be accepted.

Nomination Deadline:

The cover page, nomination letter, and CV should be submitted through the online portal no later than Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and VA are not eligible to apply.

Recognition:

The award recipient(s) will receive college wide recognition and honored at the College of Medicine Celebration of Research in the fall of 2027. Recipients of College of Medicine Office of Research awards are expected to assist the office when requested (i.e. providing grant reviews, attending College of Medicine events, etc.) Previous Research Rising Star awardees are not eligible to apply.

Questions should be sent to Brieanne Sheehan.

• Chen Gao, PhD (2026), Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neurobiology
• Shanna D. Stryker, MD, MPH (2026), Department of Family & Community Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences
• David J. Robinson, MD, MS (2026), Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
• Wei Huang, MD, PhD (2025), Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease
• Brittany N. Krekeler, PhD, CCC-SLP (2025), Department of Otolaryngology
• Jayme McReynolds, PhD (2025), Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neurobiology
• Karthickeyan Chella Krishnan, PhD (2024), Department of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology
• Katie Phillips, MD (2024), Department of Otolaryngology
• Angelico Mendy, MD, PhD (2023), Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences
• Eva A. Mistry, MBBS, MSCI, FAHA (2023), Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine
• Temugin Berta, PhD (2022), Department of Anesthesiology
• Onur Kanisicak, PhD (2022), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Regenerative Medicine
• Justin Benoit, MD, MS, FAEMS (2022), Department of Emergency Medicine
• Steve Davidson, PhD (2021), Department of Anesthesiology
• Eric Wohleb, PhD (2021), Department of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology