2026 Recipients

Mark Ansel, PhDProfessor, Microbiology and Immunology, UCSFImmunological mechanisms by which CD69 post-transcriptional regulation forestalls progression to type 1 diabetes
Phillip Dumesic, PhDAssistant Professor, Diabetes Center, UCSFInvestigating the Potential of Quantitative Ultrasound and Circulating ANGPTL6 Levels as NoTranscriptional regulation of metabolic flexibility by CREBRFvel, Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tools for MASLD and MASH
Diana Kuo, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Physiology & Behavior, UC DavisInvestigating the role of C2CD4A in beta cell maturation
Martin Thelin, MD, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UCSFCharacterizing Autoantibody Signatures in STAT1 Gain-of-Function to Advance Understanding of Type 1 Diabetes Mechanisms
Denis Titov, PhDAssistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology, UC BerkeleyInvestigating the Potential of Quantitative Ultrasound and Circulating ANGPTL6 Levels as Novel, Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tools for MASLD and MASH