Awards
Honoring Innovation + Excellence

The ISSCR is committed to celebrating the outstanding contributions of leaders in stem cell biology and translational medicine. Congratulations to all the award winners. Recipients will be honored at the ISSCR Annual Meeting in Montréal, 8-11 July 2026.

2026 ISSCR Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award

Allen C. Eaves, OC, OBC, MD, PhD, FRCPC
STEMCELL Technologies Inc., Canada
the late Connie J. Eaves, OC, FRSC, FRS PhD
BC Cancer Agency, Canada

View Drs. Allen and Connie Eaves’ award announcement. (add link)

The Lifetime Achievement Award is sponsored by:

Additional award recipients to be announced soon!

Past Recipients

For more than two decades, the ISSCR has recognized the outstanding achievements of stem cell researchers around the world and supported the next generation of leading scientists.

  • Yonatan Stelzer (2025)

    Jun Wu (2024)

    Takanori Takebe (2023)

    Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins (2022)

    Madeline Lancaster (2021)

    Allon Klein (2020)

    Barbara Treutlein (2019)

    Shuibing Chen (2018)

    Jayaraj Ragagopal (2017)

    Fernando Camargo (2016)

    Paul Tesar (2015)

    Valentina Greco (2014)

    Marius Wernig (2013)

    Cédric Blanpain (2012)

    Robert Blelloch (2011)

    Joanna Wysocka (2010)

    Konrad Hochedlinger (2009)

  • Paola Arlotta (2025)

    Sergiu P. Paşca (2024)

    Cédric Blanpain (2023)

    Joanna Wysocka (2022)

    Valentina Greco (2021)

    Mitinori Saitou (2020)

  • Gordon Keller (2025)

    Fiona M. Watt (2024)

    Thomas A. Rando (2023)

    Lorenz Studer (2022)

    Janet Rossant (2021)

    Fred H. Gage (2020)

  • ISSCR Volunteer Leaders: Committees, Task Forces, Working Groups (2025)

    Peter W. Andrews & Tenneille Ludwig (2024)

    Christine L. Mummery (2023)

    Sean J. Morrison (2022)

    Robin Lovell-Badge (2021)

    Susan L. Solomon (2020)

    Eli and Edythe Broad (2019)

    Megan Munsie (2018)

    George Q. Daley (2017)

    Alan Trounson (2016)

    Paolo Bianco(2014) Co-Winner

    Elena Cattaneo(2014) Co-Winner

    Michele De Luca(2014) Co-Winner

    Hiromitsu Ogawa and Betty Jean Crouch Ogawa (2013)

    Rob and Cheryl McEwen (2012)

    Robert Klein (2011)

ISSCR Travel Awards

Students and postdocs who submit abstracts for the ISSCR Annual Meeting can be considered for a travel award to offset the costs of traveling to the meeting. Earning this award often is the difference-maker that allows a young scientist to attend the meeting. Let’s learn more about the science of these next gen researchers in their own words.

Travel Award selections are made by the ISSCR Membership and International Outreach Committee (MIOC) based on the strength of the abstracts from a pool of submitters who select to be considered for the award. To give even more students the opportunity to attend the ISSCR Annual meeting, consider giving to the Travel Award Fund.