The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine honors professionals for contributions to research, education, and clinical service.
The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) announced the recipients of the 2026 ADLM and Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine Awards. The annual program recognizes laboratory medicine professionals for research and service while highlighting the field’s role in improving patient care.
“Congratulations to this year’s award recipients, whose work exemplifies the scientific rigor and dedication needed to advance better health for all through laboratory medicine,” says Paul J Jannetto, ADLM president, in a release. “Through leadership in research, education, and service, their contributions strengthen the profession and help ensure that patients benefit from accurate, timely, and equitable diagnostic testing.”
The 2026 ADLM award winners include David M Nathan, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, who received the Wallace H Coulter Lectureship Award. Alan Wu, PhD, of San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco, received the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine.
Other recipients recognized by ADLM include:
Barbara Goldsmith, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University: Outstanding Contributions Through Service to the Profession of Clinical Chemistry
Veronica Luzzi, PhD, LuCitek LLC: Outstanding Contributions to Education in Clinical Chemistry
Nicholas Borcherding, MD, PhD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St Louis: Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator
Shawn Luby, MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Medical Laboratory Scientist Achievement Award
Octavia M Peck Palmer, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: DEI Leadership Award
The 2026 Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine awards also recognize Alan Remaley, MD, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health, for research in a selected area, and Qing Meng, PhD, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, for contributions to the profession and the Academy. Cate Omosule, PhD, of Washington University in St Louis, received the George Grannis Award for Excellence in Research and Scientific Publication.
Additional honorees include Anthony A Killeen, MD, who received the ADLM Past President’s Award; William PTM van Doorn, recipient of the ADLM General Research Grant; and Marisa Germaine, recipient of the Helen Free Travel Grant.
The award winners will be recognized during plenary sessions at the ADLM 2026 meeting, held in Anaheim, California, from July 26 to 30.
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