Congratulations to our ten BSI Immunology Award winners!
The BSI Immunology Awards celebrate the remarkable achievements of individuals and teams shaping the future of immunology. The 2025 winners were announced on 18 June at the BSI immunology Awards Ceremony. We would like to congratulate all of the winners and those shortlisted for their fantastic achievements:
BSI Research Excellence Award: Professor Richard Grencis, University of Manchester
BSI Early Career Research Excellence Award, sponsored by Bio-Techne: Dr Elena Mitsi, University of Oxford
BSI Outstanding Leadership Award, sponsored by Clinical & Experimental Immunology: Professor Clare Bryant, University of Cambridge
BSI Public Engagement Award: Professor Jessica Teeling, University of Southampton
(Honourable mention: Erin-Claire Pallott, University of Manchester)
BSI Outstanding Team Award, sponsored by Immunotherapy Advances: Southampton Antibody and Vaccine Group, Southampton
BSI Immunology Teaching Excellence Award: Dr Alan Hayes, University of Edinburgh
(Honourable mention: Dr Sarah Buchan, Bournemouth University)
BSI Diversity and Inclusion Award, sponsored by Discovery Immunology: Professor João Marcos Brandet, Secretaria Estadual de Educação do Estado do Paraná and Professor John Hammond, The Pirbright Institute
BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology Award: Professor Daniel Davis, Imperial College London
Outstanding Contribution to the BSI Award: Professor Leonie Taams, King’s College London
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the BSI Immunology Awards this year, whether by sponsoring the event, submitting a nomination, sitting on a judging panel or the BSI Nominations Committee, or by attending the Awards Ceremony. It was a pleasure to come together and celebrate the achievements of our Award winners and colleagues. You truly made it a night to remember.
In the coming months, we will be publishing a series of interviews with Award winners, so keep an eye out on our social media channels to find out more!
Our Judges
BSI Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Dr Donald Palmer, Royal Veterinary College, joint winner of the BSI Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2023
- Tomi Akingbade, University of Cambridge, joint winner of the BSI Diversity and Inclusion Award in 2023
- Dr Simone Cuff, Cardiff University
BSI Public Engagement Award
- Professor Matthias Eberl, Cardiff University, BSI Public Engagement Secretary
- Professor Sheena Cruickshank, University of Manchester, winner of the BSI Public Engagement Award in 2023
- Dr Victoria Male, Imperial College London, winner of the Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology Award in 2023
BSI Immunology Teaching Excellence Award
- Dr Sophie Rutschmann, Imperial College London, BSI Education and Careers Secretary and joint winner of the BSI Teaching Excellence Award in 2023
- Professor Tom Wilkinson, Swansea University, joint winner of the BSI Teaching Excellence Award in 2023
- Dr Nigel Francis, Cardiff University, Chair of BSI Teaching Affinity Group
BSI Outstanding Team Award 2023 and Early Career Research Excellence Award 2023
- Dr George Robinson, University College London, winner of the BSI Early Career Research Excellence Award in 2023
- Professor Gary Entrican, Roslin Institute, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to the BSI Award in 2023
- Dr Sarah Goddard - University Hospitals of North Midlands
Outstanding Leadership Award 2023 and Research Excellence Award 2023
- Professor Simon Milling, University of Glasgow, Editor-in-Chief of BSI journal Discovery Immunology
- Dr Edoardo Prediletto, Autolus Ltd, member of the BSI Member Representative Forum
- Professor Jessica Strid, Imperial College London, member of the BSI Board of Trustees
- Professor Lucy Walker, University College London, winner of the BSI Immunology Research Excellence Award in 2023
A note on our selection process
The winners have been selected after careful review and deliberation by an expert judging panel, whose recommendation was then ratified by the BSI Nominations Committee.
For the BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology Award and the Outstanding Contribution to the BSI Award, the BSI staff drew up a shortlist of suggestions after consultation with BSI Trustees and committee members. This shortlist was then reviewed by the BSI Nominations Committee.
Sponsorship
Thank you to our sponsors who are supporting this event.
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