Early Career Researchers 
Daniel T. O'Connor, MD Memorial Travel Awards

Thanks to generous support, distinguished early-career researchers will be selected for the Daniel T. O'Connor, MD Memorial Session and associated travel award. 

A special scientific session for early career researchers (within 10 years of obtention of doctoral degree, or in training for doctoral degree under exceptional circumstances) will be organized during this symposium in memory of Dr. Daniel T. O'Connor who was a pioneer scientist in the area of chromaffin cell biology and a strong and constant advocate for early career biomedical researchers.

Selected candidates will make presentations of their studies in the ISCCB conference. The application process is not yet open.

 

Daniel T. O’Connor Early Career Researcher Symposium Awardees*         

ISCCB-20, 21,22                    

2020

Debasis Das, PhD - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (Mumbai, India)

Nikhil Gandasi, PhD - University of Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Sahar El Aidy, PhD - University of Groningen (Netherlands)

Giriraj Sahu, PhD - University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada)

2022

Pradeep Kumar Singh, PhD - Weill Cornell Medicine (NYC, USA)

Vikas Arige, PhD - University of Rochester (Rochester, NY, USA)

Wei Ying, PhD - University of California San Diego (San Diego, USA)

Maria Maldifassi, PhD - University of Bern (Bern, Switzerland)

Carmine Rocca, PhD - University of Calabria (Calabria, Italy)

2025

Stefanie Geisler, PhD - University of Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)

Elke Muntjewerff, PhD - Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden)

Anna De Bartolo, PhD - University of Calabria (Calabria, Italy)

Quanfeng Zhang, PhD - Peking University (Beijing, China)

*Affiliations listed are those at the time of the award.

Daniel T. O’Connor, M.D. (1948-2014)

Daniel T. O'Connor received his B.S. in Biology (1970) from  Loyola University, Los Angeles, CA  and his M.D. (1974) from UC Davis, CA. He joined the faculty at UCSD as Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1979 where he was promoted to Professor of Medicine in 1991 and was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor of Medicine & Pharmacology in 2010. He received numerous prestigious awards and published over 400 papers making landmark contributions elucidating the

  • Mechanisms of peptide and catecholamine synthesis, storage, and release from chromaffin cells
  • CHGA measurement as a diagnostic/prognostic tool for pheochromocytoma and other neuroendocrine neoplasia
  • Human sympathochromaffin phenotypes to probe genetic control of autonomic function and genesis of hypertension.

 

Daniel T. O'Connor

 

 

 

DT O'Connor google scholar page

 

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