Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award
The Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award is presented annually to an individual with an outstanding record of achievement and creativity in basic or patient-oriented research related to the functions and diseases of the kidney. This award is co-sponsored by the American Society of Nephrology and the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease of the American Heart Association and is limited to individuals who are age 45 or younger on December 31 of the year during which the award is presented.
The award consists of a certificate of recognition, an unrestricted grant to the laboratory of the awardee, and paid travel expenses to the meeting. The Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award recipient also gives a presentation during the plenary session at the annual meeting.
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Now Accepting Nominations
Deadlines and Criteria
These awards recognize individuals who have made great strides in kidney care, research, and education; and whose contributions have greatly impacted the field.
To nominate a candidate, submit one letter of nomination, the nominee's current CV, and an online application by January 23, 2026.
Nomination Guidelines:
- ASN can only accept one nomination letter per candidate and these letters are limited to one nominator and two supporting nominators (included in the letter and not sent separately). All nominators must be current ASN members.
- Current members of the Award Selection Committee and ASN Council cannot sponsor or co-sponsor nominations.
- To ensure current information for all the candidates, ASN will not consider nominations submitted in previous years. If you wish to renominate a candidate, please submit a new nomination letter and an updated CV.
- ASN active, corresponding, and affiliate members are eligible for consideration for the society's awards. With the exception of the Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award, ASN members are only eligible to receive one Lifetime Achievement Award.
- ASN is committed to increasing diversity, inclusiveness, and equity – including career stage, ethnicity, and gender – at all levels of the society.
- Following tradition, ASN will present next year’s recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards during Kidney Week 2026. These celebrations will include acceptance speeches but not presentations, with the exception of the Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award winner who will present during ASN Kidney Week.
Take advantage of the opportunity to recognize a colleague for their work toward a world without kidney diseases!
Barbara T. Murphy Award Application
Belding H. Scribner Award Application
Donald W. Seldin Young Investigator Award Application
Homer W. Smith Award Application
John P. Peters Award Application
Robert G. Narins Award Application
If you have any questions about the award nomination process, please email ASN Senior Operations Coordinator Molly Harrison at operations@asn-online.org.
Award Winners
- 2025 Rafael Kramann, MD, PhD, FASN
- 2024 Hiddo Jan L. Heerspink, PhD
- 2023 Benjamin S. Freedman, PhD
- 2022 Jennifer L. Pluznick, PhD
- 2021 Krzysztof Kiryluk, MD
- 2020 Anna Greka, MD, PhD
- 2019 Samir M. Parikh, MD, FASN
- 2018 Morgan Grams, MD, PhD
- 2017 Chirag R. Parikh, MD, PhD, FASN
- 2016 Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD
- 2015 Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD
- 2014 Myles Wolf, MD, MS, MSc
- 2013 Jeremy Stuart Duffield, MD, MBChB, PhD
- 2012 Tobias B. Huber, MD, FASN
- 2011 Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD
- 2010 Nicholas Katsanis, PhD
- 2009 Matthias Kretzler, MD
- 2008 S. Ananth Karumanchi, MD
- 2007 Michelle P. Winn, MD
- 2006 Thomas Benzing, MD, PhD, FASN
- 2005 Raghu Kalluri, MD, PhD, FASN
- 2004 Jeffrey H. Miner, PhD, FASN
- 2003 Peter H. Mundel, MD
- 2002 Fadi G. Lakkis, MD
- 2001 Fiona E. Karet, MBBS, PhD
- 2000 Jing Zhou, MD, PhD, FASN
- 1999 Sanjay K. Nigam, MD
- 1998 Michael J. Caplan, MD, PhD
- 1997 Benjamin L. Margolis, MD
- 1996 Laurence A. Turka, MD
- 1995 Robert A. Star, MD
- 1994 Richard J. Johnson, MD
- 1993 Alan S. Verkman, MD, PhD
- 1992 Stephen L. Gluck, MD
- 1991 Stephen T. Reeders, MD
- 1990 Alan M. Krensky, MD
- 1989 Rajiv Kumar, MBBS, FASN
- 1988 Martin G. Cogan, MD
- 1987 Eric G. Neilson, MD, FASN
- 1986 Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD
- 1985 Peter S. Aronson, MD, FASN