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Murray Goodman Scientific Excellence & Mentorship Award

The Murray Goodman Scientific Excellence and Mentorship Award recognizes career-long research excellence in peptide science combined with significant mentorship and training of students, postdoctoral fellows, and other co-workers. The award honors the legacy of Murray Goodman, a pioneering peptide chemist who was renowned both for his scientific contributions and his dedication to training the next generation of scientists.

This award celebrates researchers who exemplify the dual commitment to scientific excellence and mentorship that characterized Murray Goodman's distinguished career.

Recipients

2020s

2025 William D. Lubell
Université de Montréal
2023 James P. Tam
Nanyang Technological University
2021 Jean Chmielewski
Purdue University

2010s

2019 Fernando Albericio
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2017 Paul Alewood
The University of Queensland
2015 George Barany
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
2013 Robert S. Hodges
University of Colorado at Denver
2011 Victor J. Hruby
University of Arizona

2000s

2009 Charles M. Deber
University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children
Murray Goodman

Professor Murray Goodman passed away in Germany on June 1, 2004 at the age of 75 after a very brief illness. Murray, as he was known to thousands of peptide chemists world wide, served as President of the American Peptide Society from 2001-2003. He was an incisive and influential force in the field of peptide chemistry and remained active, dedicated and enthusiastic throughout his lifetime.