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Highlights of the 2025 Symposium
Congratulations to our Cell Stress Society International
2025 Awards Winners!
Medallion of CSSI
Mehdi Mollapour, Art Horwich
Art Horwich, MD, Yale School of Medicine
Discovery of mitochondrial Hsp60 & Contribution to the understanding of chaperonin function.
Mehdi Mollapour, Chris Prodromou
Chris Prodromou, PhD, University of Sussex, UK
Structure of Hsp90 and its chaperone complexes
Ferruccio Ritossa Research Scholar Award
Matthias Truttman, Mehdi Mollapour
Matthias Truttmann, PhD, University of Michigan
Hsp70 chaperone PTMs in proteostasis,
Senior Editor for Cell Stress and Chaperones
Alfred Tissieres Young Investigator Award
Mehdi Mollapour, Anniina Vihervaara
Anniina Vihervaara, PhD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Transcriptional response to stress and advances in Heat Shock Factor Biology
Dr. Susan Lindquist Women in Chaperone and Stress Research Award
Mehdi Mollapour, Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson, PhD, University of Idaho
Cloning of the Hsp90 cochaperone p23;
Advancement of our understanding of co-chaperone regulation of Hsp90 and Hsp70
Dr. Len Neckers Innovation Award
Mehdi Mollapour, Brian Blagg
Brian Blagg, PhD, Notre Dame University
Development of isoform–specific Hsp90 inhibitors
CSSI Distinguished Professorship Award
Mehdi Mollapour, Jeff Brodsky
Jeff Brodsky, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Contribution to the discovery of ERAD;
Chaperones in protein turnover
CSSI Dr. Larry Hightower Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Mehdi Mollapour, Lea Sistonen
Lea Sistonen, PhD, Abo Akademi University, Finland
Leader in the field of Stress Biology;
Support of trainee engagement and travel to CSSI meetings;
CSSI past president
CSSI Distinguished Service Award
Mehdi Mollapour, Elizabeth Repasky
Elizabeth Repasky, PhD, Roswell Cancer Center
CSSI Symposia organization;
numerous presentations at CSSI Symposia
Congratulations to our new
CSSI Fellows
Left to right: Mehdi Mollapour, Andrea Kravats, Georgios Karras, Veena Prahlad, Anniina Vihervaara, Laura Blair, Mark Woodford, Akis Fragostefanakis, Dimitra Bourboulia
New CSSI Fellows:
- Veena Prahlad
- Giorgio Colombo
- Akis Fragkostefanakis
- Laura Blair
- Georgios Karras
- Anniina Vihervaara
- Andrea Kravats
- Matthias Truttman
Congratulations to our new
CSSI Senior Fellows
Left to right: Patricija van Oosten-Hawle, Mehdi Mollapour, Brian Blagg, Chris Prodromou, Gabriela Chiosis, Brian Freeman, Jeff Brodsky, Mark Woodford, Dimitra Bourboulia
Senior Fellows:
- Jason Gestwicki
- Jeff Brodsky
- Dimitra Bourboulia
- Brian Blagg
- Chris Prodromou
- Brian Freeman
- Patricija van Oosten-Hawle
- Gabriela Chiosis
CSSI Travel Award
Congratulations to our Junior International Travel Awardee!
Akanksha Tanaji Gotmare, Mehdi Mollapour
Akanksha Tanaji Gotmare,
University of Hyderabad, India
CSSI Poster Prize Awardees
Congratulations to our Poster Prize Winners
Mehdi Mollapour, Gianna Mochi
1st Place Poster Prize:
Gianna Mochi,
Suny Upstate Medical University
Mehdi Mollapour, Ilham Zarguan
2nd Place Poster Prize:
Ilham Zarguan,
Augusta Medical School
Mehdi Mollapour, Valeria Uvarova
3rd Place Poster Prize:
Valeria Uvarova,
UNC Charlotte
Molecular Oncology Short Talk Award
Jenny Pessa, Mehdi Mollapour
Jenny Pessa,
Abo Akademi University, Finland
Top Cited Articles in Cell Stress & Chaperones (2024-2025)
Thiago Gomes Heck, Dimitra Bourboulia