Established in 2022, this distinguished award acknowledges two exceptional physician- scientists from the DOM and PePSTP. The recipients of this award will receive $10,000/each to support their lab research. These awards will be presented each year at the Kornfeld Physician-Scientist Lecture
2024 Kornfeld Fellows
![Lance Peterson, MD, PhD](https://medicinephysicianscientist.wustl.edu/files/2024/07/Peterson-Lance_Peds__01_1400x1930-280x386-1.png)
Lance Peterson, MD, PhD
- Email: lwpeterson@nospam.wustl.edu
Medical School: Perelman School of Medicine
Fellowship: Rheumatology
Research Interests: Pediatric Rheumatology
2023 Kornfeld Fellows
![Ryan Day, MD, PhD](https://medicinephysicianscientist.wustl.edu/files/2020/08/Ryan-Day-280x386-1.jpg)
Ryan Day, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Medical School: Washington University
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Timothy Ley, MD
Research Interests: Hematologic malignancies and Mechanisms of leukemogenesis
![Ellen Schill, MD, PhD](https://medicinephysicianscientist.wustl.edu/files/2023/05/SchillEllen_1_4x5-280x386-2.jpg)
Ellen Schill, MD, PhD
Clinical Trainee; Department of Pediatrics
2022 Kornfeld Fellows
![Laura Marks, MD, PhD](https://medicinephysicianscientist.wustl.edu/files/2020/09/Laura-Marks-280x386.jpg)
Laura Marks, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Buffalo
Mentor: Jeffrey Henderson, MD, PhD
Research Interests: the pathophysiology of invasive staphylococcal disease in PWID using genomic epidemiology and molecular biology models
![Suong Nguyen, MD, PhD](https://medicinephysicianscientist.wustl.edu/files/2022/08/Nguyen_Photo-280x386-1.jpg)
Suong Nguyen, MD, PhD
Instructor in Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Mentor: Daniel Goldberg, MD, PhD
Research Interests: