The Dean Franklin Young Investigator Award has been established by Data Sciences International (DSI) in recognition of Franklin’s role in the development of instrumentation to monitor physiological function in conscious research animals. 

The APS is pleased to announce the Dean Franklin Young Investigator awardees on behalf of the Awards Committee:


2026 Dean Franklin Young Investigator Awardee

Samar Rezq, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center 

2025 Dean Franklin Young Investigator Awardee

Dragana Komnenov, PhD
Wayne State University 

2024 Dean Franklin Young Investigator Awardee

Noha Shawky, PhD
University of Mississippi Medical Center

 
Questions about past awardees? Please email the APS Community Engagement Department.

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