Thank you for another fantastic Stibitz-Wilson Awards event!
This year, we celebrated Code to Cure: Visionaries at the Nexus of Medicine and Technology
The 2024 Stibitz-Wilson Awards recognize medical innovators working at the leading edge of technology to improve human health and outcomes:
Maya Ajmera, whose leadership at Society for Science has shaped global scientific discourse, advanced public understanding of science, and significantly impacted educational outcomes
Dr. Charles Limb, for innovative work in auditory prosthetics and brain mapping that has furthered the integration of medicine and technology to enhance human well-being.
Dr. Russell Taylor, for groundbreaking applications of cutting-edge robotics in medicine that have revolutionized modern surgical procedures.
Dr. Irving Weissman, for transformative contributions to stem cell biology and cancer research.
Meet the 2024 Honorees:
Maya Ajmera
Maya Ajmera is President and CEO of the Society for Science and a STEM champion whose dedication to fostering a generation of critical thinkers has shaped global scientific discourse and significantly impacted educational outcomes.
Dr. Charles Limb
Dr. Limb is the Director of the UCSF Douglas Grant Cochlear Implant Center, and his innovative work in auditory prosthetics and brain mapping has opened new avenues for the integration of medicine and technology in enhancing human well-being.
Dr. Russell Taylor
Dr. Taylor directs both the Johns Hopkins Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics and the NSF Engineering Research Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology, and his groundbreaking contributions to medical robotics have revolutionized modern surgical procedures.
Dr. Irving Weissman
Dr. Irving Weissman, Professor for Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research and Professor of Developmental Biology at Stanford University, is celebrated for his transformative contributions to stem cell biology and cancer research.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
The Stibitz-Wilson Awards are made possible by the generous support of our Sponsors and the Bozeman community.
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Watch the 2024 Awards Ceremony
A Celebration of Excellence
The Stibitz-Wilson Awards are named for inventor George Stibitz, whose work at Bell Labs in the 1930s helped set the stage for modern digital computing, and for biologist Edward O. Wilson, who made landmark contributions to our understanding of the complex web of life on Earth.
For more than twenty years, the Stibitz-Wilson Awards have recognized insightful men and women whose work has powerfully impacted modern life. Learn about our previous honorees below.