Spencer Woolwine, MD with patient

Research Awards

Resident and Fellow Research Awards

Housestaff Research Award

The purpose of the HOUSESTAFF RESEARCH AWARD is to stimulate creative research by recognizing a resident and a fellow whose research is judged by a review committee to be the most significant and meritorious during the academic year. Separate awards will be given for Residents and Fellows.

The research may be in any field of biomedical or behavioral sciences, either clinical or non-clinical, must be original work designed and conducted by the Resident or Fellow, and must be conducted during the training years at UCSF Fresno.

  • Previous award winners are not eligible to apply.
  • Only one submission per person will be accepted.
  • If you are not the first author, you must explain your role on the project.

The UCSF-Fresno Research Committee, which consists of faculty members and scientists in the Fresno medical and scientific community, will judge the submissions.

 All Submissions must be uploaded by midnight on Sunday, May 8, 2022 to the appropriate link for Residents or Fellows as indicated below. No paper submissions will be accepted.

Resident Instructions

Residents must submit an abstract up to 500 words, in PDF format. The abstract should be suitable for submission to a regional or higher level meeting.

Click here to apply

Fellow Instructions

Fellows must submit an abstract of up to 500 words suitable for submission to a regional or higher level meeting, in PDF format.

Click here to apply

To view a list of previous award recipients, click here


Faculty Research Awards

The purpose of the FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD is to stimulate creative research by recognizing the faculty member whose research is judged by a review committee to be the most significant and meritorious during the academic year. The award, which carries a $1,000 allowance for conference travel, research material, or classes, will be presented at the UCSF Fresno Graduation in June

All faculty members (part-time or full-time) at UCSF Fresno are eligible for this award. The research may be in any field of biomedical or behavioral sciences, either clinical or non-clinical. It must be original work in which the faculty member serves as principal investigator while a member of the UCSF Fresno faculty. The submitted paper will be considered together with the body of scholarly work completed during the tenure of the faculty member at UCSF Fresno. Please submit a list of scholarly activities summarized in a CV in UCSF format as used in the Advance system and an example of this work submitted as a scientific paper in draft form, suitable for submission to a peer reviewed journal. Acceptance for publication is not a requirement. Abstracts and chapters should be notated in your CV.

  • Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
  • Only one submission per person will be accepted.
  • If you are not the first author, you must explain your role on the project.

The UCSF-Fresno Research Committee which consists of faculty members and scientists in the Fresno medical and scientific community, will judge the submissions.

The paper and a CV in UCSF format MUST BE submitted in PDF format before midnight on Sunday, May 8, 2022. No paper submissions will be accepted. Use the link below for submission:

Click here to apply

To view a list of previous award recipients, click here