The TSC Alliance grants the Manuel R. Gomez Award to individuals who have made a significant impact on our understanding of TSC in research, and/or have impacted the delivery of clinical care for individuals with TSC.
The award is given in memory of Manuel R. Gomez, MD (1928-2006), the “Father of TSC” in the United States. A dedicated physician-scientist, Dr. Gomez provided care and compassion for hundreds of individuals with TSC while conducting some of the pioneering research in the field.
Anyone can submit a nomination – TSC community, post-docs, members of the board, mentors, etc. The nomination should come with a letter describing why the nominee is deserving and should include an NIH-style biosketch of the nominee. Nominees may be from anywhere – this award is not restricted to the US.
The TSC Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Manuel R. Gomez Award, which will be awarded at the 2025 TSC International Research Conference. The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, April 11, 2025.
Submit your nomination here
For any questions, please contact Sam Metzger at smetzger@tscalliance.org.
Previous Gomez Award recipients
- Anna Jansen, MD, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Kari Luther Rosbeck, TSC Alliance
- Darcy Krueger, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Mark Nellist, PhD, Erasmus MC
- Chris Kingswood, MB, BS, FRCP, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Julian Sampson, DM, FRCP, FMedSci, Cardiff University
- Paolo Curatolo, MD, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome
- Petrus J. de Vries, MBChB, MRCPsych, PhD, University of Cape Town
- John J. Bissler, MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Martina Bebin, MD, MPA, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Howard Weiner, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital (formerly at New York University Medical Center)
- Mark Mausner, MD
- Sergiusz Jóźwiak, MD, PhD, Children’s Memorial Health Institute
- Elizabeth A. Thiele, MD, PhD, Carol and Jim Herscot Center for Children and Adults with TSC at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Ann Hunt, Tuberous Sclerosis Association
- David Neal Franz, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Elizabeth Petri Henske, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (formerly at Fox Chase Cancer Center)
- Hope Northrup, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Steve Roach, MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine (formerly at Wake Forest University)
- David Kwiatkowski, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Vicky Whittemore, PhD, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (formerly at the TSC Alliance)
Pictured above/right: Manuel R. Gomez; Manuel R. Gomez Award Winners Dr. Sergiusz Jóźwiak And Dr. Elizabeth Thiele.
