In a well-deserved recognition, Dr. Laura Knoll, a distinguished Professor of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and the Associate Dean for Basic Research Training, has been honored with the prestigious Kellett Mid-Career Award. This accolade, administered by the university to support mid-career faculty members who have excelled in their research endeavors, highlights Dr. Knoll’s significant achievements over the past years.
This award is comparable in competitiveness to the Romnes Faculty Fellowships and the WARF Professorships but is intended to recognize and support mid-career faculty, seven to twenty years past their first promotion to a tenured position. The Mid-Career Award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers. This award cannot be awarded more than one time to any faculty member.
The Kellett Mid-Career Awards are made possible by the impressive research efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff. Technology arising from these research efforts is licensed by our patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), to industry. Income from successful licenses is returned to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to fund a variety of research activities throughout the divisions on campus, including these awards.
For more information on the Kellett Mid-Career Award, please visit their webpage:
https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/kellett-mid-career-award/