STAT set out to celebrate the unheralded heroes of science and medicine, poring over hundreds of nominations from across North America in search for the next generation of scientific superstars. We were on the hunt for the most impressive doctors and researchers on the cusp of launching their careers, but not yet fully independent.
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Meet the 2024 STAT Wunderkinds
This year, as in past years, we’ve found inspiring stories and innovative research. All are blazing new trails as they attempt to answer big questions in science and medicine.
Winners by Year: 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
Alaina Beauchamp
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Shedding light on how where we live shapes our health
Carlos Bravo-Iñiguez
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health
New moms and surgical patients are among those who could benefit from Carlos Bravo-Iñiguez’s work to stop fatal bleeding
Alexander Chern
Johns Hopkins University
Experiencing a two-week coma in medical school put Alexander Chern on the path to studying music perception
James Diao
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
James Diao’s research on race in clinical algorithms has already affected millions of patients
Erin Duffy
University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center
A leading expert on surprise medical bills and debt, Erin Duffy is helping to shape policy reforms
Sasha Ebrahimi
GSK
On the cutting edge of antibody-drug conjugate research in the fight against cancer
Divya Jain
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
A bioengineer focusing on the often-overlooked problem of head trauma among survivors of domestic violence
Wilfredo Matias
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Expanding global access to infectious disease medicines
Miguel Paredes
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
In tracking the spread of mpox, Miguel Paredes found reason for hope
Jorge Diego Martin-Rufino
Boston Children's Hospital and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Working to engineer safer and more effective cell therapies
Jon Arizti Sanz
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Developing diagnostics to combat bird flu and Covid
Diane Shao
Boston Children's Hospital
Using genetics to probe the origins of neurodevelopmental disabilities
Mariluz Soula
Lime Therapeutics
This cancer and metabolism researcher says the only limit as ‘yourself’
Caitlyn Vlasschaert
Queen’s University
This physician-scientist’s discovery could help stop or slow damage to kidneys
The Wunderkinds were selected solely by STAT's editorial staff. The award sponsor had no input in the decision-making process and the awardees have received no financial benefit from the sponsor.
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