Leadership Team

Leadership Team Awards and Accomplishments in 2023

Henry VanBrocklin, PhD was named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award for outstanding achievement in basic science applied to nuclear medicine. VanBrocklin is a professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and director of the Radiopharmaceutical Research Program in the Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Henry is a founding member of the Coalition and currently serves as co-chair.

Sally Schwarz, MS, RPh, BCNP was named the 2023 recipient of the Michael J. Welch Award for outstanding contribution to the field of radiopharmaceutical sciences. Schwarz is professor in the Department of Radiology in the Division of Research Imaging Facilities at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Sally is also a founding member of the Coalition and currently serves as board member. She is also a former president of the SNMMI.

Peter J. H. Scott, PhD was named the 2023 recipient of the Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award for excellence in transformative research and exceptional mentorship. Scott is associate professor of radiology and pharmacology, division director of nuclear medicine, and director of the PET Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Peter serves as a Coalition board member.

Cathy S. Cutler, PhD was named as president-elect for the SNMMI, having been elected by membership as vice president-elect in 2022. Cutler has long been an active leader at SNMMI and is currently director of the medical isotope research and production program at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. Cathy serves as a Coalition board member.