Caption: From left: ASIP 2025–2026 President Pilar Alcaide; Vik Meadows and ASIP Executive Officer William B. Coleman.
Vik Meadows, a postdoctoral fellow in the Organ Pathobiology and Therapeutics Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, received a Young Scientist Leadership Award in May at the annual meeting of the American Society for Investigative Pathobiology (ASIP) in Fort Myers, Florida.
The award recognizes outstanding and sustained achievements at the earliest stages of a career in biomedical research.
Characteristics expected of the awardee include exceptional volunteered service and/or leadership within the ASIP, as well as achievements that form the foundation for a successful career as an experimental pathology researcher.
Meadows presented her lecture, “Gut Feelings: How Bile Duct Integrity Regulates the Gut-Liver Axis” during the meeting. In a statement to the society, she said: “Receiving the Young Scientist Leadership Award from the ASIP is a significant honor. Reflecting on this achievement, I am continually reminded of the people who made it possible. My growth as a scientist has been shaped by exceptional mentors who gave me the opportunities and tools to become who I am today.”