GUPS Award Winners
Each year, the Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the field of urologic pathology. These awards honor excellence in research, education, service, and career achievement. Below is a year-wise list of award recipients across various categories.
2025 Award Winners
| Life Time Achievement Award Winners | Distinguished Service Award Winners | Excellence in Service Award Winners | Ondrej Hes Best Kidney Cancer Research Winners | Excellence in Uropathology Research Awardees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mahul Amin, LabCorp, University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Dr. Rajal B. Shah, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX | Dr. Ali Amin, Brown University, Rhode Island Dr. Priya Rao, MD Anderson Cancer Hospital, Houston, TX Dr. Samson Fine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | Dr. Anandi Lobo – Kapoor Center for Urology and Kidney Diseases, Ahmedabad, India | 1st Prize – Dr. Fatih Ozay, Weill Cornell Medicine, NY, USA 2nd Prize- Dr. Kanako Sagan, Wakayama Medical Univesity, Japan 3rd Prize – Dr. Michael McCarthy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA |
2024 Award Winners
| Life Time Achievement Award Winners | Distinguished Service Award Winners | Excellence in Service Award Winners | Ondrej Hes Best Kidney Cancer Research Winners | Excellence in Uropathology Research Awardees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Victor Reuter, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | Â | Â | Dr. Jessica Claus, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University | Â |
2023 Award Winners
| Life Time Achievement Award Winners | Distinguished Service Award Winners | Excellence in Service Award Winners | Ondrej Hes Best Kidney Cancer Research Winners | Excellence in Uropathology Research Awardees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ondrej Hes, Charles University, Czech Republic | Dr. Kiril Trpkov, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada | Dr. Linmao Zheng, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China | 1st prize –
Dr. Bangchen Wang
Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC, USA
2nd prize – Dr. Dilara Akbulut National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA 3rd prize – Dr. Nicole Zalles, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA |
2022 Award Winner
| Life Time Achievement Award Winner | Dr. Larry True, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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GUPS Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to :
Dr. Ondřej Hes
Charles University
Pilsen, Czech Republic.
For his outstanding contributions to the field of Genitourinary Pathology
Charles University
Pilsen, Czech Republic.
For his outstanding contributions to the field of Genitourinary Pathology
Genitourinary Pathology Society Award For Excellence in Uropathology Research
Genitourinary Pathology Society Dr. Ondřej Hes Award for Best Kidney Cancer Research
Dr. Linmao Zheng
West China Hospital, Sichuan University Sichuan, China