Healthcare Scientist Award Winners 2025

8 May 2025, 3:57 p.m.

As part of Healthcare Science Week, we hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate our scientists. See the winners for each category below.

Healthcare Scientist Team of the Year

This award celebrates a whole service or specialist team who has made a positive impact on their patients, service, department, to GOSH or to the wider community. 

Congratulations to our winner...

Genomics Bioinformatics Team

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Healthcare Scientist of the Year

This award celebrates a healthcare scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to their patients, team, department, to GOSH or to the wider community in any area.  

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Emma Carter – Cardiac Physiology

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Healthcare Scientist Support Worker of the Year

This award celebrates a healthcare scientist support worker who has made an outstanding contribution to their patients, team, department, to GOSH or to the wider community in any area.  

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Daniel Wasswa – Histopathology

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Healthcare Scientist Rising Star Award

This award celebrates early career excellence from a healthcare scientist or support worker who is currently undertaking a formal training programme. 

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Najjina Ahad – SIHMDS

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Healthcare Scientist Educator of the Year Award

This award celebrates an educator or student coordinator who has provided outstanding student placements and strives for excellence in the development of their students. 

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James Burton – Microbiology

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Healthcare Ambassador Award

This award celebrates a team or an individual who has meaningfully engaged with patients, the public, outreach or sustainability practices. 

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Arnold Awuah – Immunology

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Healthcare Scientist Digital Development and Transformation Award

This award celebrates a team or an individual who have led the way in digital development/ transformation towards improvements in healthcare.

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Bethan Hoskins – Rare and Inherited Diseases Lab

Healthcare Scientist Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award

This award celebrates a team or an individual who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.    

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Francis Yongblah – Microbiology

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Healthcare Scientist Aspiring Researcher and Innovator Award

This award celebrates a team or an individual who have made a significant contribution to develop, lead or support research and innovation.  

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Katrina Prise – Ophthalmology

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Healthcare Scientist Champion

This award celebrates individuals who champion the healthcare scientist workforce but are not a healthcare scientist. Their work allies to healthcare science and makes a positive impact to the healthcare scientist workforce, patients and the public.

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Angela McGee-Infection Control, Microbiology & Virology

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