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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
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
Emma Carter – Cardiac Physiology
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
Daniel Wasswa – Histopathology
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
Najjina Ahad – SIHMDS
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
James Burton – Microbiology
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
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
Francis Yongblah – Microbiology
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
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.
Congratulations to our winner...
Angela McGee-Infection Control, Microbiology & Virology
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