Dr. Cushion was recognized for her contributions in the pre-clinical drug development area by being selected as the recipient of the 2017 American Society for Microbiology Research Award, ASM’s premier award honoring outstanding accomplishment in antimicrobial research.

• She was selected for the 2011 class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) Program for Women
• Senior Research Career Scientist (VA) 2020-2027
• Recent Chair of the NIH AIDS Associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancers
• Infectious Diseases Study Section B member, Veterans Affairs
• Member of the JPC-2 military Operational Medicine and Military Infectious Diseases Research Program Review and Analysis
• She was elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology in 2009

Steven Sayson:

• ASIP Trainee Scholar Award for Excellence in Inflammation Research, 2020;
• GSGA Research Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 2020