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1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></figure> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>Tomasz Nowakowski receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for the development of technologies to identify and track the regenerative capacity of neural stem cells and neural progenitor cells in the human brain.</p> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>“I grew up in a city where Hevelius drew the first map of the surface of the moon,” he says “I often compare our cell atlasing efforts to those of early cartographers trying to set the stage for future explorations.”</p> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="video-wrapper"><iframe title="Tomasz Nowakowski | Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/905190776?h=dd14ffceef&dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="1040" height="585" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture"></iframe></div> </div></figure> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>Nowakowski grew up in a working-class family in Gdańsk, Poland. His passion for science started in high school, but he truly found his vocation while volunteering at a hospice and caring for a patient with schizophrenia. This experience made him realize how little we know about the complexity of the human mind.</p> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>After completing high school in 2004, he traveled to the United Kingdom where he earned his BSc in Physiology, followed by an MSc in Life Sciences, and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences; it was during his studies at Edinburgh that Nowakowski honed his research focus on neurobiology, with a focus on the different types of brain cells and the role of genetics in their development. He immigrated to the United States in 2012 to pursue postdoctoral work in neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is now an associate professor. </p> </div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABLAAAAMgAQAAAAAbm6avAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAACMSURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tB2+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPgPX7wABGnGBnwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" alt="A close-up of Tomasz Nowakowski's face as he peers into a microscope." class="wp-image-12771 lazyload" data-src="https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1" data-srcset="https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1200w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-250x167.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 250w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-700x467.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 700w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-768x512.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 768w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-120x80.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 120w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-396x264.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 396w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-710x473.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 710w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-500x333.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 500w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-800x533.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 800w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-950x633.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 950w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-1000x667.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1000w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&w=624&ssl=1 624w" data-sizes="auto" data-eio-rwidth="1200" data-eio-rheight="800" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" src="https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1" alt="A close-up of Tomasz Nowakowski's face as he peers into a microscope." class="wp-image-12771" srcset="https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1200w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-250x167.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 250w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-700x467.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 700w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-768x512.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 768w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-120x80.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 120w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-396x264.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 396w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-710x473.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 710w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-500x333.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 500w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-800x533.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 800w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-950x633.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 950w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014-1000x667.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1000w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_014.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&w=624&ssl=1 624w" sizes="(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></figure> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>At UCSF, Nowakowski and his research team investigate the mechanisms by which neural stem cells generate and organize in the human brain. Believing that neurological and mental health disorders are rooted in the dysfunction of cell types and circuits, he is convinced that by illuminating these dysfunctions and their causes, scientists can develop targeted therapies.</p> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <p>Nowakowski is passionate about using his role as a research leader to advance and support promising scientists from diverse backgrounds, with a particular focus on  supporting historically underserved communities and scientists from Poland and Ukraine.</p> </div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="837" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABLAAAANFAQAAAABDojhGAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAACRSURBVHja7cEBDQAAAMKg909tDwcUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADnBu3CAAEawUcAAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="Tomasz Nowakowski, wearing a blue lab coat, stands in his lab smiling and folding his arms. 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" class="wp-image-12766" srcset="https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1200w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-250x174.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 250w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-700x488.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 700w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-768x536.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 768w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-120x84.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 120w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-378x264.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 378w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-705x492.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 705w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-500x349.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 500w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-800x558.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 800w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-945x659.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 945w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009-1000x698.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1 1000w, https://eteme5j4z9y.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024_VFP_TomaszNowakowski_009.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&w=624&ssl=1 624w" sizes="(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px" data-eio="l" /></noscript></figure> <div class="l-constrain"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Awards and Accomplishments</h2> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <ul class="wp-block-list"><div class="l-constrain"> <li>Joseph Altman Award in Developmental Neuroscience (2023)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator (2022)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Laboratory for Genomics Research Innovation Award (2022)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Shurl & Kay Curci Foundation Scholar Award (2022)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Daniel X. Freedman Prize, Honorable Mention (2021)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award (2021)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Klingenstein-Simons Fund Fellowship Award in Neuroscience (2021)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Allen Institute for Brain Science Next Generation Leader (2018)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator (2018)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, Finalist (2018)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>NARSAD Young Investigator Award (2018)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Cajal Club Krieg Cortical Explorer Award (2017)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Broad Foundation Innovation Award (2017)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Simons Foundation for Autism Research Bridge to Independence Award (2017)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Distinction in Life Sciences, MSc, The University of Edinburgh (2008)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Wellcome Trust 4-Year PhD Studentship (2007)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Distinction in Biological Sciences with Honors in Physiology, BSc, the University of Edinburgh (2007)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>The Nuffield Foundation Undergraduate Bursary (2006)</li> </div> <div class="l-constrain"> <li>Wellcome Trust Undergraduate Studentship (2006)</li> </div></ul> </div> <div class="prizewinner__meta"> <div class="prizewinner__social"> <h3>Follow Tomasz Nowakowski</h3> <div> <a class="side-title__social twitter" href="https://x.com/labnowakowski" target="_blank">Follow Tomasz Nowakowski on X</a> <a class="side-title__social linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasz-jan-nowakowski-47b87045/" target="_blank">Follow Tomasz Nowakowski on LinkedIn</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="meta--mobile mobile--aria-hidden-false"> <div class="meta__tags l-constrain 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