2024 Core Director Awards

Awarded annually, the Core Director Award serves to honor the exemplary leadership and dedication of our core directors, whose facilities serve as an integral catalyst for PSOM’s groundbreaking research.

2024 Awardees

 We are delighted to announce that, following a review by a sub-group of our Cores Committee, Drs. Chris Petucci and Peter Cronholm and have been selected as the winners of our 2024 Core Director Awards.

Dr. Chris Petucci has served as Director of the Penn Metabolomics Core Facility since its inception in 2018.  Under his leadership, the core provides essential support in untargeted and targeted quantitative metabolomics. His team’s collaborative expertise supports a wide and active userbase, while also generating impactful data for research grants, publications, and new biomarker discoveries.  Dr. Petucci has developed over ten custom targeted assays, while also advising on experimental design and data interpretation.  Furthermore, Dr. Petucci currently serves as Core Director Meeting Chair, with the aim of creating an open dialogue to increase unity amount core directors while promoting core facility excellence.

Dr. Peter Cronholm has led the Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) since co-leading its establishment in 2009, and has transformed it into a key resource for research support across Penn and beyond. As Director, Dr. Cronholm has standardized rigorous research procedures, implemented a sustainable cost model, and extended the core’s reach to a large and varied userbase. Known for his mentorship, Dr. Cronholm actively supports researchers at all levels, guiding many faculty from K-level to R01 grants and ensuring staff professional growth.  Through his leadership, the MMRL has facilitated the creation of volumes of peer-reviewed publications, enriching the scientific community's knowledge base. 

We are honored to recognize the tremendous accomplishments of Drs. Petucci and Cronholm as Core Facility Directors and are grateful for their continued efforts to achieve excellence as part of our PSOM Biomedical Research Core Facility Community.

Please click below to learn more about previous award recipients: 

2023 - Dr. Derek Jones, Penn Cytomics & Cell Sorting Facility / Tony Secreto, Stem Cell Xenograft Core Facility
2022 - Dr. David Schultz, High Throughput Screening Core Facility / Dr. Andrea Stout, CDB Microscopy Core Facility
2021 - Dr. Tapan Ganguly, Penn Genomic Analysis Core / Cell Center Services Facility & Dr. Julie Johnston, Penn Vector Core Facility