WASHINGTON, DC — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2026 Signature Award recipients. The following leaders and innovators will be recognized during the AMIA 2026 Annual Symposium at the State of the Association meeting. The awards honor individuals and teams whose contributions have advanced biomedical and health informatics through research, innovation, leadership, policy, education, and collaboration.
The AMIA Signature Awards program recognizes members at different stages of their careers for significant contributions to the field of informatics. Through these awards, AMIA celebrates excellence and highlights the leadership, innovation, scientific achievement, and dedication that continue to shape the future of health and healthcare through informatics.
The AMIA Annual Symposium is the world's premier meeting for research and practice in biomedical and health informatics. The work presented spans the informatics spectrum, including translational bioinformatics, clinical research informatics, clinical informatics, consumer health informatics, public health informatics, and emerging areas that are transforming healthcare and science.
2026 AMIA Signature Awards
AMIA New Investigator Award
Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Informatics
Tiffani Bright, PhD, FACMI
Don Eugene Detmer Award for Health Policy Contributions in Informatics
Victoria Tiase, PhD, RN, FAMIA
Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics
Zhiyong Lu, PhD, FACMI
Virginia K. Saba Informatics Award
Ross Koppel, PhD, FACMI
Patricia Flatley Brennan Award for Informatics Team Science
Andrew Boyd, MD, FACMI, FAMIA
Karen Dunn Lopez, PhD, MPH, RN
Catherine Craven, PhD, MA, MLS, FAMIA
and the Creating Artificial Intelligence-Enabled All-Health Team Data Fabric (CAIDF) Team
William W. Stead Award for Thought Leadership in Informatics
Ross Koppel, PhD, FACMI
About AMIA
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is the professional home for the informatics community. AMIA advances the field of informatics and its ability to improve health and healthcare through leadership, education, research, and policy. AMIA supports professionals and students across the informatics spectrum and serves as a trusted voice for the field.