Two Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists, Dr. Semra Etyemez and Dr. Jesse Platt, have been honored with prestigious early-career awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2026.
The ASCI is one of the nation’s oldest nonprofit medical honor societies, which is comprised of more than 3,500 physician-scientists from all medical specialties. It recognizes and supports the scientific efforts, educational needs and clinical aspirations of physician-scientists to improve the health of all people. ASCI’s early-career awards are designed to encourage and inspire physician-scientists by engaging them with the ASCI community, while honoring their research achievements.
Dr. Etyemez, a research associate in obstetrics and gynecology and in psychiatry, received the ASCI’s Emerging-Generation Award, which recognizes post-MD, pre-faculty appointment physician-scientists who are meaningfully engaged in immersive research. Her research focuses on the biological mechanisms underlying perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, with the goal of identifying biomarkers and developing strategies to treat and prevent perinatal mental illness.
