Dr. Byrareddy honored with Wybran Award

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, professor and vice chair of research in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neurosciences, received the Joseph Wybran Award from the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology in March.

Dr. Byrareddy received the award during the organization’s annual conference in Delhi, India.

The Wybran Award, the highest honor bestowed by the society, is given to an individual who has made extraordinary scientific contributions that have resulted in the preservation and expansion of the field of neuroimmune pharmacology.

The international award is named in honor of the late Dr. Joseph Wybran, an immunologist and physician, who made several important seminal discoveries.

Dr. Byrareddy was recognized for his contributions to the field over the last decade, including studies on immunotherapy, antiviral drugs, substance abuse, HIV reservoir research and gut-brain connections.

“It was really fantastic,” Dr. Byrareddy said of the recognition. “I’m honored.”

Rosemarie Booze, PhD, president of SNIP, told Dr. Byrareddy the organization was “impressed with (his) ability to take on the most difficult, yet critical, scientific questions regarding interactions between the nervous system and the immune system.”

Department chair Howard Gendelman, MD, the Margaret R. Larson Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases and the 2024 president-elect of SNIP, congratulated Dr. Byrareddy on his work and the career-milestone award.

“This is a special achievement that attests to your rapid growth as a scientist and the impact that science has had on humankind,” Dr. Gendelman said.

Two of Dr. Byrareddy’s UNMC mentees also earned recognition from the organization at the same conference. 

Samuel Johnson, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow, and Kabita Pandey, a PhD student, were awarded Early Career Investigator Travel Awards to present posters at the meeting.

Dr. Johnson also received the Arthur Falek Young Investigator Award for the most outstanding poster presentation. The award is named in honor of the first scientist to receive a first National Institute of Drug Abuse grant in 1982 for his work studying drug abuse in the context of AIDS.

The SNIP Award is the second national award Dr. Byrareddy has received recently. In late December, he also was honored as the Outstanding Research Scientist by the Antiviral Research Society. The award was given for his scientific contribution to the field of medical virology and HIV research.

20 comments

  1. Hamid Band says:

    Congratulations!

  2. John S Davis says:

    Congratulations Sid. Great recognition for your achievements.

  3. Vinai Thomas says:

    Congratulations, Sid!

  4. Prakash Radhakrishnan says:

    Congratulations!!!

  5. Gargi Ghosal says:

    Heartiest Congratulations Sid!

  6. Babu Guda says:

    Congratulations Sid!

  7. Prasanta Dash says:

    Congratulations Sid and your team.

  8. Kusum Kharbanda says:

    Congratulations, Sid!

  9. Howard Gendelman says:

    A major step forward in your career path and it is rightful that the society has acknowledged your own achievements in both research and in mentoring. Could not help but appreciate the growth of your students. Well done!

    Howard Gendelman, MD

  10. Amar Singh says:

    Congrats Sid.

  11. Gurudutt Pendyala says:

    Congrats Sid !

  12. karuna Rasineni says:

    Congratulations!!

  13. Murali Ganesan says:

    Congratulations Dr. Sid.

  14. Murali Ganesan says:

    Congratulations Dr. Sid

  15. Bala Sajja says:

    Congratulations!

  16. Anthony Sambol says:

    Sid, congratulations- much deserved. Tony S.

  17. Saraswathi Viswanathan says:

    Congratulations, Sid!

  18. Sid Byrareddy says:

    Thank you to everyone for your kind wishes and support

  19. Samikkannu Thangavel says:

    Congratulations Sidda!

  20. Viswanathan Chokkavelu says:

    Heartfelt congratulations Dr.Byrareddy.
    Wish you many more honors and a Nobel, The Ultimate.
    V.Chokkavelu

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