Awards Session

Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Talk Room 2

We are pleased to honor our awardees at the VSS 2025 Awards Session.

Davida Teller Award

Jody Culham

Professor of Psychology, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Immersive Neuroscience at Western University, Ontario

Congratulations to Jody Culham, the 2025 recipient of the Davida Teller Award.

Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science

J. Anthony Movshon

University Professor and Silver Professor; Professor of Neural Science and Psychology; Professor of Ophthalmology and of Neuroscience and Physiology, and investigator, Neuroscience Institute (NYU School of Medicine)

Congratulations to Tony Movshon, the 2025 recipient of the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science.

Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award 

Leyla Isik

Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University

Congratulations to Leyla Isik, the 2025 recipient of the Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award


Extraordinary VSS 25th Anniversary Awards

25th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Award 

Tatiana (Tania) Pasternak

Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience, University of Rochester | Scientific Review Officer, US National Institutes of Health

Congratulations to Tatiana Pasternak, recipient of the 25th Anniversary VSS Lifetime Achievement Award


25th Anniversary Lifetime Service Award 

Hoover Chan

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute and the University of California, San Francisco

Congratulations to Hoover Chan, recipient of the 25th Anniversary VSS Lifetime Service Award


25th Anniversary Founders Award

Ken Nakayama

Professor Emeritus, Harvard University; Visiting Research Scientist, UC Berkeley

Congratulations to Ken Nakayama, recipient of the 25th Anniversary Founders Award



25th Anniversary Founders Award

Thomas Sanocki

Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida

Congratulations to Tom Sanocki, recipient of the 25th Anniversary Founders Award





Recipients of these awards and grants will be recognized at the awards session.

Our Graphics Competition Winners will also be recognized.