Titan Awards – OHDSI

The Titan Awards

The OHDSI Titan Awards celebrate extraordinary dedication and impact across our global network, recognizing those whose efforts continually drive OHDSI’s mission forward. Having just honored our ninth class of recipients, the awards reflect the pinnacle of community recognition for contributions spanning data standards, methodological research, open-source development, clinical application, leadership, collaboration and support.

Because OHDSI thrives on open collaboration, the selection process is deeply rooted in the community itself. Each year, collaborators worldwide put forward nominees who exemplify our shared vision, and the community selects the final honorees. Presented during the closing session of the annual global symposium, the Titan Awards stand as a celebration of the passionate individuals and teams who power our collective journey to improve health.

Data Standards

Titan Award for Data Standards – to recognize extraordinary contributions by an individual, organization, or team in development or evaluation in community data standards, including OMOP common data model and standardized vocabularies

2026 – Masha Khitrun, EPAM Systems
2025 – Polina Talapova, SciForce
2024 – Alexander Davydov, Odysseus Data Services (not pictured); Vlad Korsik, Odysseus Data Services; Anna Ostropolets, Janssen Research and Development; Oleg Zhuk, Odysseus Data Services
2023 – Gowtham Rao and Azza Shoaibi, Johnson & Johnson
2022 – Melanie Philofsky, Odysseus Data Services
2021 – Maxim Moinat, The Hyve/Erasmus University Medical Center
2020 – Clair Blacketer, Janssen Research and Development
2019 – Oncology Workgroup (Michael Gurley, Northwestern Univ.; Rimma Belenkaya, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Robert Miller, Tufts CTSI)
2018 – Vocabulary team (Christian Reich, IQVIA; Anna Ostropolets, Columbia Univ.; Dmitry Dymshyts, Odysseus Data Services)

Methodological Research

Titan Award for Methodological Research – to recognize extraordinary contributions by an individual, organization, or team in development or evaluation in analytical methods for clinical characterization, population-level effect estimation, or patient-level prediction

2026 – Bingyu Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
2025 – Joel Swerdel, Johnson & Johnson
2024 – Linying Zhang, Washigton University in St. Louis
2023 – Jiayi (Jessie) Tong, University of Pennsylvania
2022 – Fan Bu, UCLA
2021 – Yong Chen, University of Pennsylvania
2020 – Nicolas Thurin, Université de Bordeaux
2019 – Jenna Reps, Janssen Research and Development
2018 – Martijn Schuemie, Janssen Research and Development; Marc Suchard, University of California, Los Angeles

Open-Source Development

Titan Award for Open-Source Development – to recognize extraordinary contributions by an individual in design, development, testing, and deployment of open-source software to enable observational analyses

2026 – Richard Boyce, University of Pittsburgh
2025 – Aniek Markus & Maarten van Kessel, Erasmus MC / Jared Houghtaling, Tufts Medical Center
2024 – Martin Lavallee, Boehringer Ingelheim
2023 – Katy Sadowski, Boehringer Ingelheim
2022 – Egill Fridgeirsson, Erasmus MC/James Gilbert, Janssen Research and Development
2021 – Adam Black, Odysseus Data Services
2020 – Anthony Sena, Janssen Research and Development
2019 – Pavel Grafkin, Odysseus Data Services
2018 – Christopher Knoll, Janssen Research and Development

Clinical Applications

Titan Award for Clinical Application – to recognize extraordinary contributions by an individual, organization, or team in generating clinical evidence that improves health by informing better health decisions and better care

2026 – Eye Care and Vision Research Workgroup
2025 – DARWIN EU Team
2024 – Cindy Cai, Johns Hopkins University; Jack Janetzki, University of South Australia; Jung Ho Kim, Yonsei University
2023 – Center for Surgical Science (led by Ismail Gögenur)
2022 – Xintong Li, University of Oxford
2021 – Asieh Golozar, Odysseus Data Services
2020 – Jenny Lane, University of Oxford
2019 – Oxford Study-A-Thon (Dani Prieto-Alhambra, University of Oxford; Edward Burn, University of Oxford; Jamie Weaver, Janssen Research and Development; Ross Williams, Erasmus University Medical Center)
2018 – Seng Chan You, Ajou University

Community Collaboration

Titan Award for Community Collaboration – to recognize an individual for their collaborative spirit in helping their fellow community members reach their goals

2026 – Andrew Kanter, Columbia University/OpenMRS
2025 – Liesbet Peeters, Ilse Vermeulen, Lotte Geys, Hasselt University
2024 – Natthawut “Max” Adulyannukosol, University of North Carolina
2023 – Cynthia Sung, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
2022 – Ajit Londhe, Boehringer Ingelheim
2021 – Erica Voss, Janssen Research and Development
2020 – Talita Duarte-Salles, IDIAPJGol
2019 – Andrew Williams, Tufts Medical Center
2018 – Kristin Kostka, Deloitte; Mui Van Zandt, IQVIA

Community Leadership

Titan Award for Community Leadership – to recognize an individual for their leadership in advancing the OHDSI mission

2026 – Jason Hsu, Taipei Medical University
2025 – Greg Klebanov, Odysseus Data Services
2024 – Clair Blacketer, Janssen Research and Development
2023 – Nicole Pratt, University of South Australia
2022 – Paul Nagy, Johns Hopkins University
2021 – Mui Van Zandt, IQVIA
2020 – Dani Prieto-Alhambra, University of Oxford
2019 – Peter Rijnbeek, Erasmus University Medical Center
2018 – Rae Woong Park, Ajou University School of Medicine

Community Support

Titan Award for Community Support – to recognize an individual, team, or organization for their contributions to ensuring the sustainability of the OHDSI community

2026 – Renske Los, Erasmus Medical Center
2025 – Agnes Kiragga, African Population and Health Research Center
2024 – Montse Camprubi, Synapse Research Management Partners; Elisse Katzman, Columbia University
2023 – Gyeol Song, IQVIA
2022 – Craig Sachson, Columbia University
2021 – Faaizah Arshad, UCLA; Ross Williams, Erasmus University Medical Center
2020 – COVID-19 Support Team, Erasmus University Medical Center
2019 – James Wiggins, Amazon Web Services
2018 – Lee Evans, LTS Computing LLC