The Searle Scholars Program supports the research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry, and its Scholars are considered among the most creative researchers pursuing careers in academic research. The Pew Scholar program supports early-career investigators of outstanding promise who are pursuing scientifically risky work that could benefit human health. Both awards support Hrvatin’s work developing tools and approaches for studying how animals enter hibernation — investigations that could help identify new ways to protect neurons from ischemic injury and to preserve tissues and organs for transplantation. Hrvatin is the fourth Institute Member to be named a Pew Scholar.