Marshall Klaus Award: NEC Research
Marshall Klaus Award: NEC Research
In partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, the NEC Society is proud to sponsor the Marshall Klaus Award for NEC Research —granting $5,000 to one neonatal fellow each year bringing us closer to a world without necrotizing enterocolitis. Neonatal fellows dedicated to advancing the NEC Research Priorities should apply.
Meet our 2025 Award Recipient
Alexandra Leegwater, MD, Receives The Marshall Klaus NEC Research Award
The NEC Society is honored to fund a $5,000 research award for early-career faculty, who are key to driving progress and innovation in this field.
We’re so grateful for clinicians and scientists like Alexandra. Stay tuned to apply for the 2026 Marshall Klaus NEC Research Award.
When it comes to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), there are so many unanswered questions and very few resources. Our multidisciplinary team undertook a two-year project to identify the most urgent and impactful research topics to help our community decide where to direct the limited funding and resources available for NEC research. The team first identified over 150 potential research topics, and collaboratively narrowed these to 20 prioritized topics, using the Delphi method.
