Randall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. & Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology, and David M. Holtzman, MD, the Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Distinguished Professor, both in WashU Medicine’s Department of Neurology, have been selected to receive the 2026 American Innovator Award from the Bayh-Dole Coalition. The award honors researchers, entrepreneurs and technology professionals who exemplify the determination required to move a federally funded discovery from the laboratory to the marketplace.