Erin Schuman was awarded the FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award for her outstanding research on synaptic plasticity and her commitment to supporting women in science at both the institutional and personal level (https://www.embo.org/press-releases/erin-schuman-wins-the-febs-embo-women-in-science-award-2022/).

The Women in Science Award is a joint initiative of FEBS and EMBO that, since 2008, recognizes the achievements of a female scientist who has made major scientific contributions in the past five years and is an inspiring role model for future generations of scientists.

In 2019 Professor Schuman delivered the EBRI Rita Levi-Montalcini Lecture on ‘Local Protein Synthesis in Neurons’.