Dr. Gabriel has had a career-long commitment to innovative education and career development for which she has received several honors including the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator Award, the Association for Clinical Research Training Distinguished Educator Award, and the McCann Scholar Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Medicine and Science, a highly prestigious award that included a $150,000 cash prize. She developed and launched the large and successful clinical research training and career development programs at Mayo Clinic and served as co-principal investigator and director of education for the National Institutes of Health-funded Center for Translational Science Activities.