Laurence H. Baker, D.O., deputy director of the U-M Comprehensive
Cancer Center, associate chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and professor
of internal medicine and pharmacology, has received the Sarcoma Foundation of
America’s Nobility in Science Award. Baker was honored May 22 in New York
for his 34-year commitment to the advancement of scientific knowledge about
sarcoma.
Kate Barald, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and
of cell and developmental biology, and associate director of the Program in
Biomedical Sciences, is the recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Graduate
Mentor Award from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The award
honors scholars and/or artists with a demonstrated commitment to fostering the
intellectual, creative, scholarly and professional growth of their graduate
students. Barald also received the 22nd Annual Sarah Goddard Power Award from
the Academic Women’s Caucus. The award highlights the significant achievement
of faculty members who have contributed to the betterment of women in the areas
of distinguished leadership, scholarship and other activities related to their
professional lives.
N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., the Fred Jenner Hodges Professor and
chair of the Department of Radiology, is one of three recipients of the American
Roentgen Ray Society’s (ARRS) Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to
Radiology. Dunnick, president of the Academy of Radiology Research and a trustee
of the American Board of Radiology, received ARRS’ top award during a
ceremony at the organization’s 106th annual meeting in Vancouver.
Harvey H. Falit, M.D. (Residency 1973), and Dwarakanath
Rao, M.D. (Residency 1981), adjunct clinical assistant professors
in the Department of Psychiatry, received the Irma Bland Award from the American
Psychiatric Association for 2005 and 2006, respectively, for excellence in
teaching psychiatric residents.
Eva L. Feldman (M.D. 1983, Ph.D. 1979), the Russell N. DeJong
Professor of Neurology, was honored by the American Diabetes Association April
27 at the 14th Annual Commitment for a Cure Gala at The Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn,
Michigan. Feldman was one of four recipients of 2006 Excellence in Leadership
Awards at the gala, which paid tribute to local business leaders, medical professionals
and families who have made a difference in diabetes education, research and
outreach.
Gary Freed, M.D., the Percy J. Murphy and Mary C. Murphy Professor
in Pediatrics for Child Health Delivery, and professor of pediatrics and communicable
diseases, has been appointed chair of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The group, authorized
by Congress, advises the secretary of HHS on national immunization policy for
adults and children. Freed, who also is a professor of health management and
policy in the School of Public Health, in May became president of the Society
for Pediatric Research — the largest pediatric research society in the
United States.
Carmen R. Green, M.D. (Residency 1992), associate professor
of anesthesiology in the Medical School, is one of seven recipients selected
for the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship for 2006-07.
Administered by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences,
the program is designed to develop the capacities of outstanding mid-career
health professionals in academic and community-based settings by providing them
with an understanding of the health policy process. Each year, fellows are selected
on a competitive basis and leave their academic settings and practices to spend
a year in Washington, D.C.
William H. Herman, M.D. (Residency 1982), the Stefan S. Fajans/GlaxoSmithKline
Professor of Diabetes at the Medical School and director of the Michigan Diabetes
Research and Training Center, received the Kelly West Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Epidemiology June 11 at the annual Scientific Sessions of the
American Diabetes Association. After receiving the award for significant contributions
to the field of diabetes epidemiology, Herman discussed how the results of population
studies of diabetes can help guide clinical and public health practice.
Timothy R.B. Johnson, M.D. (Residency 1979), the Bates Professor
of Diseases of Women and Children, and professor and chair of the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named editor of the International Journal
of Gynecology and Obstetrics. The journal, the official publication of the International
Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, publishes articles on all aspects of
basic and clinical research in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology and related
subjects, with emphasis on matters of worldwide interest.
Sewon Kang (M.D. 1987), professor of dermatology, received
the Society of Investigative Dermatology Galderma Acne Research Award at the
organization’s 67th Annual Meeting May 3-6 in Philadelphia. The award,
given to an investigator who published the best paper in acne research during
the previous 18 months, was created to encourage new research in acne, as well
as to encourage young investigators to specialize in this area of research.
Paul R. Kileny, Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology and director
of audiology and electrophysiology and the Hearing Rehabilitation Program, received
the prestigious Presidential Citation from the American Otological Society (AOS).
The AOS is the second-oldest medical society in the United States, and its mission
includes the goal of advancing and promoting medical and surgical otology, including
the rehabilitation of the hearing impaired.
Paul Lichter (M.D. 1964, Residency 1968), chair and the F.
Bruce Fralick Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and director of
the Kellogg Eye Center, received the A. Anagnostakis and A. Trantas Gold Medal
of Merit and Honor from the Greek Glaucoma Society at the 13th International
Glaucoma Congress in Athens. The annual meeting was established to allow internationally
known glaucoma specialists to share new developments in treatment and research
with ophthalmologists from around the world.
Miriam Meisler, Ph.D., professor of human genetics, is the
recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical
Research — the highest award given by the Medical School for research.
Meisler presented her lecture, “Human Neurological Disease: Insights from
Mutant Mice,” June 21 in the auditorium of the Biomedical Science Research
Building.
Juanita Merchant, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine,
and of molecular and integrative physiology, has been appointed to the Advisory
Council of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
Merchant joins the Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Subcommittee through 2009.
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Anna Molofsky, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in the Medical Scientist
Training Program and the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology in the Horace
H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, and Daniel R. Rhodes,
an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in the Medical Scientist Training Program, the Bioinformatics
Program, and the Cancer Biology Training Program, are recipients of the 2006
Harold W. Weintraub Graduate Student Award from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center. Sixteen recipients were selected on the basis of the quality, originality
and significance of their work, and participated in a scientific symposium in
May at the Hutchinson Center in Seattle.
Stewart Newman, M.D. (Fellow 2006), and Kendra
Shih, M.D. (Residency 2006), have received the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Resident Award for 2005 and 2006, respectively. The award recognizes exceptional performance in the field of psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychiatry by residents in the department.
Carl Schneider, J.D., professor of internal medicine and the
Chauncey Stillman Professor for Ethics, Morality, and the Practice of Law in
the Law School, has been appointed by President George W. Bush to the Council
on Bioethics. The council is an 18-member group of distinguished physicians,
attorneys, researchers and scholars, which advises the president on ethical
issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology.
Alexandra Stern, Ph.D., associate director of the U-M Center
for the History of Medicine, and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology,
and of American culture, in November received the 2006 Arthur Viseltear Prize
from the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association for
her book, Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern
America. The prize is awarded for the best book on public health history.
Denise Galluf Tate, Ph.D., professor of physical medicine and
rehabilitation, and co-director of the Model Spinal Cord Injury Care Program,
has been named to the Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The committee, on which Tate will serve through
2010, provides advice to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services, and directors of the CDC and NCIPC regarding feasible goals for the
prevention and control of injury.
Tanyaporn Wansom, a fourth-year medical student, received a
2006-07 Fogarty International Center/Ellison Overseas Fellowship in Global Health
and Clinical Research. The first U-M student to receive this prestigious fellowship,
she was selected from more than 136 applicants following a three-day conference
hosted by the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Wansom is
spending a year in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where she will participate in clinical
care and research related to illicit drug use and HIV/AIDS.
ALSO:
The Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professorship in Metabolism
The Carl Vernon Weller Professorship in Pathology
The Reed O. Dingman Collegiate Professorship in Plastic Surgery
The R. Jamison and Betty J. Williams Professorship in Otolaryngology
