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15th Annual Celebration of Research Faculty Award Winners

Every year, distinguished College of Medicine faculty are nominated by their peers based on research and mentoring excellence.

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The Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna Distinguished Research Mentoring Award recognizes exceptional efforts by a faculty member at least 10 years into their research and/or academic career who has provided outstanding research mentoring to students, trainees, research associates and/or faculty. The Rising Star Researcher Awards are given to researchers at the Assistant Professor level to recognize exceptional research. The Outstanding Research Scientist Awards are given to researchers at the rank of Associate Professor or above in the following two categories: Basic or Translational Sciences and Clinical, Data Science, or Artificial Intelligence. Check out the winners below:

THE DR. MAVIS AGBANDJE-MCKENNA DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH MENTORING AWARD WINNER

Nikolaus Gravenstein, M.D.

Jerome H. Modell, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Professor of Neurosurgery and Periodontology, Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry

This award, which honors the life and commitment to mentorship of the late Dr. Agbandje-McKenna, recognizes a faculty member who provides extraordinary mentoring to students, trainees, research associates, and faculty.

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH SCIENTIST AWARD IN CLINICAL, DATA SCIENCE, OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WINNER

Kenneth Cusi, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine

The Outstanding Research Scientist awards recognize researchers at the top of their careers, changing the face of biomedical science with their innovative, impactful work.

OUTSTANDING RESEARCH SCIENTIST AWARD IN BASIC OR TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES WINNER

Robert McKenna, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of the Center for Structural Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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RISING STAR RESEARCHER AWARD IN CLINICAL, DATA SCIENCE, OR ARTIFICiAL INTELLIGENCE WINNER

Laura Jacobsen, M.D.

Assistant Professor and Pediatric Endocrinologist, Department of Pediatrics

The Rising Star awards were established to recognize exceptional research achievements by assistant professors who have achieved early success on their paths to highly impactful research careers.

RISING STAR RESEARCHER AWARD IN BASIC OR TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES WINNER

Mark Moehle, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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