16th 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.
Outstanding Research Scientist in Basic Science
Lee Sweeney, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN CLINICAL SCIENCE
Philip Efron, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Department of Surgery
Outstanding Research Scientist in Data Science or Artificial Intelligence
Todd Manini, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Rising Star Researcher in Basic Science
Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Rising Star Researcher in Clinical Science
John Ligon, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Rising Star Researcher in Data Science or Artificial Intelligence
Qianqian Song, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
The Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna Distinguished Research Mentoring Award
Maurice Swanson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Research Innovator and Pioneer
Ramon Sun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
