Matthew Goldshore, MD, PhD, MPH, a Surgery resident, has received the American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Resident Surgical Volunteerism Award for his work to help establish the Center for Surgical Health - a first-of-its-kind, multidisciplinary center that provides a new access point to surgical care for underserved populations. Goldshore serves as deputy director of the Center.
Roy Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAN, an associate professor of Neurology and assistant dean for Cultural Affairs and Diversity, has been awarded a Diversity Leadership Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), for his project, "Stimulating Brain Networks for Language and Building Networks in the Black Community to Fight Aphasia." The project will use network neuroscience tools to find targets for the treatment of post-stroke aphasia through transcranial magnetic stimulation and enhance research diversity by engaging the local Black community. In partnership with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, CZI aims to recognize and further the leadership of excellent biomedical researchers who - through their outreach, mentoring, teaching, and leadership - have a record of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in their scientific fields.
Kellie Jurado, PhD, an assistant professor of Microbiology, has been named a 2022 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering. She will receive $875,000 in unrestricted funds to use over five years for her research into the fundamental immune mechanisms that underlie and regulate immune responses in utero through early life, and how early-life immune exposures can profoundly impact lifelong health. This fellowship, which is heading into its 35th year next year, is one of the largest non-governmental fellowships for research and, for many fellows, is a critical steppingstone in their career.
Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, the Pearl Basser Professor of BRCA-Related Research and deputy director of the Abramson Cancer Center, has received an Institutional Research Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The ACS program invests in outstanding science across the cancer continuum and focuses in particular on early stage researchers. The grant will be used to support pilot grants for three to four early career cancer investigators each year.
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), has received a Distinguished Scientist award from the American Heart Association (AHA), for his work developing the science of application of behavioral economics to health care settings, for instance monetary incentives for smoking cessation, physical activity and weight loss, and medication adherence. The AHA honors members who have significantly advanced the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke, or brain health as Distinguished Scientists. Seven 2022 Distinguished Scientist awardees were recognized during the Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.
