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DAVID
STEPHENS, the
Stephen W. Schwarzmann Distinguished Professor of Medicine
and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the
medical school, has been named the school’s new executive
associate dean for research.
The appointment follows a national search to fill the position
vacated by Robert Rich, who left to become dean of the medical
school at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
“Dr. Stephens’ scientific accomplishments, including
his own research discoveries and international leadership
in infectious diseases, are numerous and distinguished,”
said Thomas Lawley, dean of the medical school, when announcing
the appointment. “In addition, he has many years of
experience in patient care and health administration, including
collaborations with local and regional institutions and
mentoring and training numerous junior faculty members in
research. Dr. Stephens has a sound knowledge of the requirements
for success in an academic health care setting and a clear
understanding of the clinical, educational, and research
arenas in which our faculty and students contribute.”
Along with his faculty appointments in the Department of
Medicine, Stephens is also a professor of microbiology and
immunology and a professor of epidemiology in the Rollins
School of Public Health.
He serves as principal investigator for the NIH-sponsored
Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence for Emerging
Infections and Biodefense housed at Emory, the CDC-supported
Southeastern Center for Emerging Biological Threats, and
the Exploratory Center for Interdisciplinary Research in
Vaccinology at the Emory Vaccine Center.
Stephens’ immediate focus will be on the medical school’s
strategic plan for research and the increasing opportunities
and challenges for collaborative and interdisciplinary research
within Emory, Atlanta, and in the region.
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Pathologist
KENNETH
BERNSTEIN, SOM, is co-recipient of the 2005 Novartis
Award in hypertension research from the American Heart Association
(AHA). The award recognizes Bernstein’s research on
the connection between kidney function and hypertension and
its impact on cardiovascular health.
This marks the second year in
a row that the Novartis Award has been won by an Emory School
of Medicine faculty member and the only time in the award’s
40-year history that an institution has received it two years
in a row. Last year’s co-recipient was David Harrison,
director of the Division of Cardiology.
MICHAEL DAVIS,
Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, SOM, has been selected to receive the 2006 Distinguished
Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological
Association. Davis’ research focuses on alleviating
anxiety-related disorders.
Emergency physician
SHERYL HERON was named the 2005
Woman in Medicine by the Council on Concerns of Women Physicians
of the National Medical Association. The award is given each
year to a woman who demonstrates exemplary service in medicine.
Heron also chairs the association’s section on emergency
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Epidemiologist DAVID KLEINBAUM,
RSPH, was awarded the 2005 Association of Schools of Public
Health/Pfizer Award for Teaching Excellence. He was chosen
from a field of
19 nominees for the award, which included
a $10,000 cash prize. The award honors teaching excellence
in graduate public
health faculty.
Emory medical student ARUN MOHAN
received a 2005 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.
Mohan, a 26-year-old joint MD/MBA candidate, is Emory’s
first recipient of a Soros Fellowship. The awards were established
in 1997 in support of graduate education for immigrants and
children of immigrants.
Emory University geneticist and developmental pediatrician
JEANNIE J. VISOOTSAK received
an Achievement Award from the American Association for Klinefelter
Syndrome Information and Support honoring her dedication to
research and commitment to increase the awareness of Klinefelter
syndrome, the most common sex chromosomal condition in humans.
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Otolaryngologist
MICHAEL M. JOHNS III, SOM,
director of the Emory Voice Center, received a Dennis W. Jahnigen
Career Development Scholars Award. The award will help Johns
further his research on the efficacy of treatments for age-related
vocal difficulties. The awards, funded by the John A. Hartford
Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, provide two-year grants
totaling $200,000, including an institutional match, to assist
young faculty in sustaining a career in research and education
in the geriatrics aspects of their medical specialties.
MICHELLE KEGLER, behavioral sciences
and health
education, RSPH, received the 2005 Early Career Award from
the Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section of
the American Public Health Association. Kegler’s research
focuses on community-based health promotion, including tobacco
control, cancer prevention, environmental health promotion,
and program evaluation.
DONG SHIN, director of the Cancer
Chemoprevention Program, Winship Cancer Institute, was appointed
associate director of academic development for Winship.
In this position, Shin will
develop and implement a formal system of mentorship for faculty
members within hematology and oncology. The new initiative
aims to provide faculty with a formal career development program.
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Health
literacy expert RUTH PARKER,
Division of General Medicine, SOM, received the 2005 Alvarez
Award from the American Medical Writers Association. Given
annually, the award recognizes excellence in communicating
health care developments and concepts to the public.
Infectious disease
specialist KEITH KLUGMAN, who
holds joint appointments in the schools of medicine and public
health, has been appointed chair of the International Committee
of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) for a three-year
term.
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Emory gastroenterologist
STAN RIEPE received the Master
Endoscopist Award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy. This award recognizes physicians who spend the
majority of their time in patient care and are recognized
regionally or nationally for their expertise and contributions
to the practice of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
LANCE WALLER, RSPH,
has received the
Abdel El-Shaarawi Young Researcher Award from the International
Environmetrics Society, which recognizes excellence in environmental
statistics research
by an investigator under age 40. |
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Gastroenterologist SHANTHI SITARAMAN
received the 2005 Elseiver Research Initiative Award from
the American Gastroenterology Association. The association
awards the $25,000 annual gift to support new initiatives
in research.
KATHRYN YOUNT, RSPH,
along with former MPH student Michele Sinunu and Humphrey
Fellow Nadia El-Afifi, received the Nobuo Maeda International
Research Award from the American Public Health Association
for substantial contributions to international research and
policy.
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