Congratulations to Can Erdem, M.D., a house officer in the department of surgery, who was the first person to correctly respond to the question below (answer in bold).
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In 2006, Stephen Rennard, M.D., was named UNMC’s first Scientist Laureate. |
- A. Irving Zucker, Ph.D.
- B. Howard Gendelman, M.D.
- C. Stephen Rennard, M.D.
- D. Shelley Smith, Ph.D.
The Scientist Laureate Award is the highest honor UNMC bestows upon its researchers. Dr. Rennard — Larson professor of internal medicine-pulmonary medicine and a world-renowned researcher of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — received the first Scientist Laureate Award in 2006.
Here is a complete list of UNMC’s Scientist Laureates:
- 2006 — Stephen Rennard, M.D.;
- 2007 — Irving Zucker, Ph.D.;
- 2008 — Howard Gendelman, M.D.;
- 2009 — Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D.;
- 2010 — Shelley Smith, Ph.D.; and
- 2011 — Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D.