COM faculty receive research, education awards

More than 20 College of Medicine faculty members were honored recently with major campus awards for their research and educational efforts.

Here is a list of the honorees:

Scientist Laureate
Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., pathology and microbiology

Research Leadership Award
B. Timothy Baxter, M.D., surgery

Robert Lewis, Ph.D., Eppley Institute, biochemistry and molecular biology

Distinguished Scientist Award
Maneesh Jain, Ph.D., biochemistry and molecular biology
Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., pediatrics, internal medicine and physiology
Mark Mailliard, M.D., internal medicine
Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D., internal medicine
Larisa Poluektova, M.D., Ph.D., pharmacology and experimental neuroscience
Matthew Rizzo, M.D., neurological sciences
Sarah Thayer, M.D., Ph.D., oncology-hematology

New Investigator Awards
R. Katherine Hyde, Ph.D., biochemistry and molecular biology
Mariano Sanchez-Lockhart, Ph.D., pathology and microbiology
Jessica Nichols Snowden, M.D., pediatrics infectious diseases
Hanjun Wang, M.D., cellular and integrative physiology
Wanfen Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., surgery

Educator Laureate

David O'Dell, M.D., internal medicine

Innovative Practices in Education Award:

Paul Paulman, M.D., family medicine

Inspirational Mentor of Educators Award:

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., pediatrics, internal medicine and physiology

Interprofessional Education Scholar Award:

Devin Nickol, M.D., internal medicine

Research in Education Scholar Award:

Gary Beck Dallaghan, Ph.D., pediatrics

Valor in Educational Service Award:

Alan Richards, M.D., otolaryngology-head and neck surgery

Visionary Leadership in Education Award:

Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., pediatrics, Munroe-Meyer Institute

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