Sowmya Yelamanchili, PhD, associate professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, is honored as one of the recipients of the Distinguished Scientist Award.
The Distinguished Scientist Award, sponsored by the chancellor, recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years.
“Dr. Yelamanchili’s contributions as an innovative research scientist are instrumental to the department’s ongoing commitment to conducting groundbreaking research,” said Steven J. Lisco, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. “We congratulate her for this well-deserved recognition.”
Dr. Yelamanchili will be honored, along with 18 other researchers recently named UNMC Distinguished Scientist, Research Leadership and New Investigator Award winners for 2022, during a hybrid virtual and in-person awards ceremony on March 9 at 4 p.m. at the Durham Research Center auditorium.
Other research awardees include:
New Investigators:
- Su Chen, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
- Gargi Ghosal, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Abraham Mengist, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
- Jordan Rowley, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Derrick Samuelson, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Micah Schott, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Jawed Siddiqui, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Benjamin Tepley, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Siwei Zhao, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
Distinguished Scientists
- David Brett-Major, MD, UNMC College of Public Health
- Benson Edagwa, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Jered Garrison, PhD, UNMC College of Pharmacy
- Dejun Su, PhD, UNMC College of Public Health
- Ashley Wysong, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Steven Yeh, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
- Sowmya Yelamanchili, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
Research Leadership:
- Babu Guda, PhD, UNMC College of Medicine
- James Lawler, MD, UNMC College of Medicine
Community Service to Research:
- Doris Lassiter
- Mona Zuffante