College of Medicine awards and honors

Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD

Dr. Oberley-Deegan named an SfRBM Fellow

Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, was named a 2022 Fellow inductee of the Society for Redox Biology and Medicine. Fellows were chosen for “their outstanding contributions to the association as well as the field of redox biology, free radical chemistry and antioxidants,” according to the society.

“I’m humbled to be included with this group of prestigious investigators of free radical biology research,” Dr. Oberley-Deegan said. See more about the SRBM Fellows.

UNMC faculty among honorees at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center

UNMC’s clinical partner Children’s Hospital & Medical Center held its inaugural Endowed Chair Investiture Ceremony on Sept 21. Children’s President and CEO Chanda Chacón hosted the event, where several UNMC faculty who work at Children’s were recognized.

Endowed chairs were awarded to:

Maegen Wallace, MD: Dr. Paul and Bernadette Esposito Endowed Chair for Children’s Bone Disorders

Jeffrey Delaney, MD: Theodore F. Hubbard, MD, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology

Jill Beck, MD: Children’s Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Shirley Delair, MD: Children’s Endowed Chair of Pediatric Infectious Disease

Arnett Klugh III, MD: Children’s Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Paul Rychwalski, MD: Dr. John and Irene Graether Endowed Chair in Pediatric Ophthalmology

Four UNMC endowed chairs in pediatrics were honored:

Don Coulter, MD: Edna Ittner Chair in Pediatric Oncology

William Rizzo, MD: Helen Freytag Chair in Pediatrics

Kari Simonsen, MD: Carol Remmer Angle, MD, Presidential Chair of Pediatrics

Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD: Dr. John and Patti Sparks Chair of Pediatric Research

Newly awarded endowed professorships went to:

Mohanad Shukry, MD: Carol Lydiatt, MD, and Dan Lydiatt, MD, Professorship of Pediatric Anesthesiology

Jorge Galvez, MD: Jane Kugler, MD, and Douglas Vonderfecht, MD, Family Professorship of Pediatric Anesthesiology.

Dean Britigan nets Honorary Alumnus Award

Bradley Britigan, MD, Stokes-Shackleford Professor and dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, was named recipient of the 2022 College of Medicine Alumni Council’s Honorary Alumnus Award.

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