The School of Medicine Office of Research is delighted to announce the winners and runners-up of our inaugural annual research awards to recognize research excellence and outstanding academic achievement in the UCI School of Medicine. A sincere thank you to everyone who took the time to prepare nominations for their trainees and colleagues.
SOM Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Aliza Le (Adviser: Gary Lynch, PhD)
Clinical/Translational: Arash Abiri (Adviser: Edward Kuan, MD, MBA)
Runners-up:
Basic Science: May Hui (Adviser: Kevin T. Beier, PhD)
Basic Science: Robert Lewis (Adviser: Emiliana Borrelli, PhD)
Clinical/Translational: Samuel Du (Adviser: Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD)
Clinical/Translational: John Hong (Adviser: Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD)
SOM Outstanding Fellow/Resident Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Ghaidaa Kashgari, PhD (Adviser: Bogi Andersen, MD)
Clinical/Translational: Arum Wu, PhD (Adviser: Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD)
Runners-up:
Clinical/Translational: Mehdi Abouzari, MD, PhD (Advisers: Hamid Djalilian, MD/William Armstrong, MD)
Clinical/Translational: Ross Sayadi, MD (Advisers: Amber Coffey-Leis, MD/Alan
Widgerow, MMed)
SOM Outstanding Career Scientist Research Award
Winner:
Julie C. Lauterborn, PhD (Anatomy & Neurobiology)
Runners-up:
Shivashankar Othy, PhD, DVM (Physiology & Biophysics)
David Salom, PhD (Ophthalmology)
SOM Outstanding Early-Career Faculty Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Selma Masri, PhD (Biological Chemistry)
Clinical Research: Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD (Dermatology)
Runners-up:
Basic Science: Kevin T. Beier, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics)
Basic Science: Kei Igarashi, PhD (Anatomy & Neurobiology)
Clinical Research: Autumn Ivy, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)
Clinical Research: Edward Kuan, MD, MBA (Otolaryngology)
SOM Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Wei Li, PhD (Biological Chemistry)
Clinical Research: Shlomit Aizik, PhD (Pediatrics)
Runners-up:
Basic Science: Haoping Liu, PhD (Biological Chemistry)
Basic Science: Yongsheng Shi, PhD (Microbiology & Molecular Genetics)
Clinical Research: Lisa M Gibbs, MD (Family Medicine)
Clinical Research: Maheswari Senthil, MD (Surgery)
SOM Lifetime Research Achievement Award
Winners:
Basic Science: Michael Cahalan, PhD (Physiology & Biophysics)
Clinical Research: Susan M. O’Brien, MD (Medicine)
Each of the winners will receive a monetary award and an individual plaque of recognition at an upcoming awards ceremony, and their names will be added to an enduring plaque on display in the School of Medicine.
Please join us in congratulating all the awardees.
Sincerely,
Geoff Abbott, PhD
Vice Dean for Basic Science Research
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Personnel
Daniela A. Bota, MD, PhD
Vice Dean for Clinical Research
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