Honors and Awards
2008
Sean Morrison, PhD, the Henry Sewall Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology Investigator, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute was recently awarded The 2008 Harland Winfield Mossman Award, which recognizes remarkable discoveries in stem cell biology. Morrison's lab has identified a number of new mechanisms by which stem cells regulate self-renewing divisions, the process stem cells use to perpetuate themselves throughout life.
Gabriel Nunez, MD, Paul de Kruif Endowed Professor of Academic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, was the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Sciences--the highest award given by the University of Michigan Medical School for Research.
Cecilia Sauter, MS, RD, CDE was presented the 2008 Friend of Nursing Excellence award by The Rho Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing.
Martin G. Myers, Jr., MD, PhD was named the Marilyn H. Vincent Professor of Diabetes Research in March 2008.
Christen Carter-Su, PhD was named as one of Molecular Endocrinology’s Outstanding Reviewers for 2007.
2007
William, H. Herman, MD, MPH, Stefan S. Fajans/GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes, Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology and Director of the MDRTC, was presented with the Dean's Clinical and Health Services Research Award in early December.
Allison B. Rosen, MD, MPH, ScD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, received the 2007 BCBSM Foundation McDevitt Excellence in Research Award in the area of policy research. The award was issued for Dr. Rosen's research entitled 'Cost-Effectiveness of Full Medicare Coverage of Antiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for Beneficiaries with Diabetes' published in Ann Intern Med. 2005:143:89-99.
Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., the Russell N. Dejong Professor of Neurology, was honored with a 2006 Excellence in Leadership Award by the American Diabetes Association.
Carey Lumeng, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, was awarded the Jannette Ferrantino Investigator Award from the University of Michigan.
Sean Morrison, Ph.D., the Henry Sewall Professor in Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Director, University of Michigan Center for Stem Cell Biology, was designated Detroit News Michiganian of the Year in 2006 and Pfizer Young Michigan Biomedical Investigator of the Year in 2007.
John D. Piette, Ph.D., Chief of the Prevention and Control Division of the MDRTC was recently appointed as the Director of a new research program, the program on Quality Improvement for Complex Chronic Conditions. QUICCC is funded by the University of Michigan, the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, and project-specific grants. QUICCC's mission is to stimulate research on chronic illness care interventions, with a special emphasis on diabetes care.
2006
Steven J. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and Associate Research Scientist, Department of Health Management and Policy, was awarded a Pinnacle Award from the Michigan Association of Health Plans for improving diabetes care. Two awards were presented to recognize the varying parameter of care for rural and urban clinics. Dr. Bernstein’s team also was selected as one of the four best outcomes teams by the Association of American Medical Colleges Chronic Care Collaborative, a group of 23 academic medical centers that joined together with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to apply the chronic care model to academic medical centers.
David Fox, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, was elected Vice President of the American College of Rheumatology.
Rodney Hayward, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, was honored with the Dean’s Award for Achievement in Clinical Research.
Ormond MacDougald, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, was honored with the Dean’s Award for Achievement in Basic Science Research.
Sean Morrison, Ph.D., Cancer Cell Biology, was one of 12 people the Detroit News named Michiganians of the Year. The paper's annual feature honors Michigan residents who have had a significant impact on the community.
Alan R. Saltiel, Ph.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Inegrative Physiology in the Medical School and the John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
