Michael Poku and Shakira Sanchez-Collins, internal medicine residents, won the Idoreyin P. Montague Community Action Award at the Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Grand Rounds and Awards Presentation earlier this month. Michael Poku is a Mayoral-appointed member of Baltimore's Ryan White Part A Planning Council that works to enhance the health of individuals living with HIV/AIDS,(...)
Awards Received
Feinberg Receives Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics
Posted by | CongratulationsAndrew Feinberg, professor in Molecular Medicine, was named the 2017 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics from the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) at the AMP Annual Meeting this week in Salt Lake City for his seminal scientific discoveries and countless contributions to the field of epigenetics. The AMP Award for Excellence in Molecular(...)
Siliciano Receives Grant Renewal
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchRobert Siliciano, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, recently received seven more years of funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to continue his work studying the latent reservoir for HIV. Robert and his lab have been studying this topic for over 20 years with grants from HHMI, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Bill(...)
Rabb Receives Academic Excellence Award
Posted by | CongratulationsHamid Rabb, professor in the Division of Nephrology, was named the 2017 recipient of the Academic Excellence Award from the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO) at the American Society of Nephrology meeting in New Orleans. This award recognizes individuals of Indian origin who have made substantial academic contributions to nephrology and have sustained achievements in the areas(...)
Woollen Named Teammate of the Quarter
Posted by | CongratulationsJane Woollen, CO medical office supervisor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named the recipient of the inaugural Teammate of Quarter Award in Patient Access. This award will be given quarterly by each department in Patient Access to an employee who has shown to exemplify the core values of Johns Hopkins. Jane was(...)
Ziegelstein Receives Theodore E. Woodward Award
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareRoy Ziegelstein, professor in the Division of Cardiology, received the 2017 Theodore E. Woodward Award from the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA), recognizing his as the top presentation on clinical skills presented at this year's annual meeting. The ACCA is made up of a group of physicians and scientists aiming to improve medical education, research(...)
Beach Receives George Engel Award
Posted by | CongratulationsMary Catherine Beach, professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received the 22nd Annual George Engel Award for Outstanding Research Contributing to the Theory, Practice and Teaching of Effective Health Care Communication and Related Skills from the Academy of Communication in Healthcare. She was presented the award at the 2017 International Conference on Communication(...)
Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators’ Forum Winners
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe Division of Cardiology was very well represented at the 2017 Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators' Forum earlier this month. Steven Hsu, assistant professor, received 2nd place in the Junior Faculty Basic Science category. William McEvoy, assistant professor, received 2nd place in the Junior Faculty Clinical Science category. (...)
Walston, Bandeen-Roche and Varadhan Awarded Major NIA Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchJeremy Walston, (pictured) professor in Geriatrics, Karen Bandeen-Roche, professor in biostatistics and Geriatrics, and Ravi Varadhan, associate professor in Oncology, were recently awarded a U2U3 grant mechanism sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for their clinical research project entitled "Characterizing Resiliencies to Physical Stressors in Older Adults: A Dynamical Physiological Systems Approach." This award totals $11,560,771 over five years and(...)
Employee Appreciation Service Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThe Employee Appreciation Service Awards Ceremony took place on Monday, September 11 to honor nearly 2,000 Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Corporation employees who are celebrating a five-, 10-, 20-, 30-, 40- or 50-year anniversary this year. Those celebrating 30 or more years were also honored with a President's Dinner. The DOM has 112 employees(...)