The Department of Medicine Annual Investigators Award Recipients of 2015


The 24th Annual Weill Department of Medicine Awards were announced on June 17, 2015 at Medicine Grand Rounds. This award is presented annually to members of the Weill Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. It is supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.

Winner

Lukas Dow, Ph.D.
Division: Belfer Research Laboratory (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
Inducible in vivo genome editing with CRISPR/Cas9

Runners-Up

James E. Ip, M.D.
Division: Cardiology
Unifying Mechanism of Sustained Idiopathic Atrial and Ventricular Annular Tachycardia

Michael Satlin, M.D.
Division: Infectious Diseases
Colonization with ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae and Subsequent Risk of Bacteremia in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic

2015 Investigators Award finalists

L to R: Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, Dr. Lukas Dow, Dr. Michael Satlin, Dr. James Ip