July 6, 2023
The 31st Young Investigators Award was announced on June 28 at Medicine Grand Rounds. This award, supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation, 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. Congratulations to our esteemed 2023 recipients!
Winner
"Localized Prostate Cancers from American Men of African Ancestry are Enriched in Genome Instability"
Dr. Jones Nauseef
Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Runners-up
"HIV Reservoir and HIV-TB Coinfection"
Dr. Kathryn Dupnik
Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Diseases
"A Transformative Weill Cornell Hybrid Protocol for Self-Molecular Monitoring of Kidney Transplant Recipients"
Dr. Thalia Salinas
Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
From left, recipients Drs. Jones Nauseef, Thalia Salinas, and Kathyrn Dupnik stand with Dr. John Leonard, Chair (Interim) of the WDOM.