The 2012 Department of Medicine Investigator Award finalists were announced and their talks were delivered during Grand Rounds on May 22, 2012. This was the 21st annual presentation of the DOM Investigator Award, which is presented to members of the Department of Medicine, below the rank of professor, who perform on an outstanding level in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. The award is generously supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.
L to R: Dr. Beltran, Dr. Rhee, Dr. Muthukumar, Dr. Schafer
The Twenty-First Annual Department of Medicine Investigator Award
Sponsored by the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation
Winner
Himisha Beltran, M.D. (Hematology & Medical Oncology)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
"Understanding Disease Heterogeneity in Advanced Prostate Cancer and Identification of New Drug Targets Using Next Generation DNA Sequencing"
Runner-Up
Kyu Y. Rhee, M.D. (Infectious Diseases)
Associate Professor of Medicine
"A Chemically Revised View of Lehmann's Magic Bullet: Implications for Rational Anti-Infectives Development"
Runner-Up
Thangamani Muthukumar, M.D. (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
"Micro RNA Deep Sequencing of Human Kidney Allograft Fibrosis"