June 19, 2019
Initiated in 2002, the award is given to fellows within the Weill Department of Medicine who have performed outstanding research. This year's finalists were presented at Medicine Grand Rounds on June 19.
Winner
Alexandra Racanelli, M.D.
Disruption of Endothelial-derived Angiocrine Factor Signaling Perturbs the Development of Pulmonary Hypertension
Runners-Up
Christopher Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Bacterially Encoded Determinants of Transmission in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: A New Strategy to End the Epidemic
William Zhang, M.D.
NCOA4 and Ferritin Turnover in Alveolar Macrophages: Implications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease