June 23, 2021
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 23.
Winner
Bobak Parang, M.D., Ph.D.
Methylmalonic acid dysregulation promotes drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer
Runners-Up
Edward Kogan, M.D.
Trends in Early Stroke and Mortality in Endocardial versus Epicardial Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation: Nationwide Readmissions Database 2016-2018
Barbara Ma, M.D., M.S.
Immune checkpoint blockade disrupts immune homeostasis to mediate tissue-specific toxicity
L to R: Drs. Tony Hollenberg, Bobak Parang (Winner), Barbara Ma (Runner Up), Edward Kogan (Runner Up)