The Department of Medicine Annual Investigators Award Recipients of 2014


The 23rd Annual Department of Medicine Awards were announced on June 17, 2014. 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.

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Winner

Manish Shah, MD
Division: Hematology and Medical Oncology
A Novel Mechanism of Taxane Resistance in Gastric Cancer from Bedside to Bench, and Back Again

Runner-Up

Naina Sinha-Gregory, MD
Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Potassium Citrate Decreases Markers of Bone Resorption in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia

Runner-Up

Monica Guzman, PhD
Division: Hematology and Medical Oncology
Novel Approaches to Leukemia Therapeutics: Making Lemons Into Lemonade