Department of Medicine Investigator Award


This award is presented annually to members of the Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. The award has been generously supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.

2010 Winners

Winner

Jonathan W. Weinsaft, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine and of Medicine in Radiology
Division: Cardiology
A Novel Segmentation Algorithm for Automated Cardiac MRI Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

Runners-Up

Richard R. Furman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division: Hematology & Medical Oncology
Interim Results from a Phase I Study of CAL-101, a Selective Oral Inhibitor of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase P110 δ Isoform, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies

Scott T. Tagawa, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division: Hematology & Medical Oncology
Radiolabeled Anti-Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Monoclonal Antibody J591 for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)