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Honors & Other Things |
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November 17, 2015, Volume 62, No. 14 |
Abramson Cancer Center and Andy Minn: ACS Awards
Linda Aiken: Honorary Doctor of Science, King’s College London
Zubair Baloch: 2015 ASCP President’s Award
Madeleine Joullié: 2015 John Scott Award
Shu Yang: 2016 George H. Heilmeier Research Award
Haim Bau and Changchun Liu: 2015 One Health Award
Christine Bradway: 2015 Norma M. Lang Award
Abramson Cancer Center and Andy Minn: ACS Awards
The Pennsylvania Division, Southeast Region of the American Cancer Society (ACS) honored Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center and Andy Minn, assistant professor of radiation oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine, at the ACS Greater Philadelphia Area Volunteer Awards Celebration earlier this month in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
The Abramson Cancer Center is the 2015 recipient of the Partners in Health Initiatives Award, presented annually to a health care organization that has “enabled the American Cancer Society to effectively and impactfully reach large and varied audiences whom, without the aid and assistance of the partner, the American Cancer Society would not have been able to reach.”
Dr. Minn is the 2015 recipient of the Scientific Research Award, presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in the field of basic or clinical cancer research. Dr. Minn works to understand how cancer acquires treatment resistance to conventional therapies and immunotherapies.
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Linda Aiken: Honorary Doctor of Science, King’s College London
King’s College London awarded Linda H. Aiken, the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, with an honorary Doctor of Science, presented by the Duke of Wellington at a ceremony in October.
Dr. Aiken was honored for her work as a global leader in nursing, health services and policy research and for being one of the most high-profile policy thought leaders in health care in the world.
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Zubair Baloch: 2015 ASCP President’s Award
Zubair Baloch, a professor of pathology & laboratory medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, was honored with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) President’s Award at this year’s ASCP Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California in October. The ASCP President’s Award was created to recognize an ASCP member who has gone above and beyond in his or her volunteer activities and provided significant contributions to ASCP programs and/or activities.
Dr. Baloch has been an active member of the ASCP Education Committee and is chair of the ASCP 2015 Annual Meeting Education Group. He has also served as president of the Philadelphia Pathology Society and the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology. In 2013, he received the ASCP Mastership for his exemplary contributions to the profession.
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Madeleine Joullié: 2015 John Scott Award
Madeleine Joullié, a professor of chemistry at Penn, will receive the 2015 John Scott Award at a ceremony on November 20 in Philadelphia, PA. One of the oldest scientific awards given in this country, dating from 1822, this award is given to “the most deserving” men and women whose inventions have contributed in some outstanding way to the “comfort, welfare and happiness” of mankind.
Dr. Joullié’s research encompasses a range of interests in synthetic organic chemistry, including heterocyclic and medicinal chemistry. She earned her PhD (1953) and MSc (1950) from Penn.
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Shu Yang: 2016 George H. Heilmeier Research Award
Shu Yang, a professor in the department of materials science & engineering at Penn, is the recipient of the 2016 George H. Heilmeier Award for Excellence in Faculty Research at Penn Engineering. This award is named for Dr. Heilmeier, the late alumnus and overseer whose many technological contributions include the development of liquid crystal displays.
Dr. Yang is recognized for pioneering the synthesis and fabrication of responsive nano- and microstructured soft materials. As part of her award, she will give a talk on her research during the spring 2016 semester.
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Haim Bau and Changchun Liu: 2015 One Health Award
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Haim Bau (left) and Changchun Liu (right). |
Haim H. Bau and Changchun Liu of the School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) at Penn have been named the 2015 recipients of Penn’s One Health Award, recognizing their exemplary contributions to expanding interdisciplinary collaboration and improving health care for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment.
The One Health Award was established in 2013 by the deans of the four health schools at Penn—the Perelman School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Bau, a professor of mechanical engineering & applied mechanics, and Dr. Liu, a research assistant professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, received their awards in October as part of the 2015 Microbiome Symposium at Penn.
Drs. Bau and Liu have worked for several years with researchers at Penn Medicine, Penn Vet and Penn Dental to develop an inexpensive, high-sensitivity platform for molecular diagnostics at the point of care. The platform utilizes smartphone technology and is suitable for use in resource-poor settings, the field, the clinic and at home. Drs. Bau and Liu have used the new platform to adapt existing technologies to detect pathogens in humans, animals, food and water.
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Christine Bradway: 2015 Norma M. Lang Award
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Left to right: Former Penn Nursing Dean Norma Lang and Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel with Christine Bradway. |
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Christine K. Bradway, associate professor of gerontological nursing at Penn’s School of Nursing, is the 2015 recipient of the Norma M. Lang Award for Scholarly Practice and Policy. The award is given annually to a Penn Nursing faculty member or a graduate from the School’s doctoral program who has made a distinguished contribution to nursing through scholarly practice. This award honors the distinguished practice and policy work achieved by Dr. Lang, former dean of Penn Nursing. As the award recipient, Dr. Bradway delivered a lecture entitled “Clinical Care and Practice Scholarship: A Journey into the Lives of Older Adults” at Penn in October.
Dr. Bradway currently maintains academic clinical practices with Genesis Physician Services and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she provides direct care as a gerontology nurse practitioner and mentors the scholarship of nurses and other interprofessional team members. She is recognized for her career-long contributions to advancing nursing science related to continence care, long-term care of persons with morbid obesity, and nursing interventions, including implementation of the Transitional Care Model for cognitively impaired, hospitalized elders.
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Related: 2015 Perelman School of Medicine Awards of Excellence |
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