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Wake Forest University School of Medicine is proud announce the 2023 Research Award Recipients. Congratulations to each of these notable researchers!

The 2023 Awardees are...

 

Early-Career Investigator in Basic/Translational Science
Sarah Nicole Cilvik, MD, PhD

Sarah Cilvik, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Pediatrics

Robert Warren Gould, PhD

Robert Gould, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

Ammar Zafar, PhD

Muhammad Ammar Zafar, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
 

Early-Career Investigator in Clinical/Population Science
Sam Lockhart, PhD

Samuel Lockhart, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Jessica Ann Palakshappa, MD, MSJessica Palakshappa, MD, MS
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Disease

  
 

Mid-Career Investigator in Basic/Translational Science

Daniel Clark Files, MD

D. Clark Files, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Immunologic Disease

Karen M. Haas, PhDKaren Haas, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
 Kiran K. Solingapuram Sai, PhDKiran K. Solingapuram Sai, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Radiology
Jeffrey Scott Willey, PhDJeffrey Willey, PhD
Professor,
Department of Radiation Oncology
    
 

Mid-Career Investigator in Clinical/Population Science
Emily Van Meter Dressler, PhDEmily Dressler, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
 Caroline Reinke MD 392x510 WebCaroline Reinke, MD, MSHP, MSPH, FACS
Associate Professor,
Department of Surgery

Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPPBonnie C. Sachs, PhD, ABPP
Associate Professor,
Department of Neurology and Neuropsychology
 

Established Career Investigator in Basic/Translational Science
Cristina M. Furdui, PhDCristina M. Furdui, PhD
Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Molecular Medicine
 Sara R. Jones, PhDSara Jones, PhD
Chair and Professor,
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
 Shay Soker, PhDShay Soker, PhD
Professor,
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Kounosuke Watabe, PhDKounosuke Watabe, PhD
Professor,
Department of Cancer Biology
    
 

Established Career Investigator in Clinical/Population Science

Dennis Ashley, MD, FACS
Professor,
Department of Surgery

 Alain Bertoni, MD, MPHAlain Gerald Bertoni, MD, MPH
Professor,
Department of Epidemiology and Prevention

Antoinette Tan MD 392x510Antoinette R. Tan, MD, MHSc, FACP, FASCO
Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Hematology and Oncology



 

Academic Learning Health System (aLHS)
 

 

Yhenneko Taylor

Yhenneko J. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy
 
 

Clinician Investigator
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhDSteven R. Feldman, MD, PhD
Professor,
Department of Dermatology
 John Li, MD, PhDZhongyu John Li, MD, PhD
Professor,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Rani Kaur SinghRani Singh, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Pediatrics
 

Health Equity

Goldie Smith Byrd, PhD

Goldie Byrd, PhD
Professor,
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy

    
 

Mentoring
Daniel Carrizosa 392x510Daniel Carrizosa, MD, MS
Associate Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Hematology and Oncology		    
 

Research Staff

Audrey Bell-Farrow - ADRC

Audrey Bell-Farrow, MBA, MHA
Community Research Coordinator,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

 Martha Branon Holden
Manager Clinical Research,
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Nicole Kaiser

Nicole “Colie” Kaiser
Project Manager,
Department of Surgery

Kim Kennedy, MS
Assistant Director Clinical Research Operations, Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

Robert Lyday

Robert Lyday
Programmer/Analyst II,
Department of Radiology

Scott Rushing

Scott Rushing
Director of Research Information Systems,
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science

Janet Sawyer

Janet Kaduck Sawyer, MS

Research Assistant,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Molecular Medicine

    
 

New Team Science

MSKI Social Impact Team

Project MARVEL
 

Established Team Science
 Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC)
 

Enterprise Integration Team

 The DiscoverY Study Team
 

Special Achievement

Donald A. McClain, MD, PhD

Donald A. McClain, MD, PhD
Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Section on Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Director, Center on Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Peter B. Lockhart, DDS
Professor,
Department of Oral Medicine/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Goldie Smith Byrd, PhD

Goldie Byrd, PhD
Professor,
Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy