Mohamad Allaf, M.D., was named an American
Urological Association
Foundation Research Scholar, for efforts in the field of sexual medicine.
David Berman, M.D., Ph.D., was the sixth recipient of the annual
Jean D. Wilson Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Medical Scientist
Training Program at the University of Texas Southwestern School
of Medicine.
Arthur Burnett, M.D., who also received a
research award from the Patrick C. Walsh
Prostate Cancer Research Fund, received the
Zorgniotti-Newman Prize, for Best Paper
on Clinical Research in Sexual Medicine, at
the 12th World Congress of the International
Society for Sexual Medicine. He also has
been named Co-Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Andrology.
Michael Carducci, M.D., and Sushant
Kachhap, Ph.D., received a Prostate Cancer
Foundation Competitive Research Award
for their work on “Determining the Efficacy
of Upregulating NDRG1 in Inhibiting
Metastasis of Prostate Cancer Cells.”
Carducci also received the Department
of Urology’s Teaching Excellence Award.
Daniel W. Chan, Ph.D., received the
Outstanding Leadership Award from the
National Cancer Institute, for building a
strong translational research program on
the application of biomarkers in cancer
detection and prevention.
Theodore DeWeese, M.D., was appointed
Chairman of the Scientific Council of the
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
(RERF). The RERF, supported by the governments
of Japan and the United States, is
focused on the study of health effects of
radiation in the survivors of the atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and
dedicated to understanding the health effects
of radiation for the benefit of mankind.
Jonathan Epstein, M.D., served as President
of the International Society of Urological
Pathology and was on the Council (the top
governing body) of the United States and
Canadian Academy of Pathology. |
