Honors and Grants

Meylakh Barshay MD’26 and Caroline R. Richardson, chair of the Department of Family Medicine, published the editorial “Friend or Foe? Helping Health Care Leadership Reimagine a Healthy EHR Relationship” in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Lauren Fletcher, Medical Education and Clinical Engagement Librarian, has been appointed to the Medical Library Association's Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the Senior level. AHIP is the peer-reviewed, accomplishment/portfolio-based certification and career development program for health information professionals. Academy membership indicates that applicants have met a standard of professional education, experience, and accomplishment, and demonstrates their commitment to career development.  

B. Star Hampton, Obstetrics and Gynecology, was installed as the 51st president of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons at its annual meeting in Orlando, FL.

Members of the Legorreta Cancer Society received the Institutional Research Grant for 2024. They are: Theresa Raimondo, for the pilot project “siRNA-LNP driven hematopoietic cell kinase (HCK) silencing for the treatment of solid tumors;” Deepraj Ghosh, for “Role of exosomes in promoting metastasis in BRCA1 mutated high-grade serous ovarian cancer;” and Ying Ma, for “Deciphering the cell-type composition and gene co-expression network for studying tumor micro-environment with spatial transcriptomics.”

Mariel Mawad MD’27 received an honorable mention award in the 42nd annual William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition. Her poem, “of an immigrant child,” is a tribute to her Filipino roots and her family’s 20-year journey as undocumented immigrants in the US.

Jeffrey A. Bailey, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, received $533,578 for “Epidemiology and determinants of emerging artemisinin-resistant malaria in Ethiopia.” The grant is a subaward through the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.              

Sheldon L. Holder, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, received $53,820 for “Engineered Neutrophils for Intratumoral Delivery and Targeting,” a subaward through Rhode Island Hospital from the U.S. Department of Defense.                            

Yu-Wen Alvin Huang, Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, received $150,000 for “Targeting estrogen receptor signaling for oligodendroglial dysfunction in Angelman Syndrome” from the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics.              

Edward Huey, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, received $46,019 for “Investigating neuroanatomical underpinnings of apathy in ADRD through neuroimaging and electrical manipulation,” a subaward through the Baylor College of Medicine from the National Institute of Mental Health.                  

Stephanie R. Jones, Jason Ritt, and Kristin Webster, Neuroscience, received $605,537 for Brown University Summer Scholars Program in Computational Brain Science from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

James R. Kellner, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Organismal Biology, received $495,584 for “Strengthening GEDI algorithms through improved stratification and quality filtering” from the NASA Shared Services Center.

Sean Lawler, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, received $80,408 for “ Defining the role of cytomegalovirus in glioblastoma therapies,” a diversity supplement for Jasmine Clark from the National Cancer Institute        .

Ruben G. Martinez, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, received $104,091 for “Optimizing Evidence-Based Practice Implementation for Clinical Impact: the IMPACT Center - Admin Core.” The grant is a subaward through University of Washington from the National Institute of Mental Health.                                            

Ethan Moitra, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, received $59,470 for “Development and Pilot Evaluation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Reduce Self-Stigma and Increase Social Connections among LGBTQIA+ Transition Age Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions.” The grant is a subaward through the University of Massachusetts, Worcester from the Administration for Community Living.            

Sharon I. Rounds, Medicine, received $1,430 for “IDeA State Consortium for Clinical Research-Resource Center (ISCORE-RC).” The grant is a subaward through West Virginia University from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.