UI's Hageman Receives Vision Research Award
Gregory Hageman, PhD, University of Iowa professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, was one of six researchers nationwide selected by the Alcon Research Institute to receive a $200,000 award for outstanding vision research.
Hageman, who also is an Iowa Entrepreneurial Endowed Professor, was honored for advancing the study of age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness in adults age 60 and older in developed countries. The award will help fund additional research, and Hageman will present his findings at the institute's symposium in 2011
Atchison Recognized for Work on Health Care Access
Christopher Atchison, MPA, dean for public health practice in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and director of the University Hygienic Laboratory, was selected to receive the "Underserved Champion of the Year Award" from the Iowa/Nebraska Primary Care Association
The award recognized Atchison's dedication to ensuring access to quality, affordable health care,.
Abboud Receives Cannon Award, Delivers Lecture
Francois Abboud, MD, professor of internal medicine and molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2009 Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award.
The award honors Cannon, a renowned Harvard University physiologist of the early 20th century, and is presented by the American Physiological Society to an outstanding physiological scientist.
As award recipient, Abboud delivered a lecture on "Search for Autonomic Balance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" at the society's 2009 Experimental Biology meeting.
Rao Receives Senior Investigator Clinical Science Research Honor
Satish Rao, MD, PhD, professor of internal medicine and director of neurogastroenterology and gastrointestinal motility at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, received a 2009 Senior Investigator Clinical Science Research Award from the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.
Rao, a gastroenterologist with UI Hospitals and Clinics, studies irritable bowel syndrome, biofeedback and constipation, and dietary fructose intolerance. He received the international award for his outstanding contributions in clinical research on common functional gastrointestinal disorders. The award fosters multidisciplinary efforts to advance the understanding of gastrointestinal disorders in adults and children.
UI Investigators Johnson and Wall Recognized For Vision Research
Chris Johnson, PhD, and Michael Wall, MD, both University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty members, have been selected as distinguished "silver" fellows by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Johnson, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and director of the Visual Field Reading Center, studies testing related to glaucoma and retinal diseases and develops automated diagnostic test procedures. Wall, a professor of neurology and ophthalmology and visual sciences, studies idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a disorder of elevated pressure inside the skull that left untreated, can cause blindness.
Recognized for their accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the association, the new fellows will be officially inducted at the association's annual meeting in May. |
