BALTIMORE, Md., March 31,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urology Care Foundation, the
world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and official
foundation of the American Urological Association, is pleased to
announce the recipients of the 2022 Research Awards of Distinction.
The awards acknowledge outstanding contributions to urology
research, specifically in pediatrics and prostate cancer, and
recognize the accomplishments of previous Urology Care Foundation
awardees, the dedication of exemplary research mentors and the
efforts of talented early- career scholars.
"We're proud to recognize this year's Urology Care Foundation
Research Awardees," said Harris M.
Nagler, MD, Urology Care Foundation President. "A major
component of the Foundation's mission is to support and improve
urological care by funding research and these awardees exemplify
that mission through their outstanding contributions to the field
of urology."
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
John W. Duckett, Jr., MD,
Pediatric Urology Research Excellence
Award
Christopher
Cooper, MD, FAAP, Vice-Chair of Urology and Senior Associate
Dean of Medical Education at the University of
Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver
College of Medicine
Established in 2009, the Duckett Award is named in honor of the
late world-renowned pediatric urologist and professor and made
possible through a fund established by Mrs. Peggy Duckett-Drach and the Societies for
Pediatric Urology. The Duckett Award is presented annually to
recognize outstanding work in the field of pediatric urology
research.
Richard D. Williams, MD
Prostate Cancer Research Excellence Award
Natasha Kyprianou, PhD, Professor of Urology,
Oncological Sciences, Pathology; member of the Tisch Cancer
Institute; and Vice-Chair for Basic Sciences Research at the Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Established in 2013, the Williams Award is named in honor of the
late urologist, scientist, mentor and humanitarian and is made
possible through a fund established by Mrs. Beverly Williams. The Williams Award is
presented annually to recognize outstanding and impactful research
in the field of prostate cancer over the previous 10 years.
Distinguished Mentor Award
Alan Diekman, PhD, Professor of Urology,
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology within the College of Medicine
at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences
Established in 2003, the Distinguished Mentor Award recognizes
researchers and physician scientists who have an outstanding track
record of fostering the next generation of research by continually
providing an excellent training environment and guidance to
early-career investigators and is funded by the Urology Care
Foundation.
Distinguished Scholar Alumnus Award
Glenn Preminger, MD, James F. Glenn Professor of
Urologic Surgery at Duke University
Medical Center
Established in 2003, the Distinguished Scholar Alumnus Award
recognizes former Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars who
have achieved a substantial body of impactful research and
demonstrate an unwavering commitment to scholarship and academic
leadership in the field.
Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award
Established in
2016, the Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award recognizes one
one-year and one two-year Research Scholar Award recipient
completing their Urology Care Foundation-funded research. Awardees
are chosen based on the quality and difficulty of the applicant's
project, the potential impact of their studies, demonstrated
research productivity and publications generated during the award
period and the Scholars' potential as future research leaders.
Zeynep Gul, MD, Society of
Urologic Oncology Fellow at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, has received a 2022 Outstanding
Graduate Scholar Award for a one-year research project on The
Effects of Telemedicine on Health Disparities in Patients with
Urologic Malignancies, conducted under the mentorship of
Bruce Jacobs, MD, Jonathan Yabes, PhD, and Benjamin Davies, MD.
Renea Sturm, MD, Assistant
Professor of Urology at the University of
California Los Angeles has received a 2022 Outstanding
Graduate Scholar Award for a two-year research project on
Bio-inspired Urethral Design: Scaffold Creation and
Evaluation, conducted under the mentorship of Nasim Annabi, PhD, Ali Khademhosseini, PhD, and
Isla Garraway, MD, PhD.
The awardees will be celebrated at the Urology Care Foundation
Research Honors Program held at the AUA Annual Meeting in
May 2022. To learn more, visit
https://www.auanet.org/research/research-funding/aua-funding/research-honors-program
About the Urology Care Foundation: The
Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological
health foundation, and the official foundation of the American
Urological Association. Collaborating with physicians, researchers,
patients and the public, the Foundation supports and improves
urologic clinical care by funding research, developing patient
education and pursuing philanthropic support. To learn more about
the Urology Care Foundation and its programs
visit: www.urologyhealth.org.
About the American Urological
Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near
Baltimore, Maryland, the American
Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of
urology, and has more than 23,000 members throughout the world. The
AUA is a premier urologic association, providing invaluable support
to the urologic community as it pursues its mission of fostering
the highest standards of urologic care through education, research
and the formulation of health
policy. www.AUAnet.org.
Contact:
Caitlin Lukacs
410-689-4081
clukacs@AUAnet.org
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