2013 Finalists for the Department of Medicine Investigator Award Announced
(L to R): Drs. Joseph Scandura, Darshana Dadhania, Andrew Schafer, Ype de Jong
The 2013 Department of Medicine Investigator Award finalists were announced and their talks were delivered during Grand Rounds on June 25, 2013. Dr. Joseph M. Scandura, was the winner and Drs. Darshana Dadhania and Ype P. de Jong were the runners-up. This was the 22nd annual presentation of the DOM Investigator Award, which is presented to members of the Department of Medicine, below the rank of professor, who perform on an outstanding level in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. The award is generously supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.
The Twenty-Second Annual Department of Medicine Investigator Award
Sponsored by the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation
Winner
Joseph M. Scandura, MD, PhD (Hematology/Oncology)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Personalizing Epigenetic Therapy for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Runner Up
Darshana Dadhania, MD, MS (Nephrology/Hypertension)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Noninvasive Diagnosis and Prognostication of BK Virus Nephropathy in Kidney Graft Recipients
Runner Up
Ype P. de Jong, MD, PhD (Gastroenterology/Hepatology)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Neutralizing antibodies can abrogate established HCV infection