The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) maintains an extensive award and grant program with research, training, and education opportunities for medical students, fellows, clinicians, researchers, health professionals, and academic institutions. This month, the REF continues to recognize its latest group of award recipients, who will begin their award terms in July. Please join us in congratulating the second group of recipients:
Programs for Health Professionals
ACR REF Health Professional Investigator Award
- Nancy A. Baker, ScD, OTR/L, University of Pittsburgh
- Chenchen Wang, MD, MSc, Tufts-New England Medical Center
ACR REF Health Professional New Investigator Award
- Thelma J. Mielenz, PT, PhD, OCS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Jennifer E. Stevens, MPT, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver Health Sciences Center
Programs for Fellows
ACR REF Clinical Investigator Fellowship Award
- Elaine Husni, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Veena K. Ranganath, MD, UCLA School of Medicine
- Pamela F. Weiss, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
ACR REF/LRI Lupus Investigator Fellowship Award
- Eyal Muscal, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
ACR REF Physician Scientist Development Award
- Alvina D. Chu, MD, Stanford University
- Sharon A. Chung, MD, University of California, San Francisco
- Alison M. Gizinski, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- Timothy B. Niewold, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery
- Jane L. Park, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
- Victoria K. Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCFC, Georgetown University Hospital
- Tracey B. Wright, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Michael R. York, MD, Boston University Medical Center
