Several UChicago Biosciences graduate faculty members were recognized this year for excellence by the BSD Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC). Since 2011, the FAC has been honoring fellow faculty members for their contributions to our collective missions of excellence in education, research, diversity and inclusion, program innovation, service to the community, and patient care. The award guidelines and a list of previous award winners are available on the Office of Faculty Affairs website.
Distinguished Investigator Award
- Junior: Xiaochang Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Institute, Committee on Neurobiology
- Senior:Marcelo A. Nobrega, MD, PhD, Professor of Human Genetics, Committee of Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Basic Science
Francis H. Straus Mentorship Award
- Non-Clinical: R. Tamara Konetzka, PhD, Louis Block Professor of Public Health Sciences, Professor of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Gold Key Award (Outstanding and loyal service to the Division of the Biological Sciences and to the University of Chicago)
- Julian Solway, MD, Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Professor of Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Clinical Science Research, Translational Medicine