The Department of Medicine Research Excellence Advancement and Mentorship (DREAM) Council, is proud to announce the 2023 Walter B. Frommeyer, Jr., Fellowship in Investigative Medicine awardees. Instructor Joe Chiles, M.D., and Assistant Professor Kadambari Vijaykumar, M.D., are both faculty in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine. Each will use their two-year intensive, mentored research experience to explore lung disease. Chiles will investigate "Multi-Omic Biomarkers of Weight Loss in COPD." Vijaykumar will study "Prolonged Effects of Modulator Therapies on Mucociliary Abnormalities in Cystic Fibrosis." Congratulations to these outstanding physician-scientists!

More Good News for April 28, 2023

Nanda Edits New Cardiology Textbook

Navin Nanda, M.D., (Distinguished Professor, CVD) served as an editor-in-chief for the newly published "Advances in CLOT Treatment: A Textbook of Cardiology" which provides guidance for diagnosis, management, and treatment of thrombosis.

Habegger Studies Effects of In-Utero Diet on Offspring's Metabolism

Kirk Habegger, Ph.D., (Associate Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism), and colleagues report that a mother's diet during pregnancy impacts her offspring's muscle and fat composition, and determines its risk of obesity.

Buford Receives T32 Renewal

Thomas Buford, Ph.D., (Professor, GGPC) received an NIH renewal for his T32 to develop future leaders in pathobiology and rehabilitation medicine and distribute novel rehab strategies to reduce impairment and improve life quality for those with chronic diseases.