Kent Willis, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, received the SSPR Young Faculty Award at the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans last weekend.

He received the Scientific Abstract Award from the Assembly on Pediatrics, and the Neonatal and Developing Lung Abstract Achievement Award from the Neonatal and Developing Lung Executive Committee.

“It is encouraging for a nascent lab to receive national awards for the research we've been working on for the last several years and helps motivate us to make the final push to finish this project and get the resulting research article published. Due to the pandemic and the birth of my first child, I have not been able to attend ATS International in person before, so I am really looking forward to the conference next month,” said Dr. Willis.

Congratulations Dr. Willis!