1999 Award Lecture Presentations

APS John Howland Award

Presented on Sunday, May 2 during the APS Presidential Plenary.

The American Pediatric Society presents the John Howland Medal. This award has been given since 1952 to honor those who by their contributions to pediatrics, have aided in its advancement. The 1999 recipient is:

  • Abraham M. Rudolph, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Rudolph has been one of the most significant investigators in pediatric cardiology, taking the knowledge gained from his experimental work in fetal physiology and applying it to the practice of cardiology. He pioneered techniques for chronic instrumentation of fetal lambs in utero, and developed the radionuclide microsphere method to study the course and distribution of the fetal circulation. His studies have helped to define the influence of congenital heart lesions prenatally and the effects of birth on the normal and abnormal circulation. He has applied the results of his research to develop important new clinical approaches, such as the use of prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors to close the ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant.

Dr. Rudolph is widely recognized as a distinguished investigator and educator and has received many honors, including the E. Mead Johnson and Borden Awards for Research in Pediatrics, the Research Achievement Award of the American Heart Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Joseph St. Geme Leadership Award of the Federation of Pediatric Societies, the Arvo Yllpo Award in Helsinki, Finland and the Joxis Medal in Groningen, Holland. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, a former President of the American Pediatric Society and he received the Dokteur Honoris Causa Degree from the Rene Descartes University at the Sorbonne in Paris, He is the Editor of Rudolph’s Pediatrics, and the author of over 400 medical and scientific publications.

Joseph St. Geme Leadership Award

Presented on Sunday, May 2 during the APS Presidential Plenary.

This award was established to honor the life, work and memory of Joseph St. Geme, Jr. and to memorialize his many contributions and his aspirations for pediatrics. This award honors individuals for accomplishments as a role model, one who has broadly contributed to the development of pediatrics over many years and who has created a future for pediatrics. The first award was presented in 1988. The 1999 recipient is:

  • James A. Stockman, III, M.D., President, The American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill

The award is presented on behalf of the Federation of Pediatric Organizations which is comprised of the following: Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairmen, Association of Pediatric Program Director and Society for Pediatric Research.

SPR E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics

Presented on Monday, May 3 during the SPR Presidential Plenary.

This award was designed to honor and recognize outstanding scientific achievement in pediatrics. The 1999 recipients are:

  • Steven H. Abman, M.D., Pediatrics Pulmonary Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver for his work on fetal and newborn pulmonary circulation
  • Chaim M. Roifman, M.D., Paediatrics/Immunology & Allergy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario for his work on signal transduction and the molecular basis of immunodeficiency

SPR Young Investigator Award

Presented on Monday, May 3 during the SPR Presidential Plenary.

This award is designated to foster the recognition of young physicians who are embarking on a career in investigative pediatrics. The award has been given annually since 1983. The 1999 recipient is:

  • Louis Muglia, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pediatrics/Endocrinology & Metabolism; Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO for his work on roles of neuroendocrine regulatory systems in physiology and development

APA George Armstrong Award Lecture

Presented on Tuesday, May 4 during the APA Presidential Plenary.

The Ambulatory Pediatric Association presents the George Armstrong Award Lecture. George Armstrong, an English physician of the 18th century, established the first dispensary for children in London England in 1769. There he served with great devotion and taught others the care of sick children. He is honored as one of the fathers of modern pediatrics, and those who deliver this lecture are also honored as outstanding teachers and contributors to our knowledge of the care of children. The 1999 recipient is:

David Satcher, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary of Health and Surgeon General


March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

Presented on Tuesday, May 4.

The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology is awarded annually to investigators who have made a seminal discovery in developmental biology, one that has revealed a new principle of relevance to birth defects. The March of Dimes created the prize as a tribute to Dr. Jonas Salk shortly before his death in 1995. Dr. Salk was working with a research grant from the March of Dimes when he develeoped the polio vaccine that bears his name. The 1999 recipients are:

  • Martin J. Evans, Ph.D., FRS, Professor of Mammalian Genetics, Cambridge University, England

Professor Evans was chosen to receive the March of Dimes Prize for his development of innovative techniques in the 1970s to identify and grow the embryonic stem cells in mice in vitro and to introduce specific mutations into these cells. This groundbreaking work provided numerous insights into early mammalian development, and made it possible to create "knockout" and transgenic animals to reveal the roles of specific genes and to study specific birth defects and diseases.

  • Richard L. Gardner, Ph.D., FRS, Henry Dale Professor of the Royal Society, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, England

Professor Gardner was chosen to receive the Prize for being the first to introduce specific mutations into the embryonic stem cells of mice. His innovative micro-surgical techniques, developed in the late 1960’s, provided numerous insights into early mammalian development, and made it possible to create "knockout" and transgenic animals to reveal the roles of specific genes and to study specific birth defects and diseases.
Among his achievements: His work on removing cells from the early-stage embryo of the mouse laid the foundations for today’s pre-implantation diagnostic tests.

   

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