Pediatric Academic Societies and
American Academy of Pediatrics
Joint Meeting

May 12-16, 2000
Hynes Convention Center, Boston

   

AWARD HIGHLIGHTS
(Listed in Chronological Order By Date and Time of Presentation)

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JOHN HOWLAND AWARD
Presented by The American Pediatric Society

Samuel L. Katz
Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman Emeritus
Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Saturday, May 13, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
(During the APS Presidential Plenary)

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JOSEPH W. ST. GEME, JR. LEADERSHIP AWARD
Presented on behalf of the American Pediatric Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Association of Pediatric Program Directors, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairman and Society for Pediatric Research

Evan Charney

Saturday, May 13, 2:30 pm - 3 pm
(During the APS Presidential Plenary)

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Presented by The Society for Pediatric Research
Sunday, May 14, 10:15 am - 12 noon
(During the SPR Presidential Plenary)

STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
Kyle Cowan, University of Toronto
Aaron M. Milstone, Yale University School of Medicine
Christine Siambani, University of Toronto

HOUSE OFFICER RESEARCH AWARDS
Douglas D. Fraser, Queen’s University
Paul J. Galardy, Massachusetts General Hospital
Matthew A. Saxonhouse, University of Florida

FELLOW BASIC RESEARCH AWARDS
Christopher E. Belcher, Stanford University
Elif Erkan, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Syed Zaidi, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

FELLOW CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARDS
Michael J. Ackerman, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Foundation
Okan Elidemir, University of Texas-Houston Medical School
Mika Ramet, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

DAVID NATHAN FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Lisa Wang, Baylor College of Medicine

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD LECTURE
Brendan Lee, Baylor College of Medicine
Identification of Molecular Genetic Defect for Cleidocranial Dysplasia & Nail-patella Syndrome

E. MEAD JOHNSON AWARD LECTURES
Mark Kay, Stanford University
Seminal Scientific Contributions to the Field of Hepatic Gene Therapy
and
Gregg Semenza, Johns Hopkins University
Molecular Response to Hypoxia

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Presented by The Ambulatory Pediatric Association
Sunday, May 14, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
(During the APA Business Meeting)

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AWARD
The Young Parents Program
Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

PUBLIC POLICY AWARD
Margaret C. Heagarty, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital, New York

RESEARCH AWARD
Katherine Christoffel, Chicago, IL

TEACHING AWARD
Pediatric Links with the Community Program
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

RAY E. HELFER AWARD FOR
INNOVATION IN PEDIATRIC EDUCATION
Evaluation of Breastfeeding Basics’ an Educational Course on the World Wide Web
Mary E. O’Connor, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AWARD
Sputum Induction for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Infants and Young Children in South Africa
H.J. Zar, University of Cape Town, South Africa

LUDWIG-SEIDEL AWARD
Improved Outcomes and Decreased Costs of Diagnosing Appendicitis After Implementation of Imaging Protocol
Barbara Pena, Children’s Hospital, Boston

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MARCH OF DIMES PRIZE IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY LECTURES
Presented by the March of Dimes

H. Robert Horvitz
Professor of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in C.elegans

Sunday, May 14, 1 pm - 2:15 pm

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ABRAHAM JACOBI MEMORIAL AWARD
Presented by The American Academy of Pediatrics

Catherine DeAngelis
Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association and Editor-in-Chief Scientific Publications and
Multimedia Applications, Chicago

Sunday, May 14, 1:15 pm - 2 pm
(During the AAP Presidential Plenary)

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RICHARD E. ROWE AWARD
Presented by The Society for Pediatric Research

Mark W. Russell
In vivo Transactivation of the alphaB Crystallin Promoter by Cardiac Transcription Factors Involved in Early Heart Development

Monday, May 15, 8:00 am - 10:00 am

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DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
Presented by The Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Joel J. Alpert
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston

Monday, May 15, 8:45 am – 9:00 am
(During the APA Presidential Plenary)

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GEORGE ARMSTRONG AWARD LECTURE
Presented by The Ambulatory Pediatric Association

Greenpeace
Kristen Engberg, Executive Director

Monday, May 15, 12 noon – 12:30 pm
(During the APA Presidential Plenary)

 

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