{"id":10811,"date":"2017-06-07T01:40:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T01:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/?p=10811"},"modified":"2017-06-09T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T16:24:12","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols-wrapper cols-3\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gsbs.uthscsa.edu\/faculty\/ralph-defronzo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10859 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/DeFronzo2007-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ralph DeFronzo, M.D.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/DeFronzo2007-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/DeFronzo2007-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/DeFronzo2007-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/DeFronzo2007.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gsbs.uthscsa.edu\/faculty\/ralph-defronzo\">Ralph DeFronzo<\/a>, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of diabetes in the Joe R. &amp; Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2017 Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which includes $250,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barshopinstitute.uthscsa.edu\/main\/facultystaff\/barshopfaculty\/u231\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10861 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Frost_Bess-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bess Frost, Ph.D.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Frost_Bess-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Frost_Bess-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Frost_Bess.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/barshopinstitute.uthscsa.edu\/main\/facultystaff\/barshopfaculty\/u231\">Bess Frost<\/a>, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell systems and anatomy at the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, has been awarded the 2016 New Investigator Award in Alzheimer\u2019s Disease from the American Federation for Aging Research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col nomargin\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uthscsa.edu\/csa\/faculty\/leach.asp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10862 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Robin-Leach-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Jean Leach, Ph.D.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Robin-Leach-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Robin-Leach-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/Robin-Leach.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/uthscsa.edu\/csa\/faculty\/leach.asp\">Robin Jean Leach<\/a>, Ph.D., professor of cell systems and anatomy and chief of the Division of Research in the Department of Urology, was named a Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cols-wrapper cols-3\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.uthscsa.edu\/?pid=profile&amp;id=1W40WX3FW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10863 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/ramirezamelie2-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/ramirezamelie2-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/ramirezamelie2-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/ramirezamelie2.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.uthscsa.edu\/?pid=profile&amp;id=1W40WX3FW\">Amelie G. Ramirez<\/a>, Dr.P.H., professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research, received the American Association for Cancer Research Distinguished Lecture on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/dental\/faculty\/profile\/0V71E3MQF\/Rugh,-John-D\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10864 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/RughJ-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/RughJ-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/RughJ-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/05\/RughJ.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>John Rugh<\/a>, Ph.D., professor of developmental dentistry, received the Evidence-Based Dentistry Faculty Award from the American Dental Association and the American Association of Dental Research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col nomargin\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest news in faculty honors and recognitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":9111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,215],"tags":[99,107,208,85,77],"class_list":["post-10811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accolades","category-springsummer-2017","tag-barshop","tag-dentistry","tag-graduate-school-of-biomedical-sciences","tag-institute-for-health-promotion-research","tag-medicine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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