2006 Outstanding Journal Article of the Year:
Awarded for an outstanding journal article authored or co-authored by an OHSU School of Medicine graduate student and published in the prior calendar year (journal publication date between January 1 and December 31).
This year’s award was presented to Eric Bartee, who is completing the Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology & Immunology in Klaus Früh’s laboratory. The title of his paper, which was co-authored by Ashley McCormack and Klaus Früh, is:
“Quantitative membrane proteomics reveals new cellular targets of viral immune modulators,” which was published in the October 2006 issue of PLOS Pathogens.
Eric’s award, which is sponsored by the SOM Alliance, was announced at the Annual Student Research Forum.
2007 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award:
This award recognizes an outstanding master’s thesis completed by a School of Medicine student who will graduate in the current academic year.
This year’s award was presented to Dr. Eric Suhler, who has completed requirements for the M.P.H. degree in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Track in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Suhler earned his M.D. degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1995 and did an internship in internal medicine at the University of Hawaii before coming to OHSU for a residency in ophthalmology. After finishing his residency, he completed a 2-yr fellowship at the National Eye Institute. Since 2002, he has served as the Chief of Opthalmology and Eye Clinic at the Portland VAMC. He is also an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director of the Uveitis Clinic at the Casey Eye Institute. The mentor for his thesis project was Dr. Donald Austin.
The title of his thesis is:
“Incidence and Prevalence of Uveitis in Veterans’ Affairs Medical Centers of the Pacific Northwest.”
Eric received his award certificate and check (sponsored by the Alliance) at the School Hooding Ceremony on June 8.
2007 John A. Resko Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award:
This award recognizes an outstanding doctoral dissertation completed by a School of Medicine student who will graduate in the current academic year. It is named in honor of Dr. John Resko, Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Pharmacology, in recognition of his research accomplishments and dedication to graduate education. The award is jointly sponsored by the Resko Endowment Fund and the Alliance.
This year recipient for the Resko Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award is Adam Wright, who is completing requirements for the Ph.D. in the Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program under the co-mentorship of Drs. Holly Jimison and Dean Sittig. In addition to this award, Adam has the distinct honor of being the first Ph.D. graduate from the BMI program. Moreover, he was selected to represent the graduating masters and Ph.D. students as the Graduate Student Speaker at this year’s Hooding Ceremony.
The title of Adam’s dissertation is:
“SANDS: A service-oriented architecture for clinical decision support in a national health information network”
Adam received his award certificate and check at the School’s Hooding Ceremony on June 8.
2007 Alliance Award:
The Alliance Award is a new award that is being given for only the second time in 2007. The award is given to an enrolled Ph.D. student in recognition of academic accomplishment and leadership qualities as well as current and potential contributions to the community and society. The Award includes a certificate and a $1,000 honorarium sponsored by the Alliance. The recipient of this award is also nominated by the Dean for the University Club Fellowship, which is sponsored by the University Club of Portland.
This year’s recipient of the Alliance Award is Sonja Billes, a Ph.D. student completing her fourth year of graduate training in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. Sonja earned BS degrees in both Psychology and Neuroscience from Washington State University (Pullman) before entering our graduate program in 2003. She is currently conducting research for her Ph.D. dissertation in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Cowley at the Primate Center. Her research focuses on the brain mechanisms that jointly influence energy balance and feeding behavior, an area of research with potential to improve our understanding of obesity.
