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Dr. Leigh Hochberg, pioneer in brain-computer technology, receives 2022 VA Magnuson AwardLeigh Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN, FANA, director of the VA Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology (CfNN), has received the 2022 VA Paul B. Magnuson Award for his work to improve the lives of Veterans and others who experience stroke, ALS, spinal cord injury, and neurological disease. 02-25-2022 |
Federal Lab Consortium recognizes VA achievements in technology transfer
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Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele elected to National Academy of MedicineVA researcher Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) during its annual meeting on Oct. 18, 2021. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine. This honor recognizes outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. 11-01-2021 |
VA researcher Dr. Ron Triolo named DAV's Outstanding VHA EmployeeDr. Ron Triolo, executive director of the Advanced Platform Technology Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Ohio, was named the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Employee of the Year by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for his work in restoring movement and sensation for Veterans with paralysis and limb loss. 09-28-2021 |
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"Any positive intervention that can place them [Veterans] back on their feet and improve their daily lives, whether at work or in their homes, should be the ultimate goal of every basic scientist and biomedical researcher."
"Every day working at the VA instills in me the drive and passion to contribute something positive back to these men and women who have sacrificed so much for our society and country."
"VA has provided me with numerous opportunities to improve the lives of Veterans through a collaborative combination of intellectually challenging and enjoyable primary clinical care..."
Note: Each of the four services of VA Research may note awards and milestones for its investigators on its respective awards page, as per the links immediately below:
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1998 - Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D. - nitric oxide
1977 - Andrew W. Schally, Ph.D., M.D.h.c. (Multi), D.Sc.,h.c. - peptide hormone
1977 - Rosalyn Yalow, Ph.D. - radioimmunoassay
Lasker-DeBakey Award
2012 - Thomas Starzl, M.D. - liver transplantation
1996 - Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D. - nitric oxide
1976 - Rosalyn Yalow, Ph.D. - radioimmunoassay
1975 - William Oldendorf, M.D. - computerized tomography
1975 - Andrew Schally, Ph.D., M.D.h.c. (Multi), D.Sc.,h.c. - peptide hormone
1974 - Ludwig Gross, M.D. - leukemia; cancer-causing viruses
1971 - Edward D. Freis, M.D. - drug therapy for hypertension
1963 - Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. - cardiovascular surgery