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Dr. Keith Humphreys recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services ResearchDr. Keith N. Humphreys has earned the 2021 Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research – the highest honor for a VA health services researcher. 07-21-2022 |
Dr. Rory Cooper receives 2022 IEEE Field AwardCooper was recognized for "extensive contributions to wheelchair technology that have expanded mobility and reduced secondary injuries for millions of people with disabilities." 07-20-2022 |
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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"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