From the Labs
Houston, Texas
Volume 6, Issue 2
March 2007

Briefs

Chan honored by Indiana University School of Medicine

Lawrence Chan, M.D., D.Sc., professor of medicine and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine, has been selected to receive the 2007 Mark Brothers Award and Lectureship at Indiana University School of Medicine.

The award and lecture recognizes persons of Asian descent who are nationally or internationally prominent in academic medicine. Chan will deliver two lectures—one of general interest and the other of a more technical nature—and he will meet with a number of individuals with common research interests.

Chan is an authority in the genetics of atherosclerosis and lipid disorders. He is the Betty Rutherford Chair for Diabetes Research and is the director of the Center for Molecular Medicine at BCM. He was the recipient of a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health and is principal investigator of four NIH grants, including a NIH Specialized Center of Research Grant on gene therapy and cardiovascular disease. Chan has received numerous national and international honors and awards from organizations such as the American Heart Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Association. He is also an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians.

The Mark Brothers Lecture was established in 1997 by Guey C. Mark, M.D., in honor of his brothers, who immigrated from Canton, China, and settled in South Bend, Ind., where they built a successful restaurant business. Because of their reverence and respect for higher education, they supported their youngest brother, Guey, in his pursuit of a career in medicine. He is a member of the School of Medicine's Class of 1954.

Feigin first pediatrician to earn John P. McGovern honor

Ralph Feigin, M.D., professor and chair of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and physician-in-chief of Texas Children's Hospital, has been named the 2007 recipient of the John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award.

Given by the Harris County Medical Society/Houston Academy of Medicine, the award is made to one physician nationally whose career has been founded on the Oslerian ideals of medical excellence, humane and ethical care, commitment to medical humanities, and writing, research and harmony between the academician and medical practitioner. The award was first given in 1993 to John P. McGovern, who was dedicated to the characteristics exemplified by Sir William Osler, considered the father of modern American medicine.

Feigin is the first pediatrician to have received this award. He was nominated by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Jankovic recognized for movement disorders research

Joseph Jankovic, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine professor of neurology and director of the Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Research Award. The award, considered the most prestigious award in the field of movement disorders, is made possible through the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and is given in recognition of Jankovic's outstanding achievements in movement disorders research.