The Dean's Distinguished Research Award Ceremony
Nominations for the annual Dean's Distinguished Research Award and lecture presentation are solicited each year from faculty, administration and students. The Award is made to NYMC faculty in the areas of basic science, clinical science, behavioral science, social science, health services, or medical education research in recognition of one or more of the following: a body of scientific work or specific achievement in science; the initiation at the College of a significant discipline, usually by a newer member of the faculty; exceptional leadership for the growth and success of the College's research programs.
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Dean's Distinguished Research Awardees
| Year | Awardee | Research Presentation |
| 2002 |
Michael S. Wolin Professor of Physiology |
Oxidant Signaling Mechanisms and the Control of Vascular Function |
| 2001 |
Michal L. Schwartzman, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology |
Eyesight on Mechanisms of Inflammation and Angiogenesis |
| 2000 |
Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Stress and Illness: A Molecular Neurobiologist’s View |
| 1999 |
Gary P. Wormser, M.D. Professor of Medicine & Pharmacology |
The Discovery of Emerging Infectious Diseases: From AIDS to Borrelia Lonestari Infection |
| 1998 |
William N. Ross, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology |
A New View of Synaptic Integration: Shining a Light on Dendrites |
| 1997 |
Thomas H. Hintze, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology |
The Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Production in the Development of Severe Congestive Heart Failure |
| 1996 |
Piero Anversa, M.D. Professor of Medicine & Physiology |
Myocyte Cell Death in the Failing Heart |
| 1995 |
Alberto Nasjletti, M.D. Professor of Pharmacology |
Vasoactive Mediators of Antihypertensive Functions |
| 1994 |
Stuart A Newman, Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy |
The Genesis Of Pattern in the Vertebrate Limb |
| 1993 |
A. Louis Southern, M.D. Professor of Medicine |
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Therapy |
| 1992 |
Judith S. Brook, Ed.D. Professor of Psychiatry |
Risk and Protective Factors Related to Adolescent Drug Use |