In fact, you don't even have to be a British citizen to receive the honor. Appointees to the OBE don't have to see battle to be on the receiving end of the ceremonial sword tap (or its rather dull modern equivalent, the firm handshake), so long as they make a significant contribution to the arts, sciences, or any charitable organization outside the civil service. Read all posts here.Although chivalric orders for military members date back to the medieval period, King George V ushered in a new era for knights and dames when he established The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1917. UW Notebook is a section of the UW News site dedicated to telling stories of the good work done by faculty and staff at the University of Washington. Lee’s is the first MERIT award for the Department of Radiology. The NIH typically chooses only eight proposals each year to extend in this way. Such awards have the effect of extending the time and support of a Research Project Grant, called an R01, converting it to what’s termed an R37 MERIT award, for five years of support with opportunities to apply for two additional years. The award supports early-stage investigators who the NIH has found superior in research and productivity. His research project is titled “Artificial intelligence for improved breast cancer screening accuracy: External validation, refinement, and clinical translation.” The research addresses the human limitations of mammography interpretation, which contribute to missed cancers and false positive exams. Lee is a faculty member with the Breast Imaging program in the Department of Radiology. Christoph Lee, professor of radiology, receives $4.5 million NIH award to extend research timeĬhristoph Lee, MD, professor of radiology in the UW School of Medicine, will receive a $4.5 million Method to Extend Research Time award - MERIT for short - for up to seven years from the National Institutes of Health. 16, is Karen Fleming, a professor of biophysics at Johns Hopkins University.ĭr. The first winner of the award, announced Feb. The new Sharona Gordon Award will be given each year to recognize an individual showing “extraordinary commitment to promoting equity and inclusivity in the physiology and biophysics community.” The new award recognizes the contributions Gordon has made “in changing the scientific environment, including establishing standards of equity in the peer review process during her time as editor-in-chief of the Journal of General Physiology.” Gordon also developed mentoring networks for early-career scientists, provided information on harassment in academia and worked to reduce inequities in the scientific community.
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The Society of General Physiologists has announced a new annual award named for Sharona Gordon, professor of physiology and biophysics and the UW School of Medicine’s associate dean for research and graduate education. Society of General Physiologists names new award for UW physiologist Sharona Gordon It is a question of promoting Finnish and Nordic values - and in this case, what happens in Finland doesn’t stay in Finland.” In the ceremony, Lindstrom said, “Andy’s trailblazing leadership of Scandinavian Studies is held in high esteem by Finland and other Nordic countries.
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Nestingen, whose research focuses on Finnish literature and culture as well as Nordic cinema and crime fiction, first visited Finland as an exchange student 30 years ago. Matti Suokko, Finland’s honorary consul for Washington state, said such honors “recognize the work of men and women who represent the interests of Finland and its people and culture in their local communities,” adding, “Andy leads a department that has become a cornerstone of the Finnish community in Seattle.” Connor KlentschyĪndrew Nestingen, professor and chair of the UW Department of Scandinavian Studies, has been awarded a knighthood by the government of Finland.įinnish Consul General Stefan Lindström awarded Nestingen the Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, on behalf of the country’s president, Sauli Niinistö, in a December ceremony at Allen Library. Andrew Nestingen (right), chair of the UW’s Department of Scandinavian Studies, receives the Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland from Stefan Lindström, Finland’s Los Angeles-based Consul General in December.