Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics

from Dr. John Torday:

**** NOMINATIONS FOR THE WEITZMAN MEMORIAL RESEARCH AWARD****

The Faculty Society of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is requesting nominations for the 2009 Weitzman Memorial Research Award. This award is made in memory of Richard E. Weitzman, M.D., a faculty member in the Department of Medicine whose death in 1980 interrupted a bright, promising and all too brief career.

Dr. Weitzman's research interests were concerned with
cardiovascular-endocrine physiology and the pathophysiology of
hypertension. The award, established with the support of the Weitzman Family, friends and the Faculty Society, is designed to honor meritorious clinical or basic research in the biomedical sciences.

THE AWARD BEARS A PERSONAL HONORARIUM OF $2000.00

Criteria for nomination:

1. Individuals must be full-time Faculty at Harbor-UCLA Medical
Center with an M.D. or Ph.D. degree.

2. Individuals must not yet be 40 years of age at the time of
nomination.

3. Research work to be considered in support of the award must
have been performed after fellowship training and must be the
product of the individual's own scholarship.

4. Nominations for each candidate must be made by two full-time
Faculty members and should include detailed and critical
reviews of the individual's research.

5. Nominations must be made on the enclosed form and must be
received no later than APRIL 30, 2009

The Awardee will be a featured speaker at a public meeting of the Faculty Society. The Awardee will receive an Honorarium of $2,000.

Renomination of previous candidates is encouraged, as are nominations of previous candidates for the Liu Young Investigator Award.

Some Prior Awardees

1982 Alan H. Jobe, M.D., Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Neonatology)
1983 Jerome I. Rotter, M.D. (Pediatrics, Medical Genetics)
1984 Larry J. Shapiro, M.D. (Pediatrics, Medical Genetics)
1985 J.R. Heckenlively, M.D.
1986 T.K. Mohandas, Ph.D. (Pediatrics, Medical Genetics)
1987 Gregory R. Mason, M.D.
1988 Rodney A. White, M.D.
1989 J. Usha Raj, M.D. (Pediatrics, Neonatology)
1990 Shalender Bhasin, M.D.
1991 Adam J. Jonas, M.D. (Pediatrics, Medical Genetics)
1992 Michael E. Ross, M.D. and Harry J. Ward, M.D.
1993 M. Gore Ervin, Ph.D.
1994 Daniel H. Polk, M.D.
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SEND NOMINATIONS TO:
Dr. John Torday, Past President
Faculty Society of Harbor-UCLA
c/o Building N-14, LA BioMed at HUMC

by April 30, 2009

Click on the attachment below to download the nomination form and instructions.