Research Day 2015 Award Winners

Awards are presented at Ochsner's annual Research Day for outstanding submissions from 4 groups of researchers. The Ochsner Alumni Association presents awards to the top 3 presentations by residents or fellows. System Nursing Professional Development and Research present the Nursing Research Award. Pharmacy leaders acknowledge the outstanding pharmacy submissions. Faculty of The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School select first, second, and third place winners from the medical student submissions.

Congratulations to the 2015 award winners!

Nominated by Ochsner residents and fellows, Daniel Morin, MD, MPH, FHRS, FACC (center) receives the Research Mentor of the Year 2014-2015 award. William W. Pinsky, MD (left) and Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil (right) congratulate Morin, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute.

Nominated by medical students, Li Li, MD, PhD (center) receives the Research Mentor of the Year 2014-2015 award. William W. Pinsky, MD (left) and Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil (right) congratulate Li, Director, Laboratory of Translational Cancer Research, Institute for Translational Research.

Holding The University of Queensland School of Medicine-Ochsner Clinical School Medical Students' Research Awards are (left to right) Ashley Richman, MA (first place) and Michael Morledge, MPH (honorable mention). Congratulating the winners are (left to right) Professor Gerald Holtmann, MD, PhD, MBA, FRACP, FRCP, William W. Pinsky, MD, Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil, and Jawed Alam, PhD, MBA.

Holding Ochsner Alumni Association Resident Research Awards are (left to right) Peter E. Miller, MD (second place), Heather P. Kahn, MD (honorable mention), and Todd M. Rosenthal, MD (third place). Congratulating the winners are (left to right) William W. Pinsky, MD, Ronald Amedee, MD, and Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil.

Holding Pharmacy Research Awards are (left to right) Joseph Ho, PharmD (honorable mention), Leigh Vidrine, PharmD (second place), Nathan Oliver, PharmD (first place), and Neil Hunter, PharmD (third place). Congratulating the winners are (left to right) William W. Pinsky, MD, Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil, and Nicole Lacoste, PharmD.

Holding Nursing Research Awards are (left to right) Lori Lemoine, MN, DNP, FNP (second place), Fiona Winterbottom, MSN, APRN, CNS (third place), Karen Rice, DNS, APRN, ACNS-BC, ANP, (accepting the first place award on behalf of Laura K. Martin, MSN, DNP, RN), and Jennifer Frisch, BSN, RN (honorable mention). Congratulating the winners are (left to right) William W. Pinsky, MD, Sohail Rao, MD, MA, DPhil, and Tracey Moffatt, MHA, RN.