WaveMakers in Medicine
Hao Zhu, PhD

Hao Zhu, PhD

Hao Zhu, PhD, a professor of Biomedical Informatics and Genomics at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been named a recipient of the prestigious AACT Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Award. This award honors an accomplished toxicologist of Chinese descent...
Joe Abi-Rached & David Gervasio

Joe Abi-Rached & David Gervasio

Two second-year medical students at Tulane University School of Medicine won big at the 65th Annual National Student Research Forum at University of Texas Medical Branch. Joe Abi-Rached placed second overall for his oral presentation, Metabolic Health and the Obesity...
Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine

Claire Romaine, a dedicated fourth-year MD/MPH student, became a true Wavemaker when she was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Pisacano Leadership Scholarship for Family Medicine. This premier leadership program is renowned for its competitiveness, with only...
Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne Hellstrom, MD, FACS

Wayne J.G. Hellstrom, MD, FACS, Professor of Urology and Chief of Andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine, received the 2024 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Urological Association. The award recognizes researchers and physician-scientists with...
Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Mahapatra, MSE

Smruti Kedarnath Mahapatra, a rising third-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, recently received the prestigious Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship. This award is granted to women conducting hypothesis-driven research in STEM and...
Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD

Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD

Chiamaka Nwachukwu, MD, an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Resident PGY1 at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been honored with the ASH Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award. The award provides research funding to...