WaveMakers in Medicine
Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD

Dharmini Manogna, MD, a fellow in the Hematology/Medical Oncology graduate medical education program at Tulane University School of Medicine, received a coveted merit award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The 2024 Conquer Cancer Merit Award...
Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef

Afzaal Shareef (left), a Tulane’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program graduate student, earned the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. The three-year training grant...
Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD

Amin Izadpanah, PhD, a 3rd-year medical student at Tulane University School of Medicine, received two prestigious awards for his groundbreaking research in plastic surgery: the Medical Student Research Project Award at the Tulane Plastic Surgery Research Day and the...
Samir El-Dahr, MD

Samir El-Dahr, MD

Dr. Samir El-Dahr, MD, the Jane B. Aron Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, was honored with the prestigious Henry L. Barnett Award at the Pediatric Academic...
Carolyn Scofield, MPS

Carolyn Scofield, MPS

Carolyn Scofield, the Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been officially recognized as a “Rising Star” in the prestigious Fierce Pharma PR & Communications Summit’s 2024 West Coast conference. This...
Heddwen Brooks, PhD

Heddwen Brooks, PhD

Dr. Heddwen Brooks, PhD, was recently named the 2024 Virendra B. Mahesh Lecturer by the Medical College of Georgia Department of Physiology at Augusta University. Dr. Brooks, an esteemed figure in research mentorship, scientific ethics, and professional scientific...