Scott Halpern Honored with 2017 Translational Science Awards

CHIBE Deputy Director Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, MBE was recognized this week with two awards as part of the Translational Science 2017 Awards Program. Halpern received not only the Association for Clinical and Translational Science Distinguished Investigator: Translation from Clinical Use into Public Benefit and Policy Award, but also the American Federation for Medical Research Outstanding Investigator Award. The Outstanding Investigator Award is presented annually to an investigator age 45 or younger in recognition of excellence in biomedical research, while the Distinguished Investigator Award recognizes senior investigators who have had an impact on clinical and translational science resulting in a major change in clinical practice and health care for the benefit of the public.