The 2012 Veblen-Commons Award Recipient: Geoffrey M. Hodgson

Endangered Democratic Institutions and Instrumental Inquiry: Remarks upon Receiving the Veblen-Commons Award

Yale School of Medicine Thesis Award Recipient — 2012

Purpose: To investigate the expression and exogenous effect of leptin hormone in diseased parathyroid glands at a basic science and clinical level. Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism (HPTH) is a common endocrine problem affecting 1 in 500 individuals who are typically female and over the age of 60. Combined effects of low calcium and vitamin D stimulating parathyroid activity and excess PTH secr...

2012 M&SOM Best Paper Award

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Introducing John V. Forrester, the 2012 recipient of the Weisenfeld award.

John Forrester is an extraordinary example of a modern clinician-scientist in the field of ophthalmology, whose nomination for this award was based on a number of criteria that reflect the enormous breadth of his contribution and leadership across many aspects of clinical ophthalmology and eye research. John Forrester obtained his medical degree at Glasgow University in 1970 and, driven by an e...

Introducing Johanna M. Seddon, the 2017 Recipient of the Mildred Weisenfeld Award.

The Weisenfeld Award is presented to an individual in recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the clinical practice of ophthalmology, and Johanna M. Seddon, ScM, MD, is the perfect recipient to be honored with this great award (Fig. 1). Dr. Seddon is an internationally recognized ophthalmologist and clinician–scientist, who pioneered the field of epidemiology and genetic epidemi...