Faculty
Scientific Importance
1st Place - DR. LU CAI, Collaborators: Drs. L. Wei, X. Sun, Y. Li, Y.J. Kang (Department of Medicine)
2nd Place - DR. YIRU GUO, Collaborators: Drs. Y.T. Xuan, W.J. Wu, Q.H. Li, X.L. Tang. R. Bolli (Department of Medicine - Division of Cardiology)
3rd Place - DR. RUGAU LIU, Collaborators: Drs. B. Li, M. Qiu, D. Gozal (Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics)
Innovation in Biotechnology
1st Place - DR. ALY FARAG, Collaborators: Drs. T. Moriarty, C.B.Sites, S. Hushek (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Norton Healthcare)
2nd Place - DR. HARVEY EDMONDS, JR., Collaborators: Drs. P.B. Cerrito*, B. L. Ganzel (Department of Anesthesiology, Mathematics*, Department of Surgery, Div.of Cardiothoracic Surgery)
3rd Place - DR. KYUNG KANG, (Department of Chemical Engineering)
Innovation in Behavioral Sciences
1st Place - DR. KATHLEEN PEINDL, Collaborator: Dr. Katherine L. Wisner (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
2nd Place - DR. SUSAN MULDOON, Collaborators: Drs. N.E. Schoenberg*, E.P. Stoller, **M.A.L. Rosenberg (CREST Program, Department of Medicine, UofL, *University of Kentucky, **Case Western Reserve)
3rd Place - DR. VICTORIA MOLFESE, Collaborators: Drs. *S. Terrell, *M. Ferguson, **D. Molfese, **A. Key, **M. Kelley, **N. Cunningham, **C. Rumage (*College of Education and Human Development, and **Psychology and Brain Sciences)
Most Promising Basic Science Research
1st Place - DR. DOUGLAS DARLING, Collaborators: Drs. G. Yen, R.T. Zoeller, R. P. Stearman (Molecular, Cellular and Craniofacial Biology, U of L, and Biology
Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA)
2nd Place - DR. WILLIAM DEAN, Collaborator: Dr. M. Zabe (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
3rd Place - DR. ZHANXIANG ZHOU, Collaborators: Drs. X. Sun, J. Lambert, Y.J. Kang
Potential for Major Clinical Applications
1st Place - DR. DAN SESSLER, Collaborators: Drs. A. Taguchi, N. Sharma, R.M. Saleem, R.L. Carpenter, M. Seyedsadr, Kurz (Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University; OUTCOMES RESEARCH Institute and Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville; and Adolor Corporation, Exton, PA)
2nd Place - DR. DAN HILL, Collaborators: Drs. Luis Marsano, M. Prince, J. Castle, L. Gaetke, R. Chawla, C.J. McClain (University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Jewish Hospital Liver Research Center, and Louisville VA Medical Ctr.)
3rd Place - DR. DAVID HEIN, Collaborator: Dr. A.J. Fretland (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research
DRS. VICTORIA MOLFESE and DENNIS L. MOLFESE, (School of Education and Human Development, and Psychology and Brain Sciences)
Faculty Award for Extramural Funding
DR. JAMES KANG, (Department of Medicine)
