Tuesday, November 16, 2010

White House Honors Vanderbilt's Bradley Malin

TRUST investigator and Vanderbilt University Professor Bradley Malin was named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.

Nominated by the National Institutes of Health and Department of Health and Human Services, Prof. Malin was recognized as one of the Nation's "most meritorious scientists and engineers whose early accomplishments show the greatest promise for assuring America's preeminence in science and engineering and contributing to the awarding agencies' missions." The award includes a multi-year research grant.

The press release from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which includes the full list of recipients, is available here.