Spotlight
Awards & Recognitions
Houston Methodist congratulates our leaders, scientists, innovators and educators who have been recognized.
James T. Rutka Pediatric Brain Tumor 2023 Award Winner

David S. Baskin, MD, FAANS, FACS
Samuel S. Weiss Award

Eamonn Quigley, MD
FellowAmerican College of Medical Informatics
& Fellow Optical Society of America
Stephen T. Wong, PhD
Jerold B. Katz Investigator Award

Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD
Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
Matthew D. Cykowski, MD
Pathology & Genomic Medicine
Jimmy Gollihar, PhD
Pathology & Genomic Medicine
NIH Competitiveness Award
Novel Gene Delivery to Modulate the Tumor Microenvironment
and Antigen-Specific Antitumor Immunity
Shu-Hsia Chen, PhD
Emily Herrmann Chair in Immunology Research
Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
Director, Center for Immunotherapy Research
Professor, Immunology Medicine
R01 $50K
Artificial Intelligence-integrated Mechanistic Modeling for Rational Design of Nanoparticles to Improve Organ Targeting and Safety
Prashant Dogra, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Mathematics in Medicine
R01 $50K
Career Cornerstone Award
Human Atherogenesis with Underlying Dysfunctional
HDL-Free Cholesterol
Khurram Nasir, MD, PhD
Jerold B. Katz Investigator
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness
Professor, Cardiology
R01 $3.0M
Deep Learning Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Vancomycin
Masayuki Nigo, MD
Associate Professor
Clinical Medicine
R01 $2.3 M
Excellence in Peer-Reviewed Publications
CD+4 T Cell Immunity Is Dependent on An Intrinsic
Stem-like Programme
Wenhao Chen, PhD
Associate Professor
Transplant Immunology in Surgery
Collecting Puzzle Pieces
Chen Hsing Lin, MD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Medicine
Excellence in Research Award
Spinal Neuromodulation to Promote Physiologic
and Molecular Plasticity in the Injured Spinal Cord
Philip J. Horner, PhD
Scientific Director, Center for Neuroregeneration
Professor, Neuroregeneration
Role of Lipid Metabolism in CD8+ T Cell Ferroptosis
Qing Yi, MD, PhD
Ralph O’Connor Centennial Chair
Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
Professor, Cancer Biology in Medicine
Excellence in Education
Ericka P. Greene, MD
The Sumner Family Distinguished
Chair in Neuromuscular Research,
Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology
Director, Neuromuscular Clinic
Professor, Clinical Neurology
HMAI Clinical Scholar