| November 10, 2010 | Media contact: Bruce Spiher E-mail: spiher@umich.edu Phone: 734-764-2220 |
Two University of Michigan physicians earn Endocrine Society awards
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., CEO of the U-M Health System, and diabetes researcher Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will receive honors
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D.; Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. –The Endocrine Society has recognized two University of Michigan physicians with achievement awards.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., U-M’s executive vice president for medical affairs and chief executive officer of the U-M Health System, will receive the 2011 Robert H. Williams Distinguished Leadership Award for her exceptional contributions to endocrinology through her leadership, teaching and research and her mentorship of trainees and associates.
As CEO of one of the nation’s leading research institutions and a network of hospitals, Pescovitz is responsible for oversight of $3 billion in revenue and a Medical School with more than $445 million in National Institutes of Health funding. She leads a number of major initiatives, including developing the 174-acre North Campus Research Complex and opening the new C.S. Mott Children’s and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital in 2011.
A nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist and researcher, Pescovitz has published 180 papers and books and received numerous awards for her research and teaching.
Most of her research has been on the physiologic and molecular mechanisms responsible for disorders of growth and puberty with a focus on development of novel therapies for these conditions. She became CEO of the Health System in 2009.
Martin G. Myers, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., is the winner of the 2011 Ernst Oppenheimer Award. This is the premier award presented to a young investigator in recognition of meritorious accomplishment in the field of basic or clinical endocrinology.
Myers is the Marilyn H. Vincent Professor of Diabetes Research, associate professor of internal medicine and associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology at the U-M Medical School.
Myers joined the U-M staff in 2004, where he is building on the work he began at Harvard University researching leptin, a protein hormone that plays a key role in metabolic control.
Myers’ work has important implications for further research on obesity and addiction, since leptin signaling appears to impact our motivation for food and other desires.
The society’s Laureate Awards have represented the pinnacle of achievement in the field of endocrinology for over 60 years.
According to the society, “These distinguished recipients are the innovators, educators and practitioners who are transforming endocrinology. Their accomplishments are unmatched in a broad spectrum of activities, including science, leadership, teaching and service. The dedication, commitment and achievements of these winners have earned them a place beside some of the greatest endocrinologists in history.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony next year.
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