During Case Western Reserve University's inaugural Innovation Week, 30 faculty members were recognized for their remarkable achievements in research and entrepreneurship.
Discovery Award
- Chanyong “Chase” Cao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, Laboratory for Soft Machines & Electronics
- Mohamed S. Draz, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
- Mark Griswold, PhD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering; Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center; Faculty Director, Interactive Commons
- Michael Moffitt, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Excellence in Device Innovation Award
- Niloy Bhadra, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Amitabh Chak, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine; Member, Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Umut Gurkan, PhD, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Member, Cancer Prevention Control & Population Research Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Kevin Kilgore, PhD, P. Hunter Peckham PhD and George J. Picha MD PhD Professor in Biomedical Engineering
- Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, Department of Medicine; Distinguished University Professor; Co-Leader, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's GI Cancer Genetics Program
- Pedram Mohseni, PhD, Goodrich Professor of Engineering Innovation and Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering
- Michael Suster, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
- Joseph Willis, MD, Professor, Department of Pathology; Member, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Faculty Innovator Award
- Susann M. Brady-Kalnay, PhD, Professor, Departments of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Neurosciences, and Pathology; Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Yolanda Fortenberry, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
- Brian T. Grimberg, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology; Director of Cytometry and Imaging Research, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Umut Gurkan, PhD, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Member, Cancer Prevention Control & Population Research Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Lydia Kisley, PhD, Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor, Departments of Physics and Chemistry
- Shanina Knighton, PhD, RN, CIC, Adjunct Associate Professor, Nursing
- Cassi Pittman Claytor, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
- Robert Ward, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Impact Through Innovation Award
- Joy Bostic, PhD, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of Religious and Africana Studies; Director, African and African American Studies Minor; Co-PI, Humanities in Leadership Learning Series
- Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH, Mary Ann Swetland Professor of Environmental Health Sciences; Director, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health; Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
- Stephen Haynesworth, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Director, Emerging Scholars Program
- Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Catherine Seibyl Professor in Nursing, Research, and Caregiving
Top Product Award
- Mark Griswold, PhD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering; Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center; Faculty Director, Interactive Commons
- Susanne Wish-Baratz, PhD, MBA, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy
Ingenuity Award
- Umut Gurkan, PhD, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Member, Cancer Prevention Control & Population Research Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Innovation in Education Award
- Sonya Moore, DNP, CRNA, Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia
Regional Impact Innovation Award
- Eric Baer, DEng, Distinguished University Professor; Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering; Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering; Director, National Science Foundation Center for Layered Polymeric Systems
Rare Disease Pioneer Award
- Mei Zhang, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Pioneer in Cell and Regenerative Medicine Award
- Arnold I. Caplan, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology; Director, Skeletal Research Center
Innovator of the Year
- Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, Distinguished University Professor; Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, Department of Medicine; Co-Leader, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's GI Cancer Genetics Program
Lifetime Achievement Award
- P. Hunter Peckham, PhD, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus; Donnell Institute Professor Emeritus; Professor of Biomedical Engineering Emeritus; Co-Director, MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute