Seven faculty members who contribute enormously to the research environment at U-M have been honored with the 2023 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award.

Out of a competitive field of remarkable and generous research leaders, the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) has selected individuals who meet the highest standard for clinical and translational research mentorship. The pool of nominees represented a diverse group of U-M units, including, Engineering, the Institute for Survey Research, Literature, Science & the Arts, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and the University of Michigan Flint.

The Twelfth Annual Awardees will be honored at a ceremony later this fall during the 2023 Mentoring Forum. More information will be forthcoming.

The award was established in 2012 to recognize faculty who foster the intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth of their students, fellows, and trainees in the areas of clinical and translational health and research.

Winners of the 2023 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award

Mario L. Fabiilli, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology, Medical School; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School.

Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, Professor of Family Medicine; Director of the Mixed Methods Program; and Director of the Japanese Family Health Program Education and Research, Medical School.

Yvonne J. Huang MD, ATSF, FAAAAI, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine; Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Faculty Affiliate, Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats, Medical School.

Susan Murphy, ScD, OTR, Director, Behavioral Research Innovation and Support Program, Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR); Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division; and Director, Telehealth & Rehabilitation Advancing Chronic Condition Research (TRACC-R) Center, Medical School.

Gretchen A. Piatt, PhD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School.

Amy E. Rothberg, MD, DABOM, Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School; Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health.

Lonnie D. Shea, PhD, Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School; Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering; and Professor of Surgery, Medical School.