Faculty awarded by CDC

Three faculty members received awards from the Center for Disease Control this past spring.

Drs. Hornig and Lipkin receive Charles C. Shepard Science Awards

Dr. Mady Hornig, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, and Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology, have been selected for the 2011 Charles C. Shepard Science Awards. The two co-authored the publication "Epidemiologic investigation of immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy among abattoir workers exposed to porcine brain,” which was cited as the best manuscript or original research published in a peer-reviewed journal by scientists working at CDC or Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

The award was established by the two organizations in honor of Charles C. Shepard, an internationally recognized microbiologist who was chief of the Leprosy and Rickettsia Branch at CDC for more than 30 years, until his death in 1985. To qualify for the award, the publication must have as first or senior author a CDC or ATSDR staff member. CDC scientist Dr. Ruth Lynfield is senior author. Candidates for the award are nominated by colleagues from across CDC.

Dr. Barlow receives CDC Foundation Hero Award

Dr. Barbara Barlow has been awarded the 2011 CDC Foundation Hero Award. The award, given to one recipient per year, "recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to improving the public’s health through exemplary work in advancing CDC’s mission of promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability." Dr. Barlow, Professor Emerita of Surgery (in Epidemiology), embodies the leadership, innovation, and scholarship that this award highlights. Founder and Executive Director for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a national program developed with funding from of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Dr. Barlow believes that "the fact that all trauma is preventable means that not to develop programs to prevent injuries is not doing your job as a doctor — it’s almost immoral."

Epidemiology