Kudos

Nancy Berman, PhD, professor of anatomy and cell biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has been given a $20,000 award from the American Headache Society. The funds will be used to conduct research as to why migraines are more prevalent in women.

Gerald Carlson, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has been named president of the Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The organization is devoted to improving biochemistry education.

Rita Clifford, PhD, RN, associate dean for student affairs at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, was awarded a “Heroes in Healthcare” award from Ingram’s Magazine.

Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, RN, PhD, CCRN, is the new president of the board of directors of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She is a critical care specialist at The University of Kansas Hospital and an associate professor in the School of Allied Health’s Nurse Anesthesia department at the KU Medical Center.

Elizabeth Kerling, RD, graduate student at the University of Kansas School of Allied Health, received a First Place Overall Medal and a Clinical Studies II Award at the 2008 KU Medical Center Student Research Forum. Kerling is a student in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition.

David Martin, RN, MS, clinical assistant professor of nursing, received the prestigious Phyllis Keeney Lawrence Teaching award. The $3,500 award goes to a KU faculty member possessing a long reputation of strong teaching, developing unique teaching methods and contributing to the curriculum.

Randolph J. Nudo, PhD, director of the Landon Center on Aging and professor of molecular and integrative physiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, has been awarded the prestigious Javits Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health for his grant, which focuses on understanding how the brain repairs itself after injury.

Rigoberto Ramirez, a second-year medical student and native of Great Bend, Kan., is the recipient of the American Medical Association’s Foundations Minority Scholars Award, a $10,000 scholarship given to 10 medical students annually.

Douglas Wright, PhD, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, is the recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s 2008 Cure Award. The award recognizes and honors an individual for his or her contributions to the field of diabetes research.