Faculty from Ludwig Maximilian University, including Dr. Maximilian Reiser, Dr. Bernd Huber, and Dr. Dietrich Reinhardt, honor Dr. Hedvig Hricak (second from left) with an honorary doctorate from the University.
Dr. Hedvig Hricak, professor of radiology, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Regarded as a lifetime achievement award, Dr. Hricak is also the first woman recipient to receive the honor in medicine from the institution, founded in 1472. To qualify for an honorary doctorate, a candidate must be nominated by a department chairman, who is allowed to make only one nomination throughout his entire tenure. The candidate's nomination is then voted on by the entire LMU faculty. "I was both proud and humbled to receive this honor," said Dr. Hricak.
Dr. Martin Prince, professor of radiology, was recipient of the first commercial shipment of the recently FDA-approved MultiHance® injection. MultiHance® is a paramagnetic contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging of the central nervous system in adults to indicate lesions with abnormal blood brain barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine and associated tissues. Dr. Prince – who received the shipment personally by Carlo Medici, president and CEO of Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the makers of MultiHance® – was instrumental in the development and research of the product.
Dr. Kyu Rhee, clinical fellow in infectious diseases, is a recipient of the highly competitive 2005 Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. The award, which recognizes Dr. Rhee's study of nitrous oxide and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, provides a $500,000 grant over five years for the development of the recipients' career as biomedical researchers and helps them make the critical transition to becoming independent investigators. Medical schools, graduate schools, and all affiliated hospitals and research institutes in the U.S. or Canada may each nominate up to six candidates. More than 200 applications are received annually and approximately 20 awards are given each year. The grant is made to an investigator institution on behalf of the individual investigator or awardee.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Hedvig Hricak.