Members from the Department of Pathology gathered to celebrate esteemed milestones amongst colleagues on November 11 to recognize awards and distinctions from the past year. The event was held at the UAB West Pavilion Conference Center to honor outstanding professional service to UAB and the department.
The following individuals were recognized:
Promotion
Daniel Atherton, M.D., promoted to professor
Rati Chkheidze, M.D., promoted to associate professor
Valeria Dal Zotto, M.D., promoted to associate professor
Huma Fatima, M.D., promoted to professor
Sixto M. Leal, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., promoted to professor
Rance Chadwick Siniard, M.D., promoted to associate professor
Dario Vitturi, Ph.D., promoted to associate professor
Endowment Holders
Selvarangan Ponnazhagan, Ph.D., was named Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Endowed Chair in Laboratory Medicine
Lalita Shevde-Samant, Ph.D., was named to the Endowed Professorship in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics
Oyedele Adeyi, M.D., was named C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professor in Pathology
Thomas Winokur, M.D., was named Robert W. Mowry, M.D., Endowed Professor in Pathology
Chair’s Excellence Awards
Melad Dababneh, M.B.B.S., award for Clinical Excellence
Daniel Tyrrell, Ph.D., award for Research Excellence
Megan Amerson-Brown, Ph.D., CIC, MLS, award for Educational Excellence
Service Excellence Award
Andrea Kahn, M.D.
Retirement
John Chatham, Ph.D.
Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on these esteemed new roles and honors.