The 2024 Department of Medicine Trainee Research Awards
The 2024 recipients of the Department of Medicine Resident and Fellow Outstanding Research Awards have been named. These awards recognize significant research contributions made during residency and fellowship training, respectively.
Thank you to the nominators and congratulations to the recipients!
Resident Outstanding Research Award
Mariana Garcia Arango, MD
PG-2, Internal Medicine Residency
Her mentor and nominator, Farhan Raza, MD, writes: “Mariana has demonstrated excellent skills to lead a complex high-impact project. This year, she has taken on a very challenging project to perform quantitative cardiac MRI analyses in CVI42. This demonstrated her incredible ability to problem-solve and learn new skills, which are typically expected at the level of a third year-cardiology fellow.”
Her mentor and second nominator, Adam Gepner, MD, adds: "She is highly focused on improving our understanding pulmonary vasodilatory response and right ventricular function in those with undifferentiated shortness of breath and recently presented her work at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Atlanta, GA. She also presented our work on a complex case report at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL. [... She] is a shining example of a future leader in medicine."
Fellow Outstanding Research Awards
Lauren Banaszak, MD
Program: Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Her mentor and nominator, Jane Churpek, MD, MS, writes: “Dr. Banaszak has made major contributions to germline and acquired genetics in hematology at UW–Madison and the field. She has advanced education, culture change, and science. She is truly exceptional and very deserving of this award to recognize her efforts and contributions.”
Jason Moody, PhD, MS
Program: Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases T32 Training Grant
His mentor and nominator, Barbara Bendlin, PhD, MA, writes: “As a medical physicist, Jason is passionate about applying cutting edge tools to the study of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He currently leads a large-scale analysis of brain images to examine disease progression and brain changes. Further, he is an outstanding colleague and mentor, a sentiment repeated widely from those who have worked with him. He freely shares his expertise and brings a high level of rigor and enthusiasm to every project.”