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On Thursday, May 6, 2021, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine held its annual Awards Day to honor outstanding faculty members and student achievements. The event was virtually streamed on the LKSOM YouTube Channel. Friends and families from near and far celebrated the skilled teachers and the talented physician and researcher candidates who made up this year's honorees. The philanthropic nature of Awards Day was also on display, as many of the awards were established by generous donors to recognize and celebrate traditions of excellence in the classroom, lab, and clinic. 

Thanks to a new three-year, $2.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. John Elrod and colleagues are poised to gain novel insight into biological mechanisms that may be driving or worsening neurodegeneration. The researchers will investigate potential mechanisms using mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and a systems biology approach. The work could help identify new drug targets and therapeutic opportunities for Alzheimer’s disease.

One hundred forty-seven Temple physicians have been named to Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Doctors” list for 2021. Physicians on the list were nominated by their professional peers and practice at Temple University Hospital-Main Campus, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital-Jeanes Campus, Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus and in the community as part of Temple Physicians, Inc.