Dr. Ruxana Sadikot and Dr. Gary Wang Named the DoM Senior and Junior Investigators of the Year

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From left to right: Dr. Mark Segal, Dr. Ruxana Sadikot, Dr. Gary Wang and Dr. Robert Hromas

 

Dr. Ruxana Sadikot, Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, and Dr. Gary Wang, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, were named the Department of Medicine Senior and Junior Investigators of the Year respectively.

Dr. Sadikot’s award winning paper:  Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling by Stomatococcus mucilaginosus Highlights the Pathogenic Potential of an Oral Commensal

Dr. Wang’s award winning paper: Intestinal Dysbiosis and Depletion of Butyrogenic Bacteria in Clostridium difficile Infection and Nosocomial Diarrhea