University News Office
April 23, 2021
Professor Anup Malani was among eight members of the University of Chicago faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
Malani is the Law School s Lee and Brena Freeman Professor and a professor at the Pritzker School of Medicine. He conducts research in law and economics, health economics and development economics. His research in law and economics focuses on judicial behavior, methods for measuring the contents and causal impact of laws, and the legal implications of blockchain. His health economics research focuses on control of infectious diseases (including coronaviruses and influenza), the value of medical innovation and health care insurance, conflicts of interest in medicine and placebo effects. In development economics, Malani is involved in multiple projects in India focused on health care financing and the quality of life in slums.
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The Optical Society and Society for Imaging Science and Technology Honor Leader in Biomedical Imaging
WASHINGTON – The Optical Society (OSA) and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) are pleased to name Joseph A. Izatt of Duke University, USA the 2021 Edwin H. Land Medal winner. Izatt is recognized for foundational contributions to the invention, development, and commercialization of optical coherence-based technologies for in vivo biomedical imaging, and for the education and mentoring of distinguished scientists and engineers.
Joseph Izatt is a true leader in optical coherence-based imaging research whose entrepreneurial spirit and mentorship is emblematic of the Edwin Land Medal,” said 2021 OSA President Connie Chang-Hasnain, Whinnery Chair Professor Emerita of EECS at University of California, Berkeley, USA. “His trailblazing accomplishments have contributed to the development of technologies that will benefit society indefinitely.”
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Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc.
April 6, 2021 GMT
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 6, 2021
Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX) (“Brooklyn” or “the Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on exploring the role that cytokine-based therapy can have in treating patients with cancer, today announced the appointment of Howard J. Federoff, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer and President and a director as of 16 April 2021. Dr. Federoff succeeds Ronald Guido who was serving as Interim CEO and will remain on Brooklyn’s management team as Chief Development Officer.