The Harvard Medical School-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics (HPCGG) has established a national award, the
William K. Bowes, Jr. Award in Medical Genetics, to recognize and honor annually an outstanding physician or scientist who is completing his or her training in the area of medical genetics, or a combined training program with medical genetics. The HPCGG believes that this national award, and the premier honor that it represents, gives critical visibility to the importance of genetics in the future of health care. The Award also highlights the critical need for and the exciting opportunities available to those who are pursuing or considering becoming a medical geneticist.
The
William K. Bowes, Jr. Award in Medical Genetics consists of a cash award of $20,000 and a framed certificate. The recipient is responsible for any taxes on the Award.
Eligible candidates must have completed all of the official requirements for their training leading to board certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics in Clinical Genetics, Clinical Cytogenetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics, or Clinical Biochemical Genetics. Individuals in a joint training program with Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, or Molecular Genetic Pathology are also eligible. All such individuals who have completed the requirements within four years of nomination are eligible.
Candidates must have a proven record of academic accomplishments, exemplify excellence in their areas of specialty, and show exceptional promise and commitment for continued future leadership.
Evaluation of candidates will also be based on the extent to which they have contributed at national scientific meetings and have authored publications; have, through design, implementation and completion of an independent clinical project, advanced an area of laboratory diagnostics; and/or have demonstrated confidence and competence in all aspects of medical genetics, and have exceptional potential for directing a clinical diagnostic laboratory.
Nominations may be made by any physician, scientist or other healthcare professional. Those wishing to nominate a candidate may do so by completing the on-line nomination form and submitting it to the Award Committee. Alternatively, a letter may be sent to the Award Committee identifying the candidate and providing full contact information for the nominee.
Each suggested candidate will be contacted by the Award committee and told of his/her nomination. The nominee will then be responsible for assembling and providing to the Award Committee materials that detail why the nominee merits consideration. Two sealed letters of recommendation must be mailed directly to the Award Committee. These should address how the writer is familiar with the nominee, provide a description of the accomplishments of the nominee, and make a case for why the writer believes the candidate is suitable for the Award. The nominee must provide the Award committee with his/her curriculum vitae and any other materials deemed worthy of review and consideration. The nominee also should provide a PDF of one published article he/she feels best represents his/her work.
All correspondence should be sent to:
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Award Committee
William K. Bowes, Jr. Award in Medical Genetics
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Suite 250
Boston, MA 02115
An Award Committee of distinguished scientists, physicians and others in the field of genetics and genomics will review and evaluate all eligible applicants and select the Award recipient. The candidates will be notified of the decision. (See the following list of committee membership.)
Douglas G. Cole, M.D., Flagship Ventures (Committee Co-chair)
Russell Hirsch, M.D., Ph.D., Prospect Venture Partners (Committee Co-chair)
Patrick O. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine
William F. Crowley, Jr., M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
David Ginsburg, M.D., University of Michigan Medical School
Alan Guttmacher, M.D., National Human Genome Research Institute
Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., University of Washington School of Medicine
Bruce R. Korf, M.D., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Raju Kucherlapati, Ph.D., Partners HealthCare, Harvard Medical School
Cynthia Morton, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Christine Seidman, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
David Valle, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stephen T. Warren, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine
Amy E. Roberts, M.D. is the 2007 recipient of the William K. Bowes, Jr. Award in Medical Genetics. On June 20th, Dr. Roberts, Instructor in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, clinical Geneticist at Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics, and Associate Physician and Instructor in Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital will join Stephen T. Warren, Ph.D., W.P. Timmie Professor of Human Genetics and Chairman, Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine to present Grand Rounds at 11:00 a.m. in the Bornstein Family Amphitheater, Brigham and Women's Hospital. That evening, Dr. Roberts will be presented with her Award at a black-tie dinner.
2007 Award Recipient Bio: Amy Roberts
Janice Larson
Phone: (617) 525-4489
email:
jalarson@partners.org
