Leading Lupus Researchers Recognized for Exceptional Work in the Field
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) announced today the recipients of its most prestigious annual awards, recognizing three leading lupus scientists. This year, the LFA presented the Evelyn V. Hess Award to Joan T. Merrill, MD, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and the Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize to Andrea Knight, MD, MSCE, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Jason S. Knight, MD, PhD, University of Michigan. Both awards are selected through a peer-reviewed process, and this year s Mary Betty Stevens Young Investigator Prize resulted in a tie between two scientists.