The award recipients were nominated by the CCFA’s National Scientific Advisory Committee.
The Henry D. Janowitz, MD, Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Burton I. Korelitz, MD, past chief of the division of gastroenterology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City for his career-long dedication to the discovery and understanding of Crohn’s and colitis. For over 40 years, Dr. Korelitz has been dedicated to improving clinical care for IBD patients. His research efforts helped to establish key treatments for treating IBD such as 6-MP, azathioprine and infliximab, according to the release.
The recipient of the 2009 CCFA Scientific Achievement Award for Clinical Research was Stephen R. Targan, MD, director of the Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute and the division of gastroenterology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His research has primarily focused on the genetic and immunopathologic mechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease, according to the release.
The CCFA Scientific Achievement Award for Basic Research was presented to R. Balfour Sartor, MD, who serves as the CCFA Chief Medical Advisor and the Midgette Distinguished Professor of Medicine in microbiology and immunology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His research interests focus on understanding the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and translating this basic science knowledge into improved diagnosis and treatment of IBD, according to the release.
Read the CCFA’s release about the 2009 National Science Award Winners.
