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People briefs: Burkhart and Zylka honored
Dr. Craig Burkhart, a resident physician in dermatology at UNC Hospitals, has been selected by the American Academy of Dermatology to receive its Member Making a Difference Award. Also, Mark Zylka, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell and molecular physiology in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2007 Searle Scholar, which provides $240,000 over three years in support of his research on neural circuits and pain. The Searle Scholars award supports exceptional young faculty across the biomedical sciences and in chemistry.
People briefs
March 27, 2007
Burkhart honored for making a difference by American Academy of Dermatology
Dr. Craig Burkhart, a resident physician in dermatology at UNC Hospitals, has been selected by the American Academy of Dermatology to receive its Member Making a Difference Award.
Burkhart is being recognized for his work in organizing a new dermatology clinic in Carrboro, in collaboration with UNC’s Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC). SHAC provides free general medical care to those in need. As part of his recognition, Burkhart will be featured in the Members Making a Difference column in an upcoming issue of Dermatology World magazine. He also will be honored at an awards luncheon at the 2008 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
In addition, Burkhart has received an AAD International Travel Grant to attend the Brazilian Society of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Fall 2007.
Zylka wins national honor for young faculty in science
Mark Zylka, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell and molecular physiology in the UNC School of Medicine, has been named a 2007 Searle Scholar, which provides $240,000 over three years in support of his research on neural circuits and pain. The Searle Scholars award supports exceptional young faculty across the biomedical sciences and in chemistry. Co-recruited with the UNC Neuroscience Center, Zylka began his professorial appointment in 2006 and has already garnered a number of other awards.
School of Medicine contact: Stephanie Crayton, (919) 966-2860, scrayton@unch.unc.edu