Congratulations 2020 WIN ADA Award Recipients!
Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award
Judith E. Fradkin, MD, is the recipient of the 2020 Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award. This award is given in honor of Lois Jovanovic, MD, a leading woman scientist in diabetes, to a a woman who has made a significant impact in diabetes care, research, education, or public health.
As Director of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 2000 to 2018, Dr. Fradkin created and directed a diverse array of high-impact clinical and basic research programs, including multi-centered clinical trials to evaluate new approaches to prevent and treat diabetes and its complications; scientific consortia to define the genetic and environmental triggers of diabetes, and beta cell biology; the development of continuous glucose monitors and artificial pancreas; and diabetes research centers.
Dr. Fradkin served as a role model for women in diabetes, including scientists in the Division she led as well as women nationwide who benefited from training and career development programs she fostered.
The recipient of numerous NIH and Public Health Service awards, Dr. Fradkin is also the 2003 recipient of the American Medical Association’s Dr. Nathan Davis Award for outstanding public service in the advancement of public health. She was also the recipient of the 2010 JDRF Hero Award, the Eugene T. Davidson, MD Award for Public Service of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the 2015 David Rumbough Award from JDRF, and the 2018 American Diabetes Association’s C. Everett Koop Medal for lifetime achievement in diabetes.
Please join us in celebrating Judith E. Fradkin, MD, for her outstanding contributions to the diabetes field as well as the mentorship of women.
WIN ADA Abstract Awards
WIN ADA Abstract Awards will resume in 2021.
Past Award Recipients
2019:
- Elizabeth R. Seaquist, MD (Lois Jovanovic Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award)
- Danielle Dean, PhD (Basic Science Abstract Award)
- Samantha F. Ehrlich, PhD, MPH (Behavioral Medicine Abstract Award)
- Xiang Liu, PhD (Clinical Diabetes Abstract Award)
- Aki T-B. Chaffin, PhDc (Sex as a Biological Variable Abstract Award)
2018:
- Chelsea Hutch, PhD (Basic Science Abstract Award)
- Michelle Perfect, PhD (Behavioral Medicine Abstract Award)
- Maisa Feghali, MD (Clinical Diabetes Abstract Award)
- Durga Singer, MA, MD (Sex as Biological Variable Abstract Award)