2007 O’Donnell Awards Recipients
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2007 O’Donnell Award recipients Zhijian “James” Chen, David J. Mangelsdorf and Antonios Mikos.
The 2007 O’Donnell Award recipients include: medicine awardee Dr. David Mangelsdorf for his work on orphan nuclear receptors leading to landmark discoveries of how regulatory pathways govern cholesterol, lipid and bile acid homeostasis; engineering awardee Dr. Antonios Mikos for his insightful application of chemical engineering principles to biomolecular engineering as exemplified by pioneering contributions to tissue engineering, biomaterials science and more; and science awardee Dr. Zhijian “James” Chen for his discovery of the novel role of ubiquitin in regulating protein kinases and other biological activities, and the discovery of a new role of mitochondria in immune responses.
Medicine
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David J. Mangelsdorf, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
National Academy of Sciences: 2008
Engineering
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Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.
Rice University
National Academy of Medicine: 2012
National Academy of Engineering: 2012
Science
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Zhijian “James” Chen, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
National Academy of Sciences: 2014
National Academy of Medicine: 2022
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