The Outstanding Investigator Award is presented annually to an outstanding investigator age 45 or younger in recognition of excellence in biomedical research.
Epstein's research interest, along with the Epstein laboratory at PENN, is in molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular development, and the implications of these mechanisms for understanding human disease. His lab works with transgenic and knockout mouse models.
Epstein, who is also a board certified cardiologist, is receiving a $5,000 award from the AFMR, dedicated to fostering medical research and support programs aimed at developing the careers of physician scientists.
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For more information on Dr. Jon Epstein and his research, go on-line to: www.uphs.upenn.edu/mcrc/epstein
To view past AFMR award winners, go on-line to: www.afmr.org/awards_OIA_Recipients.cgi
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