Meet the 2025 Winner: Nadine Al-Naamani, MD, MS
Nadine Al-Naamani, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Al-Naamani is a pulmonologist with clinical expertise in pulmonary vascular disease. Funded by the NIH, she is a physician scientist with a research focus on body composition in pulmonary arterial hypertension, specifically the role of adipose and muscle tissue on outcomes of patients with PAH.
Description
This award will be given to one individual with a promising career trajectory who has made outstanding scientific contributions relevant to the understanding of the vascular basis of lung disease, including basic science at the level of the cell and molecular biology, lung vascular physiology, translational biology, or clinical medicine. Awardees will be presented with a framed certificate at the annual PC Membership Meeting during the ATS International Conference.
Criteria
- Must be within 7 years from the start of first faculty appointment/lectureship at the time of submission
- Submission of a complete nomination package including 1) letters of support from 2 different members of the PC assembly describing the candidate’s contributions, potential, and why the award is appropriate; 2) the candidate’s curriculum vitae and 3) a copy of an abstract that will be presented at the ATS meeting on which the candidate is first or senior author.
- Must be a PC Assembly primary member