Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba, medical director for UTMB’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, was selected as a Fellow of 
the American Society of Transplantation. The FAST designation recognizes American Society of Transplantation members who have demonstrated both an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation and outstanding service to the AST. Mujtaba was inducted in Philadelphia during the American Transplant Congress meeting on May 4.
Angela Colantonio from the University of Toronto won the Robert L. Moody Prize for 
Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation. Colantonio leads a broad, internationally recognized program of research on acquired brain injury, focusing on how ABI impacts the lives of people most vulnerable to health service inequities, such as the homeless, those in prison and older adults.
The Moody Prize is presented annually by UTMB's Division of Rehabilitation Sciences in the School of Health Professions and The Transitional Learning Center of Galveston. The annual award consists of a $10,000 honorarium from UTMB, a citation and an inscribed statue.
Belinda Escamilla, administrative director for Radiology Clinical Operations, will receive the Award for Excellence from the 
Association for Medical Imaging Management. This award recognizes medical imaging professionals who have made a difference through exceptional innovation, leadership, administrative capabilities and sharing of expertise and experience. Escamilla is one of five AHRA members to be honored this year and will be presented with an award at the AHRA Annual Meeting and Exposition in July.
Congratulations to the winners of the Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Fisher Academic Excellence Awards in Neuroscience. The awards are given to the best paper prepared and submitted by a medical or graduate student on any topic relevant to neuroscience.
Medical Student Award:
Latham Fink, "Individual differences in impulsive action reflect variation in the cortical serotonin 5-HT2A receptor system."
Graduate Student Award: (tie)
Alice Bittar, "Two types of ROS are differentially involved in spinal synaptic plasticity and mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathic mice"
Norelle Wildburger, "Quantitative proteomics reveals protein-protein interactions with fibroblast growth factor12 as a component of the Nav1.2 macromolecular complex in mammalian brain."
The winners will receive their awards and give oral presentations of their winning papers at a special ceremony.
On May 16, UTMB orthopaedic and sports medicine physicians, in partnership with Friendswood ISD, completed 
pre-participation physicals for 527 students (grades 7-12). The event was held at Friendswood High School’s Walter Wilson Field House for students who plan to participate in FISD athletics, including band, dance, cheer and more, at the junior high or high school level for the 2015-2016 school year.