William (Bill) Sivitz, MD, emeritus professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, has been named the winner of the DiBona Award for Academics in Service of the ICVAHCS.

Former endocrinology division chief and founder of the Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Mentor Award leaves lasting impact on diabetes research, education, and clinical care

Hira Shaikh, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation (HOBMT), has received a 2026 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant.

Manasa Nayak, PhD, and Gagan Flora, PhD, research assistant professors in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, and members of the laboratory of Anil Chauhan, MTech, PhD, have each earned awards from the American Society of Hematology (ASH)

Claudia Corwin, MD, MPH, has received the Alice Hamilton Award from the the Central States Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association (CSOEMA).

Joseph S. Dillon, MB, BCh, BAO, has been awarded one of the highest distinctions the Carver College of Medicine grants, the Dr. Ernest O. Theilen Clinical Teaching and Service Award.

Last month at the meeting of the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), David Stoltz, MD, PhD, was presented with the chapter’s Hero of Hope Award.

Umar Farooq, MD, has accepted the role of Director for the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, after serving as interim director since 2025.

Martha Carvour, MD, PhD has earned the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, a national award given by Campus Compact in partnership with Brown University’s Swearer Center for Public Service.

Mohanraj Sadasivam, PhD, a researcher in the lab of Craig T Morita, MD, PhD was recently selected for the American Lung Association (ALA) Research Institute Team and earned a Catalyst Research Award.