MNI Member Dawen Cai, Ph.D. Recognized with 2024 Named Professorship
On June 10, the University of Michigan Medical School held a ceremony to recognize faculty members appointed to named professorships in 2024, an esteemed honor for faculty.
The event took place in the Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium at the A. Alfred Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) and included Medical School leadership and 42 honorees. Among those recognized was MNI Member Dawen Cai, Ph.D., who received the Crosby-Kahn Collegiate Professorship in Cell and Developmental Biology.
Congratulations to Dr. Cai on this well-deserved recognition!
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