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title: 'T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award '
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summary: 'T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award > Each year, this award supported one academic geriatrician conducting research on older adults via sub-specialists of internal medicine. The T. Franklin Williams Award was offered in collaboration with the Association for Subspecialty Professors (ASP), and was supported by a generous grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies. From 2012-2015, it also served as a companion to the National Institute on Aging GEMSSTAR Program.'
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##  [T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award](/health-aging-foundation/what-we-do/our-past-work/t-franklin-williams-research-scholars-award)

Each year, this award supported one academic geriatrician conducting research on older adults via sub-specialists of internal medicine. The T. Franklin Williams Award was offered in collaboration with the Association for Subspecialty Professors (ASP), and was supported by a generous grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies. From 2012-2015, it also served as a companion to the National Institute on Aging GEMSSTAR Program.

## T. Franklin Williams Award Program (2006 - 2010)

The T. Franklin Williams Award provided project support over two years to a junior faculty geriatrician conducting research in collaboration with a sub-specialist of internal medicine in a sub-specialty related to the care of older adults. The award was intended to support the academic career development of a promising geriatrics physician-scientist.

## T. Franklin Williams/GEMSSTAR Research Scholars Award (2012 - 2015)

From 2012 to 2015, the T. Franklin Williams Award was a companion grant program to the National Institute on Aging RO3 Award Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Subspecialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) Program. GEMSSTAR awards support early-career physicians trained in medical and surgical subspecialties, with the goal of helping researchers establish a research track record in the field of geriatrics.

   Past Award Recipients

- **2015**
     Nancy Schoenborn, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
     *Understanding Older Adults' Perspectives on How to Incorporate Life Expectancy in Cancer Screening*
- **2014**
     Juliessa M. Pavon, MD (Duke University)
     *Adherence to venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines in hospitalized elders*
- **2013**
     Nahid Rianon, MD (University of Texas at Houston)
     *Feasibility of Recruiting Older Adults to Investigate effects of ACEI on Bone*
- **2012**
     C. Barrett Bowling, MD (Emory University)
     *Reasons for the Excess Mortality and Functional Decline in Older Adults with CKD*
- **2010**
     Kellie Campbell, MD (University of Chicago)
     *Referral Patterns and Associated Clinical Outcomes for Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease*
- **2009**
     Peter Abadir, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
     *Age Related Change in Angiotension Receptors and its Contribution to Chronic Inflammation*
- **2008**
     George C. Wang, MD (Johns Hopkins University)
     *Immunologic Dysregulations and Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Frailty of Old Age: The Role of CMV Infection*
- **2007**
     Kathryn J. Eubank, MD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas)
     *Effective Medication Management in Older Hospitalized Patients*
- **2006**
     Diana Kerwin, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
     *The Association Between Body Mass, Body Fat Distribution and Vascular Risk Factors on Functional MRI and Cognitive Performance in Postmenopausal Women*
- **2005**
     Lona Mody, MD (University of Michigan)
     *Antimicrobial Resistance In Nursing Homes: Implications For Indwelling Device Use*