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Kudos: Praise for accomplishment

Everything we accomplish as a person and as a member of a research team is not only on the shoulders of those who came before us but also shoulder to shoulder with others.

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Sometimes, a person we work with directly or indirectly can go above or beyond, for example, by being especially creative in solving a particular problem or day in and day making things run smoothly.  This is the place to recognize that person, whether a principal investigator, a study coordinator, a sponsor representative, a colleague in your service, a clerk who cleans equipment.   Essentially anyone you interact with who has made the world a better place – no matter how humble – deserves recognition. 

 

If you would like to thank someone or a group of people, submit a Kudos.

An email will be sent automatically to the recipient with the Kudos description.

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   See previous Kudos here.  

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Thanks for recognizing good work.

Kudos Archive
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Dr. Peterson presented a poster titled "Unraveling Sarcoidosis: Genomic Insights from U.S. Veterans of African and European Descent" which explored genetic factors associated with sarcoidosis, a complex inflammatory disease. This research also emphasized the role of ancestry (those of African and those of European descent) in disease involvement and provided fresh insights into potential pathways that may guide future diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Recently, Jessica Peterson, PhD attended the Annual CHEST conference held in Boston, MA. Dr. Peterson, a health science specialist with NFFRE, delivered presentations on the genetic underpinnings of pulmonary diseases in U.S. veterans. This is just some of the work that she has been conducting with Dr. Diana Gomez, a physician within the NF/SG VHA network.

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Her oral presentation, titled "A Genome-Wide Association Study of Pulmonary Fibrosis Across U.S. Veterans of African and European Ancestries" highlighted the team’s recent work using data from the Million Veterans Program (MVP) to conduct a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) genetic analysis. The study aimed to uncover genetic variants that may be associated with pulmonary fibrosis, focusing on differences between veterans of African and European descent. The findings from this research may have implications for understanding the genetic risk factors that vary by ancestry and could lead to more personalized treatment approaches for pulmonary fibrosis.

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Teresa "Angie" Smith

2021 Award for Excellence  <>  Paige Webb, NFFRE's Operations Manager until 2023, earned the Best Practice and Innovation Award from the National Association of Veterans’ Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF).  NAVREF awardees are nominated by their peers for demonstrating excellence in support of research and education for Veterans. Paige earned the award for myriad contributions. She significantly reduced the time it takes for studies to begin with an improved system for meeting privacy and information security requirements.  She also made the NFFRE website a valuable repository of helpful resources for researchers. Her dependability, efficiency, and incredible attention to detail make Paige a valuable employee often sought out by researchers needing her assistance. Thank you, Paige!

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2019 NAVREF Awardee  <>  NFFRE Executive Director, Teresa “Angie” Smith, MPH, took home the Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Veterans’ Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF).  She received this recognition for the turnaround success story she engineered at NFFRE .

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 Paige Webb

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