Fadi G. Lakkis, M.D.

Fadi G. Lakkis, M.D., associate professor of medicine (nephrology) and immunology, received the 2002 Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the American Heart Association. The annual award, which recognizes investigators under the age of 41 for excellence and creativity in nephrology research, was presented in November at the ASN annual meeting in Philadelphia. Lakkis presented a plenary address describing his path-breaking studies on the mechanism underlying rejection of transplanted organs. He is the fifth Yale faculty member to receive the award.