Congratulations to ARLG Mentoring Committee Vice-Chair and former ARLG fellow, Michael Woodworth, MD, MSc, on receiving the Shanthi V. Sitaraman Silver Pear Mentoring Award for Research from the Emory University School of Medicine! This award honors Department of Medicine faculty members who have exhibited outstanding mentorship to early-career mentees during the previous year. Dr. Woodworth’s mentee, ARLG Early Faculty Seedling Award recipient Ahmed Babiker, nominated him for the award. During the selection process, the award committee evaluates nominees on a variety of mentoring criteria including the pursuit of teaching excellence, assistance with presentations, publications, and scholarships, and participation in charitable or service-related activities.
Dr. Woodworth’s research focuses primarily on the use of microbiome therapeutics like fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the eradication of intestinal multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization. His team conducts clinical research using metagenomic approaches to identify potential mechanisms of action of FMT and leverages population-level datasets to study clinical outcomes for MDRO infections.
The Emory University School of Medicine presented the award to Dr. Woodworth during its annual Department of Medicine Honors and Awards Celebration on August 30. The event acknowledges and celebrates the exceptional efforts and achievements of the department’s faculty and staff within their respective divisions, as well as their valuable contributions to the School of Medicine and Emory University as a whole.