Scharenberg and Rawlings Notable as Researchers
In April, Dr. Andrew Scharenberg, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) was elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an honorary society of physician scientists.
Dr. David Rawlings
Dr. Andrew Scharenberg
Scharenberg’s current research on chemical signaling in cells of the immune system aims to develop therapies for people with immune deficiencies.
Researchers age 45 or younger are eligible for membership in ASCI by election only. “It is a great honor for Andy to be selected to this elite group of scientists. Few pediatricians are chosen for membership in the ASCI,” said Dr. Bruder Stapleton, chief academic officer and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at UWSOM.
Dr. David Rawlings was noted in Nature magazine as one of only 22 researchers nationwide to receive eight or more grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2007. He received nine NIH grants.
Rawlings conducts research on immunology and gene therapy at Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute.