Dr. Laurie Wakschlag, DevSci Director, Receives Paula H. Stern Award
DevSci leaders are delighted to share that DevSci director Dr. Laurie Wakschlag has been honored with this year’s Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine.
This honor is given by the Feinberg School of Medicine Women Faculty Organization to "an FSM woman faculty member who has spent a significant portion of her career at Northwestern, has exhibited successful basic, translational, or clinical research, strong leadership at a local, national or international level in her field, and who has an exemplary track record of inspiring and mentoring trainees and/or young investigators."
In addition to serving as the Founding Director of the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Lauren ("Laurie") S. Wakschlag, PhD is the Professor and Vice Chair for Scientific and Faculty Development in the Department of Medical Social Sciences (Division of Determinants of Health), and Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, and Human Development and Social Policy.