Briefs

• Yudofsky honored as first recipient of Alexander Award in Psychiatry
• Work begins on children's AIDS center in Mbeya, Tanzania
• Lee honored for scientific achievements in pediatrics

Yudofsky honored as first recipient of Alexander Award in Psychiatry

Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D., the D.C. and Irene Ellwood Professor and chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, was selected as the first recipient of the Joan and Stanford Alexander Annual Award in Psychiatry. Read more about Dr. Yudofsky.

Work begins on children's AIDS center in Mbeya, Tanzania

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in April in Mbeya, Tanzania, for a new center of excellence that will provide comprehensive pediatric HIV/AIDS care to children and their families through the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. A new Mwanza center is also under way.

Lee honored for scientific achievements in pediatrics

Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., was named by the Society for Pediatric Research as a recipient of the 2009 E. Mead Johnson Award for his outstanding scientific achievements in pediatrics. Read more about Dr. Lee.