Prof. Ludhmila Hajjar receives Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig award
Recognition from the São Paulo City Council honors FMUSP’s tenured career in public health and academia.
Professor Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar, head of Clinical Emergencies at FMUSP, received the Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig Award at the São Paulo City Council on Monday, December 2, 2024. The ceremony was broadcast on the City Council’s website and official channels.
The initiative recognizes female scientists, doctors, and health professionals who have distinguished themselves in scientific research or in the advancement of medicine. Councilwoman Sandra Tadeu, the creator of the award, congratulated the professor for her brilliant career and paid tribute to her on behalf of all the people of São Paulo.
“The career of scientist Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig is marked by scientific excellence and commitment to public health, reflecting values that we recognize in Dr. Ludhmila, who fights in defense of science-based medicine,” congratulated the councilwoman.
In her acceptance speech, Professor Ludhmila said that she was honored to receive the award named after scientist Ruth, who was also a professor at USP and a pioneer in studies for the development of a vaccine against malaria.
“There is no doctor without a team, nor a scientist alone, without structure, without a university, without well-spent public money. I dedicate this award to USP, which is now recognized for its public education and for the quality that we desire for professional training throughout the country. We want to train quality people who will work to make society a better place,” declared the professor, who received the award accompanied by her own team and the rector of USP, Prof. Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior.
During the ceremony, the professor highlighted her more than 20 years at USP and received tributes from the council members present. They praised her leadership at Hospital das Clínicas during the Covid-19 pandemic and recalled that the doctor was listed among the scientists with the greatest impact by a study by Stanford University.
Source: FMUSP Press and Communications Office
USP Outstanding Thesis 2022 awards Prize and Honorable Mentions for works from the School of Medicine
The finalists of the 11th Edition of the USP Outstanding Thesis Award were announced on November 7, 2022, and a work from the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP) was awarded in the major area of Health Sciences. From the Cardiology Program, the thesis “Release of myocardial revascularization surgery in patients with acute coronary disease based on platelet aggregation: a prospective and randomized study”, authored by Carlos Alberto Kenji Nakashima and supervised by Prof. Dr. José Carlos Nicolau, was the winner.
Source: FMUSP Communications Office