Robert Dickson, MCIRCC Associate Director, Receives Jerome W. Conn Award for Excellence in Research
Robert (Bob) Dickson, MD
Associate Director, MCIRCC
Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
The Department of Internal Medicine announced today that this year’s Jerome W. Conn Award for Excellence in Research goes to Robert Dickson, M.D. The Jerome W. Conn Award is given for outstanding research investigation by a physician-scientist at the assistant professor level. It honors Jerome Conn, M.D., former division chief of endocrinology at the University of Michigan who was the first to describe primary hyperaldosteronism, later known as Conn’s syndrome.
Dr. Dickson’s research focuses on pulmonary pathogens and adult respiratory distress syndrome. In particular, his work has studied the role of gut and lung microbiome on the pathogenesis of pulmonary disease. In more recent research, Dr. Dickson has identified methods to rapidly diagnose pulmonary infections. His research is supported by NIH K23, R01 and R21 awards as well as a University of Michigan Health System - Peking University Health Science Center Joint Institute Award. Dr. Dickson has received numerous honors including a Young Physician Scientist Award from the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the Bruce C. Richardson MD Department of Internal Medicine Early Career Endowment Award and the Science and Innovation Center Rising Star Award from the American Thoracic Society.