{"id":9736,"date":"2020-11-25T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:34:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:34:25","slug":"actg-names-second-new-award-for-kevin-robertson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/actg-names-second-new-award-for-kevin-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTG names second new award for Kevin Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) created the Kevin Robertson Memorial Award to honor ºÚÁÏÍø neurologist Kevin Robertson, PhD, who died in June 2019<\/a> after a long battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

Dr. Robertson was \u201cunflappable, persistent, and remarkably dedicated to his work,\u201d said Judith Currier, MD, MSc, chair of ACTG. The award honors investigators who \u201cexemplify Kevin\u2019s compassion, collegiality, and commitment to junior investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currier presented the award to Serena Spudich, MD, professor of neurology and chief of Neurological Infections & Global Neurology at Yale University. Spudich said Robertson was the person who first encouraged her to join ACTG and later to serve as vice chair of its neurology committee. \u201cHe believed in other people, he saw the best in other people,\u201d Spudich said. \u201cHe had a graciousness, he respected and cared for everyone\u2019s opinions, which is why he was such a successful investigator. Many of us felt like we had a special light shining on us from knowing Kevin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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