The University of Iowa
12/18/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/18/2025 09:19
UI psychiatrist earns Iowa’s first Avenir Award to kick-start innovative research
Thursday, December 18, 2025
University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry
Susan Shen, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Carver College of Medicine, is the first from UI and the first female psychiatrist to receive a coveted Avenir Award grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Shen attributes winning the award to a supportive department and a "bold" grant proposal.
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