Honors and Awards
The Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI) at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) was founded in 1993 as the first research center for gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases in Iran. The Institute has won numerous honors and awards in medical research both on a national and international scale. Researchers from the DDRI have also received scholarly titles and research awards for their outstanding scientific and research activities.
The Institute’s Awards:
Distinguished National Research Center (2004)
Distinguished Research Center at the Avicenna Research Festival (2005)
Distinguished Research Center at the the 20th Scientific Research Festival of Razi (2014)
Ranked with Distinction in the field of "Compilation and Revision of Educational Programs" at the eighteenth conference of Medical Sciences and Educational Festival of Shahid Motahhari
Honors and Awards bestowed upon Dr. Reza Malekzadeh, Director of the DDRI at TUMS:
The 2018 Medal of Honor by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
The National Elites Foundation (NEF) Award of “Allameh Tabataba'i”
The Sculpture of Memorable Figures (2003)
Recognition with the title of “Distinguished Professor” at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
The Prize for "Eternal Professors" of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
The National Award for “The Battle Against Cancer” (2011)
The Distinguished Award for " 30 Years of Health" at the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
The Award for the “Distinguished Research Scholar of the Ministry of Health” at the 9th Festival for Recognition of Outstanding National Researchers
The Award for First Place in the "Distinguished Researchers of Internal Clinical Sciences" at the 14th Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival
"Outstanding Clinical Researcher" Award by Dr. Yalda’s Foundation
"Emblem of Distinguished Research" by the Ministry of Science, Research andTechnology for the most outstanding medical journal in 2007
The “Outstanding Research Scholar” Award of the 82nd Avicenna Research Festival
The “Most Outstanding Iranian Medical Journal” Award at the Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival
Two-time recipient of the “Best Scientific Article” at “Dr. Hadavi Festival” of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences
The Researchers’ Awards:
Recipient of the "Distinguished Professor in the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology" by the Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (IAGH) : Dr. Merat, Deputy of Research at the DDRI
Recipient of the "Distinguished Research Center" Award at the 20th Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival: Dr. Siavash Naseri Moghadam, Director of the Digestive Diseases Research Center (DDRC)
Recipient of the COMSTECH Award from the Science and Technology Committee of the Organization of Islamic Corporation (OIC) in recognition of publishing the most outstanding article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 2010: Dr. Farhad Eslami, DDRI faculty member
Recipient of the “Hakim Jorjani” Award at the Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Festival: Dr. Hossein Asle Soleimani, DDRI faculty member
Recipient of the "Distinguished Research Scholar" Award at the Avicenna Research Festival: Dr Akram Pourshams, DDRI faculty member
Recipient of the "Distinguished Student Scholar" Award at the Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival, by Dr. Ramin Shakeri, DDRI faculty member
Award Recipient at the 23rd Razi Medical Sciences Research Festival: Dr. Sadaf Ghajar Sepanlou, DDRI faculty member.
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