For immediate release: Sept. 21, 2006
GALVESTON, Texas — Elizabeth Protas, a faculty member at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, is the winner of the Herbert H. deVries Award for Distinguished Research in the Field of Aging for 2007. Protas is chair of the Department of Physical Therapy in the School of Allied Health Sciences. The award will be presented at the council’s annual conference in Baltimore, Md., in March 2007.
The annual award is presented by the Council of Aging and Adult Development, part of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in the area of gerontological research.
Charles Christiansen, dean of the UTMB School of Allied Health Sciences, said, “This is a very significant and well deserved honor. Dr. Protas will now occupy a list that contains some very highly respected researchers.”
Protas’ research focuses on geriatrics, rehabilitation of adults with stroke, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury.
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