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<\/a>Dr. Steven Federman, right, shook hands with Dr. Blair Grubb after presenting him with the 2015-2016 Dion D. Raftopoulos\/Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding Research.
<\/p><\/div>Grubb, who also is Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and director of the Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Clinic, said he and a team of international researchers have studied the field of autonomics for more than 30 years. The Baltimore native is one of the world\u2019s authorities in the treatment of illnesses that include syncope (abrupt, brief loss of consciousness) and other disorders of the autonomic nervous system. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis award is presented to faculty who have made significant contributions in their fields of research,\u201d Federman said. \u201cDr. Grubb\u2019s accomplishments in the study of autonomic disorders while a professor at UT are truly impressive, and UT Sigma Xi is pleased to honor him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Internationally recognized as a pioneering researcher, Grubb identifies autonomics as a new field. His work has had a significant impact on the practice of medicine across the globe, and has improved the lives of hundreds of patients suffering from these disorders. <\/p>\n
Grubb, who called his study of autonomic disorders his \u201clife\u2019s work,\u201d discussed his research in a lecture titled \u201cAutonomics: The Birth of a New Science\u201d during the ceremony. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I began in this field,\u201d Grubb said, \u201cwe knew virtually nothing about these disorders, and patients were often disabled and without hope. Over the last three decades, we have carefully characterized and classified these illnesses and established diagnostic criteria for them. Recently, we have embarked on an ambitious program to identify the molecular, genetic and immunologic causes of these disorders. In addition, we have used this information to discover a series of new and innovative therapies that can return close to 80 percent of these patients to near-normal lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
His patients, he added, routinely come to UTMC from around the world for treatment. <\/p>\n
He added that he is humbled by the Sigma Xi award, noting that Sigma Xi\u2019s national office has honored a number of Nobel laureates, including Albert Einstein and Al Gore. It is the most recent recognition for Grubb\u2019s dedication to medical research and patient care. In 2016, he was the recipient of UT\u2019s Career Achievement Award. The year before, he was named Dysautonomia International\u2019s Physician of the Year, as well as the British Heart Rhythm Society and Arrhythmia Alliance\u2019s Medical Professional of the Decade \u2014 one of the only non-British citizens to be so honored. <\/p>\n
He has authored more than 240 scientific papers, five books and 35 book chapters during his career in medicine. <\/p>\n
Also known for a creative prowess, Grubb has published more than 50 essays and poems, including a book titled \u201cThe Calling.\u201d <\/p>\n
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, is a national organization that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of scientific research and knowledge. A voiceover on the Sigma Xi website stated, \u201cThe honor of members is that we are a society of integrity\u2026 that we have been chosen and selected to represent science, that we are members of a society with Nobel laureates, and we carry a tradition more than 100 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n
The organization has 60,000 members worldwide. Chapters usually are found in universities, industrial facilities and government laboratories, as well as other locations where scientific research is conducted. <\/p>\n
Grubb succeeds Dr. Yanfa Yan, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the 2014-2015 Sigma Xi awardee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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