TraCS TL1 PI honored as distinguished professor
Carolina has awarded distinguished professorships to seven faculty members from four schools plus the College of Arts and Sciences. The University's Board of Trustees approved the new appointments at its July 2022, September 2022 and November 2022 meetings.
Appointment to a distinguished professorship is one of the highest faculty honors the University can bestow. Recognized faculty have shown distinction and leadership in their field of study or across disciplines.
Distinguished awards provide recipients with research funds along with an honorary title. Funding may be provided either to retirement or for a fixed period depending on the funding source.
One of the newest faculty members honored as a distinguished professor is PI of the NC TraCS TL1 program: From the School of Medicine, we congratulate Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Dr. Ronald & Katherine Falk Eminent Professor in Nephrology (effective Dec. 1, 2022).
Roy-Chaudhury also currently leads a translational research program in uremic vascular biology funded through the National Institutes of Health, the Veterans Administration research program, and through industry grants. He has published over 175 papers, and is a sought after invited speaker, both nationally and internationally.
The University now has a substantive number of named endowed professorships. This includes professorships established by donors and supplemented with state funds from the Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund, which was established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1985 to provide grants for endowed professorships. Conferral of this honor requires approval by the University's Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee and Board of Trustees.
For more honorees, visit: thewell.unc.edu.
