The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) is proud to congratulate Board Member Arthur Rubenstein, MBBCh, on receiving Research!America’s Herbert Pardes Family Award for National Leadership in Advocacy for Research. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated distinguished academic leadership and sustained commitment to public engagement and advocacy for research.
Dr. Rubenstein is an internationally renowned endocrinologist, recognized for his clinical expertise and groundbreaking research on diabetes. He is well known for inspiring the next generation of health care providers and has served in numerous professional leadership positions throughout his career. He was the executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine from September 2001 to July 2011.
Research!America is a non-profit medical and health research advocacy alliance whose member organizations come from the medical, health and scientific fields. Its goals are to achieve funding for medical and health research from the public and private sectors; advocate for policies that support medical progress and innovation across the public and private sectors; better inform the public of the benefits of medical and health research; and promote and empower active engagement with the public and policymakers.