.. .- College of Osteopathic Medicine ice of Academic Governance East Fee Hall Road, Room A319A Lansing, MI 48824 51 7432-6794 Fax: 5 1 7653-9862 af?rmative-action, ortunitv employer. August 4, 2016 Erik M. Shapiro, Department of Radiology 184 Radiology Bldg. Campus Dear Dr. Shapiro: . Erik Shapiro, August 4-, 2016 Page 2 together dozens of researchers from diverse fields for four days fora workshop on MRI-based cell tracking. Finally, Dr. Ronald Meyer of Departments of Physiology and Radiology referred to you as a credit to MSU and to your nomination for this recognition as a ?no brainer,? describing the ?hard science? environment of your training institutions and noting that you have ?come out of those labs with all of their characteristic con?dence, but little of their typical arrogance or cynicism.? It is precisely qualities like these that the College Advisory Council wishes to recognize in presenting the COM Early Promise of Research Excellence Award. We hope that you will be able to join us for the COM Fall Faculty Assembly, to be held on Tuesday, September 27, so that we may recognize you among your peers. Sincerely, cam/6% Laryssa N. Kaufman, M.D. Chairperson, College Advisory Council cc: Dean Strampel, Dr. Mukherji