ASCI / Young Physician-Scientist Awards, 2021
The Young Physician-Scientist Awards (YPSA) recognize physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research.
About the awardee
Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, is a physician/scientist working in the field of human genomics. His scientific observations have advanced our understanding of the genetic basis for cardiovascular disease and blood disorders, characterized molecular disease mechanisms and identified both the promise and limitations of translating genomic findings into routine medical practice. He has a particular interest in understanding how the interplay between inherited germline genetic factors and acquired somatic mutations contributes to disease. Dr. Bick leads efforts within the NHLBI TOPMed Program, the VA Million Veteran Program, the UK Biobank and the Vanderbilt BioVU Biobank to characterize the causes and consequences of clonal hematopoiesis. In parallel with his research, Dr. Bick leads the preventative genomic medicine clinical program at the Vanderbilt Genetics and Therapeutics Clinic.