[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    TRIBUTE TO AARON SETH KESSELHEIM

 Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, the award for excellence in STEM 
and contributions to the well-being of the U.S. was presented by 
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman to Aaron Seth Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, at a 
luncheon for guests of the Center for Excellence in Education. The 
center celebrated its upcoming 40th anniversary of the organization, 
started by Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann DiGennaro in 1982. The 
celebratory event took place in the U.S. Capitol Kennedy Caucus Room on 
April 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Aaron Kesselheim attended CEE's Research Science Institute in 1991. 
He is professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and a faculty 
member in the division of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics in 
the department of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  Dr. Kesselheim developed and leads the Program on Regulation, 
Therapeutics, And Law, one of the largest nonindustry funded academic 
research centers in the country that focuses on pharmaceutical policy 
and evidence-based use of medicines. Author of over 600 publications in 
peer-reviewed medical and health policy literatures, Dr. Kesselheim was 
recognized as one of the top three most cited health law scholars in 
the U.S. from 2013-2020 in Web of Science, Westlaw, and Google Scholar. 
Dr. Kesselheim has testified before Congress on pharmaceutical policy, 
medical device regulation, generic drugs, and modernizing clinical 
trials. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law, Medicine, and 
Ethics. In 2020, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
  Dr. Kesselheim earned his medical degree from the University of 
Pennsylvania School of Medicine, his law degree from the University of 
Pennsylvania Law School, and his master's degree from the Harvard T.H. 
Chan School of Public Health. He earned an AB degree from Harvard 
University.
  The Senator Lieberman Award is given every 2 years on behalf of CEE's 
Board of Trustees. The Senator was an honorary member of the board of 
trustees of the center for 17 years and continues to champion the 
organization's programs in science and technology.

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