[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 117 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E741]
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                      HONORING DR. TIMOTHY MURPHY

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                        HON. TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 18, 2024

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Timothy Murphy as 
one of this year's recipients of the University of Buffalo's 
President's Medal. The University of Buffalo's President's Medal 
recognizes those who have made extraordinary contributions to the 
quality of life and development in the University's community. I can 
think of no one who is more deserving of this award than Dr. Timothy 
Murphy.
  Dr. Murphy is an internationally recognized expert in respiratory 
infections and has transformed the way the medical community approaches 
them. His research has made significant breakthroughs in the 
understanding of bacterial infections in chronic obstructive pulmonary 
disease and vaccine development for both ear infections and COPD.
  Outside of his groundbreaking research, Dr. Murphy is the founding 
director of the University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational 
Science Institute, which advances research throughout the University 
and its partners to reduce health disparities in our community. With a 
team of approximately 40 faculty and 118 staff members, the Institute 
has catalyzed a transformation of the clinical and translational 
research environment. More recently, the University at Buffalo launched 
the Community Health Equity Research Institute under Dr. Murphy's 
leadership. Working closely with community partners and faculty from 
all 12 schools at UB, the Institute works to support research that 
address the root cause of health disparities while developing and 
testing solutions to the social determinants that cause them.
  Once again, I would like to congratulate Dr. Timothy Murphy on his 
well-deserved achievement of receiving the University of Buffalo's 
President's Medal. I thank him for his tremendous efforts to advance 
the medical field all while supporting his community.

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