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t m c ยป p u l s e | m a y 2 0 1 8 39 [ 9 ] K. LANCE GOULD, M.D., professor of cardiovascular medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, was awarded the 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award- Translational Domain by The American College of Cardiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 10 ] BARBARA ELIAS, RN, the ventricular assist device coordinator for Texas Children's Heart Center at Texas Children's Hospital, was honored with the Daisy Award, which rec- ognizes clinical nurses for their extraordinary work with patients and families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 11 ] LARRY EASTERLING, M.D., has joined LifeGift as its associate medical director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 12 ] WESLEY LEE, M.D., co-director of Texas Children's Fetal Center and section chief of women's and fetal imaging and the director of fetal imaging research at Baylor College of Medicine, was presented with the Joseph H. Holmes Pioneer Award at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's 2018 convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 13 ] NBA legend SHAQUILLE O'NEAL visited TEXAS CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER on April 9. Later that day he was honored at the annual Evening with a Legend event benefiting Texas Children's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 14 ] WILLIAM F. McKEON, TMC President and CEO, poses in Washington D.C. with HeartcoR Solutions founder and CEO LARRY LAWSON, who received a 2018 Horatio Alger Award, bestowed upon leaders who have succeeded despite facing adver- sities and who have remained committed to higher education and charitable efforts in their local communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 15 ] Three RICE UNIVERSITY students, including GIGI RILL, drew inspiration from Spider-Man and built a replica of Peter Parker's bedroom for Willy Week, when each residential college participates in themed activities leading up to Beer Bike, an annual intramural bicycle competition. 11 12 10 15 DO YOU HAVE TMC PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH PULSE? SUBMIT HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO: NEWS@TMC.EDU 9 14 13