Ying-Jun Cao, MB, Research and Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was selected by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) as the first recipient of the ASCPT Young Investigator Award. He received the award on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 during the ASCPT annual meeting in Anaheim, California.

Dr. Cao received his MB (MD equivalent) from Nanhua University School of Medicine in Hunan, China and went on to earn his MS in Pharmacology from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica. Dr. Cao is currently a researcher and Clinical Fellow in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is pursuing a PhD in Clinical Investigation and a Master's degree in Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Cao's research aims to improve utilization of therapeutic armamentarium associated with the prevention of progression and transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus.

Support for this award was provided by AMGEN in the form of an unrestricted education grant.

Questions about the ASCPT Young Investigator Award can be directed to Sharon Swan, Executive Director, at sharon@ascpt.org or 703.836.6981.