Noteworthy: Received a Hartwell Biomedical Research Collaboration Award for 2011, which will provide money toward his goal of developing an artificial intestine. Hackam, in collaboration with John March, associate professor of biological and environmental engineering at Cornell University, will receive $543,571 over three years from The Hartwell Foundation, a Memphis-based organization that supports innovative biomedical research. They will use the funding to pursue their proposal for the generation of an artificial intestine for the treatment of short bowel syndrome in children as well as Crohn's disease and colitis in children and adults.
Age: 43
Residence: Squirrel Hill
Family: Wife, Lisa; four children: Rachel, 8; Samuel, 6; Jonathan, 4; and Gabriel, 2
Education: Hackam received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada and a doctorate from the University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science. He studied general surgery at the University of Toronto and pediatric surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
Occupation: Pediatric surgeon and scientist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as well as co-director of the Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Children's Hospital and Magee-Womens Hospital.
Quote: "I'm very excited to be receiving this award with the hope of advancing my research goal of bringing novel therapy to children who suffer from devastating intestinal disorders."
