Nerissa Viola, Ph.D., assistant professor of Oncology, received the 2019 Junior Faculty Award from the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars.

Dr. Viola, who works with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, researches harnessing the utility of imaging as non-invasive tools for cancer detection and as predictive markers of therapy, particularly in the field of immuno- Positron Emission Tomography.

Founded in 1979, the Academy of Scholars is a community of interdisciplinary faculty members dedicated to raising the academic prestige of the university. Since its inception, the group has remained committed to recognizing outstanding excellence in scholarship, celebrating creative achievements and bringing the most prominent academic experts together on campus.

The academy also recognizes exceptional young faculty through its junior faculty awards.