Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar Receives Distinguished Faculty Award from Faculty Senate
- Shaun McGillis
- 6 days ago
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Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (OccHealthSci) Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar was the recipient of the 2025 Excellence Award at the OHSU Faculty Senate Distinguished Faculty Awards program on February 20, 2026.
The Distinguished Faculty Awards celebrate the exceptional achievements of faculty members who are shaping the future of OHSU. Each year, remarkable nominees are honored from their work within the past five years across six categories: leadership, excellence, collaboration, research, service and teaching.
The Excellence Award recognizes contributions made by a faculty member who may be at the assistant professor level or has 10 years or less service to the university and is producing tangible evidence of excellence in a single area such as service, leadership, teaching, collaboration, research or in a combination thereof.
“Faculty are like the quarterbacks of the team. They’re moral leaders and tactical and strategical leaders,” said OHSU President Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A., during the late afternoon presentation, which was co-sponsored by OHSU Foundation.
According to Professor Steven Shea, director of OccHealthSci, “Dr. Thosar exemplifies faculty excellence through outstanding scholarship, leadership, mentoring, service and collaboration across OHSU.” This includes Thosar’s groundbreaking work in cardiovascular circadian physiology and the health consequences of sedentary behavior.
Associate Professor Saurabh Thosar was one of two OccHealthSci faculty members nominated for the Excellence Award this year. Assistant Professor Nicole Bowles was also nominated for an exceptional record of collaboration, and outstanding research focused on workplace stress and its associated health impacts among high-risk groups like firefighters. OccHealthSci congratulates both Thosar and Bowles for the recognition of their remarkable accomplishments.
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