| Year | Description |
2005 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine New Investigator Award, Department of Medicine |
2005 | Oncogenomics 2005: Dissecting Cancer Through Genome Research AACR Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research |
2004 | Advances in Cancer Research AACR Minority Scholar Award in Cancer Research) |
2002 | Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition Industry Research Scholar Award |
1998 | Mayo Foundation Scholar - Research |
1998 | Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic J. Arnold Bargen Award for Excellence in Gastroenterology |
1997 | Mayo Foundation Eugenie M. Bolz Teaching and Research Scholarship in Gastroenterology |
1995 | Mayo Foundation Clinician Investigator Fellowship |
1995 | NIH National Research Service Award DK 07198 (T32) |
1993 | NIH Clinical Trainees Award for Distinguished Accomplishments in the Biomedical Sciences |
1986 | University of Iowa President’s Fellow |
1981 | University of Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England University of Ghana Medical School Scholarship for Elective in Surgery |
1978 | University of Ghana Medical School Prize for Best Student in 2nd MB Exam (Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology) |
1977 | University of Ghana Mensah Sarbah Hall Prize for Academic Achievement |