Pamela Downey Plouhar '76 Receives Research Award

October 19, 2003

October 19, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - Pamela Downey Plouhar, a 1976 graduate of DePauw University,  has been awarded the Johnson Medal for Research and Development, the highest distinction awarded to a researcher in the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. Plouhar was recognized for her work in applied research, development and commercialization of the Restore™ Orthobiologic Implant. The Restore Orthobiologic Implant changed the management of orthopedic soft tissue injuries, such as rotator cuff repairs, and other soft tissue injuries around the hip, knee, ankle and elbow.

“The Johnson Medal is given to innovative researchers that stretch the imagination and develop new and potentially life-saving technologies,” said Ted Torphy, chief scientific officer, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology. “Dr. Plouhar’s important work on the Restore Orthobiologic Implant merited her our company’s highest scientific distinction.”

Plouhar earned a doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and was a faculty member at both Saint Mary’s College and the University of Notre Dame before joining Johnson & Johnson. She is currently the director of cartilage and soft tissue technologies at DePuy, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company.

The Johnson Medal, first awarded in 1960, is given to individuals whose innovative science and technology creates or adds value to a product or service. The two-fold selection criteria assess quality of research and development and commercial success.

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