Speaking of
Yoram Rudy, Ph.D., the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering, delivered the keynote presentation “Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI): A New Noninvasive Imaging Modality for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia” at the SPIE Medical Imaging Conference in San Diego, Feb. 11-16. Rudy also delivered an invited plenary presentation “Modeling Cardiac Arrhythmias” at a Keystone Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias: Linking Structural Biology to Gene Defects, in Tahoe City, Calif., Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
Of note
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton was recently elected to serve a three-year term on the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra board of trustees. He was one of eight new members elected; the symphony’s board has 48 members. …
John C. Morris, M.D., the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and of the Washington University Center for Aging, was appointed in January to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA). Morris, also professor of pathology and immunology, will serve a three-year term. …
Chrysanthe Preza, Ph.D., instructor in electrical and systems engineering and research associate in the Electronic Systems and Signals Research Laboratory, has received a three-year, $211,903 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Quantitative DIC (differential interference contrast) Microscope for Measuring 3-Dimensional Cell Attributes.” …
Scott Saunders, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, has received a three-year, $803,250 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Pathobiochemistry of Proteoglycans in Development.” …
J. Perren Cobb, M.D., associate professor of surgery (general surgery), has received a five-year, $780,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research titled “Physiological Genomics of Critical Illness and Injury.” …
Barry P. Sleckman, M.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has received a four-year, $720,000 grant from the American Cancer Society for research titled “T Lymphocyte Development.” …
Elena Rivas, Ph.D., research associate professor of genetics, has received a four-year, $630,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research titled “Computational Methods to Identify Noncoding RNA Genes.” …
Virginia L. Miller, Ph.D., professor of molecular microbiology, has received a two-year, $612,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Autotransporter Proteins and Virulence of Y. Pestis.” …
Kristin E. Mondy, M.D., instructor in medicine, has received a five-year, $537,375 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “HIV, Endothelial Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance.” …
Joseph P. Vogel, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular microbiology, has received a two-year, $535,500 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Characterization of the Coxiella Dot/1cm Homologues.” …
Catherine E. Lang, Ph.D., instructor in physical therapy, has received a five-year, $473,534 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for research titled “Mechanisms Underlying Loss of Hand Function After Stroke.” …
Susan Gilfillan, Ph.D., research assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $420,750 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “The Role of MR1 in Mucosal Immunity.” …
Wojciech A. Swat, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $420,750 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Regulation of NK Cell Function by Vav-family Proteins.” …
Stephen Highstein, M.D. Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology, has received a three-year, $397,567 subcontract from the University of Utah for research titled “Biomechanics of the Semicircular Canals.” …
Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D., alumni professor of pathology and immunology, has received a four-year, $200,000 grant from the Cancer Research Institute for research titled “A Novel Mouse Mammary Gland Tumor Model that Displays Remarkable Similarity to Human Breast Cancer: Potential for Testing New Breast Cancer Therapeutics and/or Developing Methods for Early Disease Detection.” …
Amir Amini, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation 2005 Clinical/Translational Research Grant Program for research titled “Non-invasive Measurement of Intravascular Pressures from MRI.”