Notables

Marco Colonna, MD, professor of pathology and immunology, has received a five-year, $1,824,000 grant from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research for research titled “The Role of NK-22 Cells in Anti-HIV-1 Mucosal Immunity.” …

Deanna Jacquelyn Greene, PhD, has received a one-year, $40,000 postdoctoral fellowship grant from the Tourette Syndrome Association for research titled “Pathophysiological Markers in the ‘Pre-Tourette’ Population.” She will conduct research under the mentorship of Kevin J. Black, MD, professor of psychiatry, of neurology, of radiology, and of anatomy and neurobiology, and Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Associate Professor of Developmental Neurology and associate professor of radiology, of anatomy and neurobiology and of pediatrics. …

Anne Hofmeister, PhD, research professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $47,050 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “A Laboratory Experimental Study of Astronomical Dust Analogs at Ultraviolet-Visible Wavelengths.” …

Heather Meiers, graduate student in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $17,000 Chateaubriand Fellowship from the French Embassy for research titled “The Role of Teacher’s Conceptions and Daily Interactions in Disciplining, Evaluating, and Tracking Students in a French Public College.” …

Richard H. Rochberg, PhD, professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $182,355 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Problems in Function Theory and Operator Theory.” …

Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has received a two-year, $418,000 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research titled “Axon-Targeted Microdevices for CNS Axon Transport Studies.”