Corey Deeken, PhD, instructor in surgery, has received a one-year, $99,995 2011 Research Grant from the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation for research titled “Enzymatic Degradation of Biological Tissue-Based Scaffold Materials and the Effect on Tensile Strength Over Time.” …
David Fike, PhD, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $395,320 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Shallow-Sea Hydrothermal Systems: Micron-Scale Sedimentary Sulfur Cycling and its Impact on Ocean Processes.” …
Robert P. Mecham, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, professor of medicine, of biomedical engineering and of pediatrics, has received a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research titled “Assembly of Lung Elastin.” …
Timothy Nice, PhD, postdoctoral research scholar in pathology and immunology, has received a $145,500 fellowship award from the National Cancer Institute for research titled “Norovirus Persistence and its Contribution to Tumorgenesis.” …
Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, PhD, associate professor of social work, has received the Excellence in Public Health Award for outstanding work addressing health-care disparities in the St. Louis community by the St. Louis American Foundation. She will be honored at the foundation’s 11th annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care Awards Luncheon April 29.
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