Nathan A. Baker, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, has received a four-year, $825,950 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research titled “APBS: Nanoscale Biomolecular Electrostatics Software.” …
Thomas B. Ferguson, M.D., professor emeritus of surgery (cardiothoracic surgery), has received the American Association for Thoracic Surgery’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting in May. He was recognized by his colleagues for his contributions to the specialty and to the worldwide community of cardiothoracic surgery. …
Daniel E. Giammar, Ph.D., associate professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering, has received a three-year, $311,390 subaward from Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for research titled “Investigation of the Stability of Biogenic Uraninite.” …
Njeri Kagotho, doctoral student in social work, has received a one-year, $5,000 grant from the Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation for research titled “Wealth Differentials and Health Behaviors in Immigrant Populations: Examining the Longitudinal Impact of Assets and Income on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes.” …
Madeline Lee, doctoral student in social work, has received a one-year, $5,000 grant from the Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation for research titled “The Pursuit of Accreditation in Children’s Mental Healthcare: Motivations, Experiences, and Perceptions.” …
Five doctoral students from the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences presented posters at the American Academy of Audiology annual meeting held in Dallas April 1-4. Natalie Lenzen presented “Differences in Added Stable Gain Among Feedback Reduction Algorithms.” Alison Brockmeyer presented “Evaluation of Different Signal Processing Options in Unilateral and Bilateral Cochlear Implant Recipients Using R-Space Background Noise.” Amy Streufert Umansky presented “Epidemiology of Unilateral Hearing Loss in the UNHS Era.” Jacquelyn Baudhuin presented “Optimization of Speech Processor Fitting in Children.” Rose Bradley presented “Predicting Musical Enjoyment for Cochlear Implant Users.” …
Jason C. Mills, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $720,000 grant from the American Cancer Society for research titled “Normal and Metaplastic Differentiation of Gastric Neck Progenitor Cells.” …
Arye Nehorai, Ph.D., the Eugene and Martha Lohman Professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, has received a two-year, $253,858 grant from the Office of Naval Research for research titled “Acoustic Vector Sensor Array Processing in Strong Interference and Flow Noise.” …
Yoram Rudy, Ph.D., the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering, has received a five-year, $1,898,718 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for research titled “Cardiac Excitation and Arrhythmias.” …
Bradley L. Schlaggar, M.D., Ph.D., the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Associate Professor of Neurology and associate professor of pediatrics, of radiology and of neurobiology, received the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2009 Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology for his research to better understand the development of the network structure of the brain in patients with Tourette syndrome. He received the award during the AAN’s annual meeting April 25-May 2. The prize is awarded to an individual for outstanding research in the field of behavioral neurology. …
Robert D. Schreiber, Ph.D., the Alumni Professor of Pathology and Immunology and professor of molecular microbiology, has received a two-year, $100,000 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.” …
Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work, has received a two-year, $60,000 grant from the Organization for Autism Research for research titled “Transition to Adulthood: Service Utilization and Determinants of Functional Outcomes.” …
Eric Slattery, M.D., research fellow of otolaryngology — head and neck surgery, has received a one-year, $20,000 grant from the National Organization for Hearing Research for research titled “Cisplatin Ototoxicity and Regeneration in the Avian Inner Ear.” …
At the June 5 meeting of the Faculty Senate Council, the council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the contribution to the University and the faculty of Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., former vice chancellor for research, and his staff at the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Stanley was named president of State University of New York Stony Brook in early May and his appointment as president began July 1. For a complete text of the Faculty Senate Council resolution, go to record.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/14354.html. …
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of developmental biology, and Deborah J. Novack, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of medicine, have been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an honor society for physician-scientists. Andrey S. Shaw, M.D., the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in Pathology and Immunology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Kenneth M. Murphy, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology, have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The four were inducted into their respective societies at the joint ASCI/AAP meeting in Chicago in April 2009. …
Stavros Thomopoulos, Ph.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, received the 2009 Young Investigator Award from the Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation for his paper “Structure, Biomechanics, and Mechanobiology in the Attachment of Tendon to Bone.” …
Lihong Wang, Ph.D., the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and professor of radiology, has received a one-year, $19,999 subaward from PolarOnyx Inc. for research titled “Portable Photoacoustic Microscopy.”
Speaking of
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton delivered the Commencement speech for Harris-Stowe State University May 12 at Powell Symphony Hall. Wrighton also received an honorary degree from Harris-Stowe.