Several School of Medicine faculty members were honored at the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual Health-Care Heroes awards program. Philip R. Dodge, M.D., professor emeritus of pediatrics and of neurology, was co-winner of the lifetime achievement award. John C. Morris, M.D., the Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology and director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, won the award for innovation. James P. Crane, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs, chief executive officer of the faculty practice plan, professor of radiology and of obstetrics, and associate professor of genetics, was a finalist for the award for public policy. Ira J. Kodner, the Solon and Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery, was a finalist for the innovation award. …
James Hsieh, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a four-year, $557,776 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research titled “Genetic and Biochemical Analyses of MLL Cleavage.” …
Zsolt Urban, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, has received a two-year, $535,500 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for research titled “Elastin Gene Mutations: Mechanisms Causing SVAS and ADCL.” …
Carolyn J. Anderson, Ph.D., associate professor of radiology, has received a five-year, $444,609 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for a project titled “Curriculum for Imaging Sciences at Washington University.” …
Jane M. Garbutt, M.D., research assistant professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $440,211 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for research titled “Using the Telephone to Improve Care in Childhood Asthma.” …
Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in psychiatry, has received a two-year, $356,326 grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse for research titled “Deconstructing HIV Intervention for Female Offenders.” …
Sheila A. Stewart, M.D., assistant professor of cell biology and physiology, has received a two-year, $344,250 grant from the National Institute on Aging for research titled “Cellular Lifespan and the Telomere Proteome.” …
Jason Lewis, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology, has received a three-year, $344,250 grant from the USA Med Research ACQ Activity for research titled “Delineating the Effects of Tumor Therapies on Prostate Cancer Using Small Animal Imaging Technologies.” …
Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development in social work, has received a one-year, $200,000 grant from the Ford Foundation for the project titled “Core Support for the Center for Social Development’s Programs on Asset Building for Social and Economic Development.” …
Victoria J. Fraser, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $536,602 grant from the National Center for Infectious Diseases for research titled “Outcomes and Costs of Antibiotic Resistant Blood Infection.” …
Zhengjun Zhang, PhD., assistant professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $102,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Quotient Correlation, Nonlinear Dependence, and Extreme Dependence Modeling.” …
John E. McCarthy, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has received a five-year, $273,480 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Operator Theory and Complex Geometry.” …
Stuart McDaniel, post-doctoral research scholar in biology, has received a three-year, $134,340 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research titled “The Molecular Basis of Reproductive Isolation.” …
Amanda Moor McBride, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work, has received a three-year, $1,500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation for “Core Support for the Global Service Institute.” …
Nada A. Abumrad, Ph.D., professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $654,076 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “CD36 and Intestinal Fat Absorption.” …
Kenneth S. Polonsky, M.D., the Busch Professor of Medicine, has received a two-year, $585,182 grant from the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine for research titled “A Clinical Trial of Ginseng for Glucose Intolerance.” …
Ross L. Cagan, Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and pharmacology, has received a two-year, $306,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Drosophila Screens for Diabetes and Glucose Toxicity.” …
Robert O. Heuckeroth, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, has received a two-year, $306,000 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Proteomics of Biliary Atresia.” …
Mario Schootman, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $279,500 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Geography of Amputations Among African-Americans.” …
Ming You, M.D., Ph.D., professor of surgery, has received a one-year, $256,595 grant from the Medical College of Ohio for research titled “Preclinical in Vitro & in Vivo Screening Assays for Cancer Preventive Agent Development WA#3.” …
Kelvin A. Yamada, M.D., associate professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $105,488 grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International for research titled “Hypoglycemia-induced Synaptic Dysfunction in the Developing Brain.” …
John C. Morris, M.D., the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Professor of Neurology, has received a three-year, $100,000 grant from the Dana Foundation for research titled “PET Ameloid Imaging in Nondemented Elderly to Evaluate Alzheimer Risk.” …
Keith M. Rich, M.D., associate professor of neurological surgery, has received a two-year, $90,000 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Role of Tissue Transglutaminase 2 Inhibitors as Radio-sensitizers in the Treatment of Brain Tumors.” …
Barry A. Hong, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, has received a one-year, $60,000 grant from the University of Missouri for research titled “Comparison of ESRD Card, Prevention & Satisfaction in States With and Without Kidney Programs.” …
Amy Waterman, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $39,000 grant from the University of Missouri for research titled “Increasing Dialysis Patients’ Interest in Living Donation Using Health Education: A Group Randomized Controlled Trial.” …
Jeanne M. Harvey, nurse practitioner, has received a two-year, $35,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation. …
John DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Medicine, has received a one-year, $21,918 grant from Northwestern University for research titled “Phase I & II Clinical Trails of Cancer Chemopreventive Agents.” …
Terence M. Mykatyn, M.D., instructor in surgery (plastic and reconstructive surgery), received a one-year, $4,000 grant from the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation for research titled “Embryonic Stem Cells Preserve the Neuromuscular Junction.” …
Dennis Barbour, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Ph.D., the Joseph and Florence Farrow Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, have received two-year, $220,000 Early Career Translational Research Awards from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation. Barbour’s award is for research titled “Improvement of Noisy Signal Representation in Auditory Prostheses via Biologically Inspired Spectral Contrast Shaping”; Sakiyama-Elbert’s award is for her study, “Rationally Designed Delivery Systems for Nerve Injury.” …
Igor Efimov, Ph.D., the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received a one-year, $100,000 research contract from Medtronic Inc., for his study “Understanding Defibrillation Mechanisms Using Optical Mapping.” …
Jin-Yu Shao, Ph.D., associate professor and associate chair of biomedical engineering, has received a three-year, $693,110 extension from the National Institutes of Health for his study, “A Novel Technique of Imposing Femtonewton Forces.” …
Milorad P. Dudukovic, Ph.D., chair of chemical engineering, the Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering and director of the Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, has received the American Institute of Chemical Engineering 2005 Fuels and Petrochemicals Division Award “in recognition of outstanding technological contributions to the advancement of our industry.” He was presented the award at the AIChE Spring National Meeting, in Atlanta.
In print
Carl M. Bender, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, is serving as editor-in-chief of the Institute of Physics (IOP) Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General. He is featured this month in “60 Seconds With … ,” an interview-style Q&A segment on the IOP Publishing Web site. “60 Seconds With … ” offers an informal and personal look at people who are shaping the physics community. For Bender’s interview, go online to journals.iop.org/sixty/58.