Nine University faculty members were inducted along with 17 other scientists and engineers as Fellows of the Academy of Science of St. Louis Jan. 22 in a ceremony at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Fellows attain their status by virtue of selection as members of the National Academies, Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Awards given by the academy or as part of a rigorous nomination by the Academy’s Board of Trustees.
The 150-year-old mission of the Academy of Science of St. Louis is to “foster the advancement of science and encouragement of public interest in and understanding of the sciences.”
The University inductees are Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, for achievement in astroparticle physics; Alex Evers, M.D., the Henry Eliot Mallinckrodt Professor, head of the Department of Anesthesiology and professor of medicine and of molecular biology and pharmacology, for achievement in medicine; Timothy J. Ley, M.D., associate director for basic science at Siteman Cancer Center and professor of genetics, for medicine in the area of stem cell biology;
Kenneth S. Polonsky, M.D. the Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine, chair of the Milliken Department of Internal Medicine, professor of cell biology and physiology and physician-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, for achievement in medicine; Yoram Rudy, Ph.D., director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center, the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering and professor of cell biology and physiology, of medicine, of radiology and of pediatrics, for achievement in biomedical engineering;
Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, dean of the School of Medicine and the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, for achievement in medicine;
Raymond Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, chair of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences and co-principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, for achievement in earth and planetary science for international achievement in planetary science remote sensing;
Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., the Niess-Gain Professor in Medicine and associate director of Prevention and Control at Siteman Cancer Center, for groundbreaking research on lifestyle impact on chronic disease prevention and treatment; and
Timothy Eberlein, M.D., the Bixby Professor of Surgery, chair of the Department of Surgery, surgeon-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and director of Siteman Cancer Center, for leadership in fostering medical advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment.