Jacques U. Baenziger, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology and of cell biology and physiology, has received a two-year, $1,187,823 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for research titled “Glycoprotein Hormone Oligosaccharides.” This grant is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. …
Ramanath Cowsik, Ph.D., professor of physics and director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $502,191 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Experimental Investigation of Forces in the Submillimeter Range.” This grant is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. …
Feng Gao, Ph.D., research assistant professor of biostatistics, and Mae Gordon, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and of biostatistics, have been awarded a two-year, $375,400 R21 award for research titled “Follow-Up Intraocular Pressure and the Risk of Developing Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.” …
Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Ph.D., the Jacqueline G. & William E. Maritz Professor of Immunology & Oncology and professor of surgery and of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $761,354 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for research titled “Immune Mechanisms of Rejection in Human Lung Allografts.” This grant is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. …
A representative from St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay’s office recently presented Ivory Reed Jr., director of support services at the School of Medicine, with a proclamation in recognition of International Housekeepers’ Week. The ceremony, held Sept. 18 in Connor Auditorium in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, proclaimed that day as Washington University Custodial Services Day in honor of housekeepers, custodians and environmental specialists. …
William D. Smart, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering, and Herman D. Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, have received a one-year, $20,484 grant from the National Science Founda-tion for research titled “Hominin Gait Optimization and Analysis Using Evolutionary Dynamic Modeling.”