Protein delivery may help treat diabetic limb problems
A $2.3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund Jianjun Guan and Fuzhong Zhang’s effort to develop and deliver therapeutic proteins to help treat injured limbs.
Mance receives Gloria White honor
Praised for her can-do spirit, professionalism and grace, Rachel Mance, director of faculty support at Washington University School of Law, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Gloria W. White Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes a nonacademic staff member for exceptional effort that has bettered the university.
Miao named a Udall Undergraduate Scholar
Ranen Miao, a rising senior studying political science and sociology in Arts & Sciences, has been named a Udall Undergraduate Scholar. Miao was among 55 students selected for the honor.
Zhao receives grant to study proteomics in the brain
Guoyan Zhao, assistant professor in neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine, received a $433,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to apply a cutting-edge imaging technology to study subcellular features of brain tissue from Alzheimer’s patients.
CRE2 announces new faculty fellowships
The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity has announced six recipients of its 2023 Faculty Fellowships.
Yang wins German research award
The McKelvey School of Engineering’s Lan Yang has been selected to receive the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. Given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the award recognizes distinguished scientists in any discipline.
Stark wins American Academy in Rome fellowship
Christopher Stark, associate professor of composition and director of undergraduate studies in music in Arts & Sciences, has won the Elliott Carter Rome Prize in musical composition from the American Academy in Rome.
Kass, Gordon receive Hellen Keller Prize for Vision Research
Michael A. Kass, MD, and Mae O. Gordon, PhD, at the School of Medicine, are the recipients of the 2022 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.
Walker wins Quantrano Prize, other honors
McKelvey School of Engineering undergraduate student Caitlind Walker has received several prizes, including the 2022 Ralph S. Quatrano Prize.
Women’s Society honors students with awards, scholarships
The Women’s Society of Washington University announced the winners of the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarships during its annual membership meeting in April.
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