Gross receives GenNext funding
Michael L. Gross, professor in Arts & Sciences and at the School of Medicine, received a $31,500 subcontract from GenNext to support their NIH-funded project.
Krawczynski receives NSF grant
Michael J. Krawczynski in Arts & Sciences received a three-year $178,445 grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative petrology and geochemistry research project.
Krantz wins NSF grant
Steven G. Krantz, professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, received a $144,940 National Science Foundation grant for work on mathematical models for uncovering neurological disorders among the U.S. population infected with COVID-19.
Wilfley to study obesity and cardiovascular disease
Denise E. Wilfley, professor at the School of Medicine and in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $2.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a training program in obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Hachem receives grant for cystic fibrosis research
Ramsey Hachem, the Tracey C. Marshall – Dr. Elbert P. Trulock Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine, received a $2.2 million research grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Lodge to depart Washington University
Jennifer K. Lodge, vice chancellor for research at Washington University and the David T. Blasingame Professor, will leave the university at the end of the year. Lodge will be joining Duke University as vice president for research and innovation in January.
Ramani named vice provost for graduate education
Vijay Ramani, the Roma B. and Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor of Environment and Energy, has been named vice provost for graduate education, announced Provost Beverly Wendland. His three-year appointment is effective Jan. 1.
Arts & Sciences dean names faculty leadership team
Feng Sheng Hu, dean of Arts & Sciences, has bolstered the school’s administrative efforts by appointing several faculty members to new or expanded leadership roles.
Colin Eugene Kluender, DBBS grad student, 26
Colin Eugene Kluender, a graduate student in the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, died Nov. 4 in his hometown of Milwaukee. He was 26. A memorial service will be held 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Holmes Lounge.
McDonnell Center lecture on sampling the solar system
Kevin D. McKeegan, a scientist whose analyses of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials from space has improved understanding of the processes and chronology of the early solar system, will deliver a free public talk in November as part of the Robert M. Walker Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences.
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