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Courtesy PhotoAhmet T. Karamustafa, Ph.D., associate professor of history, of religious studies and of Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern studies, all in Arts & Sciences; Risa Zwerling Wrighton, wife of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; and Olin School of Business alumnus Seckin Sürücü (’01) in front of the Blue Mosque, among the most important sites in Istanbul, Turkey. The three were part of a group of University administrators, including Chancellor Wrighton, who recently visited three Turkish universities to gauge interest in partnering with the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.

Two staff members have joined Alumni & Development Programs. They are Susan Plassmeyer in the new position of executive director of administration, and Gary Kornell as senior director of development for Arts & Sciences.

Photo by Robert BostonPhysicians cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Northwest Tower, which houses faculty offices.

Joel Perlmutter, M.D., professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Huntington’s Disease Society of America for the HDSA Center of Excellence. … Matthew J. Ellis, MBBCH, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $43,412.80 grant from the St. Louis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. for “The Navigator Project.” … Roberto Civitelli, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $43,200 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for the Shoenberg Chair. … Jeffrey Crippin, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $35,750 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for research titled “Role of Indocyanine Green (ICG) in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) as a Predicator of Post-TIPS Liver Failure and Survival.”

Courtesy photoBruce LindseyArchitect Bruce Lindsey — who joined the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts last fall as dean of the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design — will speak about his work at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, as part of the spring Architecture Lecture Series.

Two WUSTL researchers are part of a team that hopes to someday develop smart materials called biomimetics that mimic nature.

Photo by Mary ButkusShanti Nagarkatti (left), Valerie Toothman and her husband Josh Toothman, all students in the John M. Olin School of Business, share snacks at the Super Advertising Bowl Feb. 4 in the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center.

Christina Gurnett, M.D., Ph.D., instructor in neurology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the American Epilepsy Society for research titled “Determination of Seizure Susceptibility Gene Common to Mendelian and Complex Epilepsy.” … Elaine Majerus, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $60,000 grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled “Study of Characterization of ADAMTS13 and Its Interaction with Endothelial Cells.” … Thomas Meuser, Ph.D., research assistant professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $58,979 grant from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety for research titled “Medical Fitness to Drive & a Voluntary State Reporting Law.” … Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from Microsoft Research for research titled “Function Express Gold: A caBIG Grid-aware Microarray Analysis Application.”

The public is invited to hear the three appeals cases related to a deportation order, a drug conviction and tax evasion.

Feb. 6 2:31 p.m. — A student observed concrete falling from a 50 foot overhang located on Jolley Hall and striking the hood of a vehicle parked on Throop Drive, causing damage to the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Maintenance and Environmental Health and Safety were informed of this incident. Transportation responded to the scene and blocked off the area. 7:52 p.m. — Property was stolen from an unsecured, open dressing room in the lower level of Mallinckrodt Student Center during rehearsal. Total loss is estimated at $290.