Notables

Edward S. Macias, PhD, provost emeritus and the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will receive an honorary degree from his alma mater Colgate University in May.

Garland Marshall, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and of biomedical engineering, has received a $50,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Discovery of New Therapeutics for Drug-Free Remission of HIV,” among other achievements.

The Brown School held its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards event on April 14, honoring six alumni.

Ram V. Dixit, PhD, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a four-year, $1.17 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Mechanisms for the Function and Regulation of Katanin.”

Peter M. Burgers, PhD, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Biological Chemistry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a four-year, $2.04 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Enzymology of Replication of Yeast Chromosomal DNA.”

Jeff Gidday, PhD, associate professor of neurosurgery, of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and of cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Endogenous Neuroprotection in Glaucoma.”

Christopher Goddard, JD, assistant vice chancellor and associate general counsel for Washington University in St. Louis, recently was awarded the prestigious William E. Jaudes Service Award by the St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Joseph Corbo, PhD, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, received research grants from the McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology and from the Washington University Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center.

Seth Carlin, professor of music and head of the piano program in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected as an audition judge for the 69th annual auditions of the Artist Presentation Society.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will recognize seven outstanding alumni and friends of the school at its seventh annual Awards for Distinction dinner April 9.