Notables

Three faculty members in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis have received grants from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s Young Investigator Research Program.

Adam Schefkind has been selected to receive the 2015 Harrison D. Stalker Award from the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

This year, the Spector Prize, given by the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded to Will Pierson. Pierson worked in the lab of Hani Zaher, PhD, assistant professor of biology.

Eight alumni from a variety of backgrounds will receive Alumni Achievement Awards from the School of Engineering & Applied Science of Washington University in St. Louis on Thursday, April 23.

Gretchen Meyer, PhD, an instructor in physical therapy and in neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a $35,000 grant from the university’s Musculoskeletal Research Center for research titled “Promoting Rotator-cuff Muscle Regeneration With Paracrine Adipose Signaling.”

Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recognized five alumni during its 17th annual Arts & Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony, held March 19 at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Barbara A. Schaal, PhD, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Mary-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor, hosted the awards dinner.

George E. Miles, MD, PhD, a clinical fellow in molecular genetic pathology, in July will become the first Genentech Research Fellow in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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.