Notables

Robert L. Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, was appointed a member-at-large of the board of The Hip Society. In addition, he also was appointed to the board of The Knee Society and will serve as treasurer. The Hip Society and The Knee Society are limited by their […]

Of note Philip Cryer, M.D., the Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Medicine, will receive the American Diabetes Association’s Albert Renold Award at the association’s 70th Scientific Sessions June 25-29, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. … William Michael Dunne Jr., Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology, of medicine and of […]

Of note Eugene M. Oltz, Ph.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $418,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Long-Range Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Igh Gene Assembly.” … Yoram Rudy, Ph.D., the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor and director of the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia […]

Of note Dengfeng Cao, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $22,800 contract from the American College of Radiology Imaging Network for research titled “ACRIN 6682 Medical Director of Pathology.” … Charles Eby, M.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology and of genomic medicine, has received a two-and-a-half-year, $464,611 subcontract […]

Thomas J. Hannan, DVM, research instructor in pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $355,942 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Mucosal Immune Checkpoints in Chronic Bacterial Cystitis.” … Rakesh Nagarajan, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $106,221 subaward through the University […]

Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $30,652 subaward from the Colorado School of Mines for research titled “The Sedimentary Record of Arabia Terra: Remote Sensing and Hydrologic-Climatic Modeling.” … Marco Colonna, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $60,000 […]

Of note D. Craig Allred, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year $200,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for research titled “Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in the Progression of Non-Invasive to Invasive Breast Cancer.” … Pratim Biswas, Ph.D., the Stifel & Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, has received a one-year, […]

Dwight Towler, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $215,147 grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for “Bone and Mineral Diseases Research Operations.” … M. Alan Permutt, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $165,000 grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International for research titled “Notch Signaling in Beta Cell Development and Regeneration” and a one-year, $92,054 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Metabolic Basis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Genetic Analysis.” … Roberta Faccio, Ph.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Arthritis Foundation for research titled “Role of PLC-Gamma2 in Inflammatory Arthritis.” … Audrey McAlinden, Ph.D., research assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Arthritis Foundation for research titled “Regulation of the COL2A1 Alternative Splicing Switch During Chondrogenesis.”

Kevin J. Black, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, has received a five-year, $1,999,873 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled “Dopaminergic Effects on Cortical Function in Tourette’s.” … John W. Olney, M.D., the John P. Feighner Professor of Psychiatry, has received a five-year, $1,901,876 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for research titled “Developmental Brain Damage by Drugs of Abuse.”… Herbert W. Virgin, M.D., professor of pathology and immunology, has received a five-year, $1,693,102 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “Norovirus Infection of Dendritic Cells and Macrophages.”… John P. Atkinson, M.D., the Samuel Grant Professor of Medicine, has received a five-year, $1,635,875 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled “CD46: Protecting the Host from Complement Attack.”

Renee M. Williams, Jeffrey S. Crippin, and Hilary P. Glazer