Optical Society honors Lihong Wang
The Optical Society (OSA) has awarded the C.E.K. Mees Medal to Lihong V. Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. The medal was given for Wang’s seminal contributions to photoacoustic tomography and Monte Carlo modeling of photon transport in biological tissues and for leadership in the international biophotonics community.
Notables
William A. Frazier, PhD, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, has received a one-year, $35,000 Pilot and Feasibility Study Grant from the Core Center for Musculoskeletal Research. … Indira Mysorekar, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, received a four-year, $600,000 grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for research titled “Occult Infections […]
2011 Notables
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Schonfeld, lipid research pioneer, dies at 77
Gustav Schonfeld, MD, has died in New York City while on vacation visiting his children. The pioneering lipid researcher and former head of the Department of Medicine passed away due to complications from myelofibrosis.
Notables
Tammie Benziger, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiology, received the 2011 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 7th Annual Postdoctoral Scientific Symposium March 29 at the School of Medicine. Najla Kfoury, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in neurology, was awarded Best Poster at the poster session. Five postdoctoral researchers presented research: Ignacio Gonzalez Suarez, PhD; […]
Lunch & Learn returns to Kemper Art Museum
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is one of the oldest university museums in the country. This summer, the museum will resume its Lunch & Learn program, a popular series of lunchtime tours open to any campus department or group.
Kennell, professor of molecular microbiology, 78
David E. Kennell, PhD, professor emeritus of molecular microbiology, died April 20, 2011. He was 78 and lived in University City, Mo.
Notables
Ron Cytron, PhD, professor and associate chair of computer science and engineering, was named an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellow. The ACM fellowship recognizes the contributions of leaders in the computing field. … Anthony Fehr, a doctoral student in the Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, received the $250 David M. Kipnis Award in […]
Washington People: Phillip Tarr
Phillip Tarr, MD, is a busy investigator juggling meetings, research, teaching and patient care. And he is a man driven to find answers to fight deadly diseases in newborns.
Rodolphe L. Motard, former chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering, 85
Rodolphe L. ”Rudy“ Motard, PhD, professor of chemical engineering and chairman from 1978-1991 of the chemical engineering department in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, died April 23, 2011. He was 85.
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