April 6, 2001
Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, was honored with the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Career Development Award. Govindan received the award for his study of Barrett's esophagus and its linkage to esophageal cancer. Govindan hopes to use a painkiller, celcoxib, to inhibit an enzyme that may be involved in cancer development in the esophagus. É
Mark R. Moon, M.D., associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the School of Medicine, has received a $60,000 grant from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education. Moon will be studying the pathophysiology and treatment of chronic pulmonary hypertension, and he and his research will be highlighted in the Thoracic Surgery Foundation's publications throughout the two-year grant. É
Cynthia Weese, FAIA, dean of the School of Architecture, recently served on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Jury of Fellows. The jury, which met for five days in Washington, D.C., elected approximately 100 new fellows, the highest membership honor an AIA architect can receive, bestowed in recognition of significant contributions to architecture and to society on a national level. É
Thomas E. Read, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and surgery coursemaster for third- and fourth-year medical students in the School of Medicine, has received the 2001 Association for Surgical Education Outstanding Teaching Award. This award honors individuals in surgical education considered by their chairman, peers, residents and students to be outstanding educators in the surgical arena. É
John C. Morris, M.D., the Harvey and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Professor of Neurology and assistant professor of pathology in the School of Medicine, has been appointed editor in chief of the Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders Journal. Morris also serves as the co-director if the Alzheimer Disease Research Center. É
Lori Luchtman-Jones, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $20,687 subcontract from Children's Hospital Research Foundation/Children's Hospital Medical Center for research titled "Outpatient Incentive Spirometry to Prevent ACS." É
Barry Spiegel, M.D., professor of radiology in the School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $64,548 subcontract from Endocyte Inc. for research titled "A Folate-Targeted TC 99M Radiopharmaceutical for Tumor Imaging." É
Assaad Merchak, M.D., clinical fellow in pediatrics in the School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $2,500 grant from the Southern Medical Association for research titled "The Effects of Mechanical Ventilation on Endogenous Surfactant Metabolism in Pre-term Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome." É
Ron Newbold, officer with the Washington University Police Department, was one of 30 St. Louis-area police officers to graduate from the first Hate Crimes Law Enforcement training session sponsored by the U.S. Justice Department. During the weeklong course, the officers received specialized training in recognizing and responding to hate crimes. In addition, these officers are specially trained to train other officers as first responders to hate-crime incidents. The program was sponsored in part by the Anti-Defamation League. É
Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Ph.D., the Jacqueline and William Maritz Professor of surgery and professor of medicine and pathology at the School of Medicine, has been chosen by the American Society of Transplantation to receive the 2001 Fujisawa Career Basic Science Award. This award honors investigators who have made substantial contributions to the field of transplantation medicine. The award carries with it a $25,000 gift to the School of Medicine.
Kenneth Ludmerer, M.D., professor of medicine in the School of Medicine, will receive the inaugural Daniel C. Tosteson Award for Leadership in Medical Education from the Shapiro Institute for Education and Research. The Tosteson Award selection committee cited Ludmerer's contributions to the dialogue about the issues confronting clinical education in particular in his book "A Time to Heal." The award will be presented at a dinner during the Millennium Conference on the Clinical Education of Medical Students on April 29.
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