Introducing new faculty members

The following are among the new faculty members on the Hilltop Campus. Others will be introduced periodically in this space.

John Shareshian, Ph.D., joins the Department of Mathematics in Arts & Sciences as assistant professor. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and a doctorate from Rutgers University in 1996. His research interests are combinatorial theory and finite mathematics. Shareshian received a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, the University of Miami Summer Award in the Natural Sciences and a National Science Foundation Research Grant.

Amy Bauer, Ph.D., joins the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences as assistant professor. She earned a bachelor's degree from St. Norbert College in 1983 and a doctorate from Yale University in 1997. Her research interests include cross-cultural confluence in the music of Gyorgy Ligeti and of other contemporary composers, Balinese and Javanese gamelan, music cognition, and American vernacular music.

Carl Craver, Ph.D., joins the Department of Philosophy in Arts & Sciences as assistant professor. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1989, a master's degree in neuroscience in 1996, and a doctorate in 1998 in the history and philosophy of science, all from the University of Pittsburgh. Craver conducts research at the many interfaces of the philosophy of science, neuroscience and the philosophy of mind. He is also interested in the cognitive science of science, especially in the potential payoff of theories of perception, learning, memory and cognitive development for thinking about philosophical problems of discovery, explanation and theory structure.

Philip Robbins, Ph.D., joins the Department of Philosophy in Arts & Sciences as assistant professor. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 1985 from Harvard University, a master's degree in art history from Northwestern University in 1991, and a master's degree in 1993 and a doctorate in 2000, both in philosophy and both from the University of Chicago. His work focuses on issues in the philosophy of psychology and the philosophy of language. Robbins is particularly concerned with the nature of concepts and conceptual representation and also has interests in the foundations of cognitive neuropsychiatry, the psychology of reasoning, and lexical semantics.

Of note

" On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court cited Stephen H. Legomsky, J.D., D.Phil., the Charles F. Nagel Professor of International and Comparative Law, in its opinion in Immigration and Nationalization Service v. St. Cyr, which upheld the rights of immigrants to get judicial review of administrative orders of deportation.

Michael P. Heffernan, M.D, assistant professor of medicine, division of dermatology, was among a select group of 50 practicing physicians chosen to participate in an intensive training program designed to sharpen the political and advocacy skills of emerging leaders in medicine. Sponsored by the American Medical Association and GlaxoSmithKline, the Emerging Leaders Development Program prepares physician leaders to meet the challenges of advancing health policy through the legislative process. Heffernan was selected for the Emerging Leaders Development Program based on demonstrated leadership potential, commitment to leadership, participation in organized medicine, and diversity of leadership experience.

James M. Cheverud, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and genetics, has received a three-year, $936,172 grant from the National Center for Research Resources for research titled "A Mouse Model for Complex Human Diseases."

Tom R. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., professor of radiology, has received a four-year, $727,819 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research titled "Positron Emission Tomography in Cervical Cancer."

Louis J. Muglia, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, molecular biology and pharmacology, and obstetrics and gynecology, has received a one-year, $24,948 grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for research titled "Genetic Analysis of Parturition Control," and a one-year, $30,000 grant from The Lalor Foundation for research titled "The Role of Myometrial Gq Signaling in the Progression of Labor."

Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Ph.D., the Jacqueline G. and William E. Maritz Chair in Immunology and Oncology in the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, recently received the 2001 Fujitsawa Career Basic Science Award from the American Society of Transplantation. The award honors investigators who have made substantial contributions to the field of transplantation medicine. The award was presented during the Joint Plenary Session at the recent Transplant 2001 in Chicago.

Timothy A. Graubert, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $402,822 grant from the National Center for Research Resources for research titled "Acquisition of a Cytomation Moflo Cell Sorter."

John F. DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Professor of Medicine and associate professor of pathology, has received a five-year, $1,598,010 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research titled "Genetic Manipulation of T Cells: Preclinical Models."

Dennis W. Choi, M.D., Ph.D., the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology, has received a four-year, $1,387,053 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research titled "Zinc Neurotoxicity."

Obituary: Rexford Caruthers Sr., 78

November 30, 2001

Retired lecturer in law and University alumnus Rexford Caruthers Sr. died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, of complications from cancer at his home in St. Joseph, Mo. He was 78.

A memorial service was held Nov. 11 at the School of Law. Memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund in Caruthers' name at Washington University School of Law, Campus Box 1210, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899.