Rama Rao Amara, PhD, Professor in Microbiology and Immunology, has been reappointed as Charles Howard Candler Endowed Professor, Emory University. Dr. Amara is an expert in developing vaccines against infectious diseases.
Richard Compans, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and the Emory National Primate Research Center, retired from Emory, July 2022. Dr. Compans's career at Emory spanned 53 years, with 15 years as department chair of Microbiology and Immunulogy.
Filipp Frank, PhD, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry, received the 2022 SOM Researcher Appreciation Award. Dr. Frank’s research focus is to evaluate the performance of COVID-19 diagnostic tests in the face of continuously emerging variants (RADx).
Marcin Grabowicz, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
David Katz, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Christopher LaRock, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Dorothy Lerit, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022. Dr. Lerit was also the recipient of the Günter Blobel Early Career Award from the American Society for Cell Biology.
Bo Liang, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Qiankun Niu, PhD, Instructor, Fu Lab, Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, received 3rd Prize Poster Award at 2022 UGA-Winship Cancer Research Summit.
George Painter, PhD, received the Emory University School of Medicine's Innovation for Impact Award for 2022. Also in 2022, Dr. Painter was named, "Endowed George R Painter III Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine".
Jyothi Rengarajan, PhD has been promoted to Professor of Medicine with a secondary appointment in Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Matthew Rowan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, received the 2022 SOM Researcher Appreciation Award.Dr. Rowan’s team is utilizing electrophysiological methods to understand the molecular basis of neuronal vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases.
Winfield S. Sale, PhD, was appointed to Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, following his retirement in 2022. Dr. Sale was honored with a symposium in April 2022.
Christopher Scharer, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Nicholas T. Seyfried, PhD, has been promoted to Professor of Biochemistry and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
William Shafer, PhD, received the Emory University School of Medicine's 2022 Dean's Eminent Investigator Award. Dr. Shafer was honored in an Emory University School of Medicine virtual ceremony on September 22, 2022.
Eric J. Sundberg, PhD, has received an endowed professorship from Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Sundberg is now Emory University School of Medicine Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Chair.
Mehul Suthar, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, effective September 1, 2022.
Yong Wan, PhD, has been named an Emory University School of Medicine Endowed Faculty Professor.
Jill J. Ward, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, received the 2022 RR Bensley Early-Career Investigator Award in Cell Biology from the American Association of Anatomy.