For the Record: Cheers
Cheers is a monthly listing of honors and
awards received by faculty, staff and students plus recent
appointments and promotions. Contributions must be
submitted in writing and be accompanied by a phone
number.
Kimmel Cancer Center
Paula Pitha-Rowe, professor of oncology,
has received the 2005 G.J. Mendel
Honorary Medal for Merit in Biological Sciences
from the Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic. Named after the founder of
experimental genetics, Gregor Johann Mendel,
the prestigious prize was established by
the Czechoslavak Academy of Sciences in
1965 and is awarded in recognition of outstanding
contributions in the biological and
agricultural sciences. Pitha-Rowe’s research
focuses on the role of inflammation in cancer
by studying the molecular mechanics
governing the body’s natural response to
infectious agents. Her lab’s findings have
provided significant contributions toward
understanding the molecular mechanisms of
natural immune responses. Pitha-Rowe has
a joint appointment in the School of Medicine
in molecular biology and genetics.
Stephen B. Baylin, professor of medicine
and oncology, chief of the Cancer
Biology Division and associate director
for research, has received the 2005 Simon
M. Shubitz Cancer Prize and Lectureship
awarded in honor of the late Simon Shubitz,
a distinguished alumnus of the University
of Chicago, given in recognition of excellence
in cancer research. Baylin’s laboratory
is credited for its pioneering research in
DNA methylation in tumors, a process of
molecular change in the DNA of cancer
cells causing impaired function of important
regulatory genes necessary for preventing the
formation of tumors. By understanding how
the abnormal DNA methylation arises and
how the change leads to silencing of genes,
it offers real promise for reversing the process
as a cancer prevention or treatment strategy.
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Lynn Johnson Langer, senior associate
program chair of the Advanced Academic
Programs’ Biotechnology programs, has
been appointed to the Maryland Governor’s
Workforce Investment Board, Center for
Industry Initiatives for the Biotechnology
Industry.
Beverly J. Silver, professor in the Sociology
Department, has received the American
Sociological Association’s Distinguished
Scholarly Publication Award for her book
Forces of Labor: Workers’ Movements and
Globalization since 1870 (Cambridge University
Press, 2003). This annual award is given
for a single book or monograph published in
the three preceding calendar years. The winner
of this award gives the Sorokin Lecture
at a meeting of a regional or state sociological
association.
School of Medicine
Donald S. Coffey, professor of urology,
has been presented with the St. Paul
Medal, the highest award given by the
British Association of Urological Surgeons.
He received the honor at the organization’s
recent annual meeting, which was held in
Glasgow, Scotland.
School of Nursing
Lois Gould has been promoted to operations
manager of the Institute for Johns
Hopkins Nursing.
Dan Sheridan, assistant professor in
Graduate Instruction, received a $249,000
subcontract grant from the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid to write a Webbased
project called Elder Abuse/Neglect
National Curriculum for Surveyors. The
overall $350,000 noncompeting project is
being conducted collaboratively with the
University of Maryland’s Center for Health
Workforce Development.
Luis d’Andrade (accelerated ’06),
Sheramy Kahalas (traditional ’06) and
Nadia Irani (accelerated ’06), were chosen
as this year’s recipients of the JHUSoN
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