October 27, 2009

Department of Pathology Faculty Members Recognized During Dean’s Honors Day

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, eight Department of Pathology faculty members were honored at the Dean's Honors Day with appointments or promotions conferred upon them.

Ruth S. Nussenzweig, Doc. en Med., Ph.D., (Hon. '04), the C.V. Starr Professor of Medical and Molecular Parasitology, and Victor Nussenzweig, Doc. en Med., Ph.D., (Hon. '04), the Hermann M. Biggs Professor of Preventive Medicine, both received the honorary title of Master Researcher in recognition of their extraordinary research achievements throughout their careers. Ruth and Victor Nussenzweig were honored "as world leaders in the study of tropical and parasitic disease" for the "indelible mark they have left on medical research." As was noted in the ceremony, "the husband-and-wife research team has, since the 1960s, been leaders in malaria research, and their groundbreaking discoveries have paved the way for the development of a human malaria vaccine of proven efficacy that is now undergoing extensive trials in Africa."

The following Department of Pathology faculty members were promoted:

Catarina E. Hioe, Ph.D., to Associate Professor of Pathology.
Ellis Jacobs, Ph.D., to Associate Professor of Pathology.
Peng Lee, M.D., Ph.D., to Associate Professor of Pathology.
David Polsky, M.D., Ph.D., to Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology.
Jane Skok, Ph.D., M.S., to Associate Professor of Pathology.
Philip M. Tierno, Ph.D., to Clinical Professor of Microbiology and Pathology.