Department Award Recipients

Ceremony Program Book

Shining Star Awards

• Mary-Anthes-Bartlow, MS, PA (ASCP)
  Lead Pathologist Assistant, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

• Crista Harnetiaux
  Senior Accounting & Purchasing Assistant

• Lisa Snipes
  Research Lab Supervisor, Neuropathology

• J. Michael White
  Assistant Research Scientist, Immunobiology

Outstanding Achievements in Quality Improvement

• WUPAX Initiatives Team: Jonathan Bihr, Joseph Gaut, Michele Goad, Ryan Hardy, Chieh-Yu Lin, Mena Mansour, Mary Niedringhaus, Jon Ritter, Greg Robbins, David Schoemehl

Outstanding Achievements in Leadership and Professionalism

• Michele A. Goad
  Senior Manager of Business Development and Strategic Planning

• Molly Schroeder, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
  Medical Director of Clinical Genomics Laboratory

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

• Brenda Grossman, MD, MPH
  Professor, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Contributions to Education

• Brian Edelson, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Nidia Messias, MD
  Associate Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Outstanding Junior Faculty Papers

• Jasmin Herz, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
  Paper: Age-dependent immune and lymphatic responses after spinal cord injury

• Lulu Sun, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
  Paper: Expression of Potential Biomarker Targets by Immunohistochemistry in Cervical Carcinomas

• Mark A. Zaydman, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
  Paper: A Single Reference Interval for Interpreting Serum Free Light Chains across Patients with Varying Renal Function

Department Head’s Special Recognition Awards

• Rocky Giwa and John Moley for Exceptional Emergency Management
  Brestoff Lab

• Brenda Grossman, MD, MPH for Outstanding Contributions to the Department

• Jo Anne Humphries and Eric Schnable for Exceptional Leadership
  Co-Executive Business Directors

• Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD for her Outstanding Contribution to the Gateway Curriculum

• Janet Braun, Office of Faculty Development, Assistant to Vice Chair

Outstanding Achievements in Leadership and Professionalism

• Ann Gronowski, PhD
  Professor; Co-Chief of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Paper of the Year for Junior Faculty

• Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
  Associate Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
  Serial Cardiac Biomarkers for Risk Stratification of Patients with Covid-19.
  Link to paper

• Eynav Klechevsky, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
  STAT3 Gain-of-Function Mutations Underlie Deficiency in Human Nonclassical CD16 + Monocytes and CD141 + Dendritic Cells.
  Link to paper

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

• Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD
  Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Achievements in Quality Improvement

• Revenue Cycle Team: Vanessa Dale Alexander; Kristina Bain; Kierra Becton; Hannah Heitzman; Barbara Fowler; Tracey Hammontree; Janis Lynn Hardin; June Huang; Ciera Jones; McKinley Kemp; Yiyi Kong; Debra McGee; Rosa Montileone; Kelly Morgan; Sherrie Morrow; Mary O’Dell; Ibukunoluwa Ojewola; Sheila Rozmirsky; Kylee Sabo; Susan Jane Sample; Paula Sydow; Carrie Wellman; Samantha White

Outstanding Contributions to Education

• Erika Crouch, MD, PhD
  Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Shining Star Awards

• Patsy Alldredge, MS
  Clinical Research Specialist

• Corazon Dungo-Arthur
  Research Laboratory Manager

• Vicky Fuehne
  Senior Research Administrator

• Melvin Stewart
  Clinical Lab Technologist

Dr. Cote’s Special Recognition Awards

• Elizabeth Brunt, MD
  Emeritus Professor, Pathology and Immunology
  Her passion, leadership and commitment to our patients, trainees and clinicians have been an inspiration. Her international recognition has been a bright highlight for this department, school and university.

• AP/CP Residency Integration Team

Promotions

• Promotions to Professor:
  Maxim N. Artyomov, PhD
  Scott A. Handley, PhD
  Mai He, MD, PhD
  John L. Frater, MD
  Nima Mosammaparast, MD, PhD
  Mark A. Watson, MD, PhD
• Promotions to Associate Professor
  John S.A. Chrisinger, MD
  Christopher W. Farnsworth, PhD
  Chieh-Yu Lin, MD, PhD
  Stephen Roper, PhD
  Igor Smirnov, DVM
  Suzanne R. Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
  Jacqueline E. Payton, MD, PhD with Tenure
  Melanie L. Yarbrough, PhD
  Wei Zou, MD, PhD
• Promotions to Assistant Professor
  Matthew C. Hibberd, PhD
  Xiaoxiao Wan, PhD

Employee Milestones

• Forty-Five Years
  Robert E. Schmidt, MD, PhD
• Thirty Years
  Theresa L. Murphy, PhD
  Christopher A. Nelson, PhD
• Twenty-Five Years
  Stephen C. Horvath
• Twenty Years
  Marco Colonna, MD
  Susan Gilfillan, PhD
  Jordana Stewart
• Fifteen Years
  John L. Frater, MD
  Vicky Fuehne
  Jacqueline E. Payton, MD, PhD
• Ten Years
  Patricia Alldredge
  Gaya K. Amarasinghe, PhD
  Maksym Artyomov, PhD
  Cory T. Bernadt, MD, PhD
  Dorjan Brinja
  Sonika M. Dahiya, MD
  Erika Fuess
  Jennifer M. Greenbaum-DiRuscio
  Erica M. Lantelme
  Nima Mosammaparast, MD, PhD
  Anne Paredes
  Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD
  Kate Stehl
  Anthony N. Vomund

Outstanding Achievements in Leadership and Professionalism

• Charles Eby, MD
  Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

• Julie Gutierrez
  Administrator for Department Operations

Outstanding Paper of the Year for Junior Faculty

• Jonathan R. Brestoff, MD, PhD, MPH
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine
  Intercellular Mitochondria Transfer to Macrophages Regulates White Adipose Tissue Homeostasis and Is Impaired in Obesity
  Link to paper

• Cheryl F. Lichti, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Immunobiology
  Identification of spliced peptides in pancreatic islets uncovers errors leading to false assignments
  Link to paper

• Chieh-Yu Lin, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
  SARS-CoV-2 Infects Human Engineered Heart Tissue and Models COVID-19 Myocarditis
  Link to paper

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

• Mitchell Scott, PhD
  Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Achievements in Quality Improvement

• Saliva SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Testing Group
  • Pathology & Immunology: Jared Amann-Stewart, Victor Brodsky, Yang Cao, Charles Eby, Jon Heusel, Mike Isaacs, Julie Neidich
  • Genetics: Lauren Burcea, Richard Head, Jeff Milbrandt, Shelly O’Laughlin, Chris Sawyer
  • Informatics Institute: Albert Lai
  • Occupational Health: Eva Aagaard, Amanda Wilkins
  • Office of General Counsel: Patty Hastings
  • Student Health: Stephanie Hammer, Cheri LeBlanc

Outstanding Contributions to Education

• Takeshi Egawa, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor, Immunobiology

Shining Star Awards

• Daisy Daleo
  Clinical Laboratory Manager

• Jenni Dickinson
  Senior Grant Specialist

• Jordana Stewart
  Executive Administrator, Neuropathology

Dr. Cote’s Special Recognition Awards

• Workday Implementation Team: (pictured, left to right): Vicky Fuehne; Jenny Adams; Eric Schnable; Andwele Jolly; Jo Anne Humphries; Lynn Coats; Sobia Shahab; Keith Page

• Healthcare Equity
  Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD
  Assistant Professor
  For her commitment to healthcare equity through her leadership with CareSTL

Promotions

• Promotions to Professor:
  Rebecca Chernock, MD
  Sonika Dahiya, MBBS, MD
  Eric Duncavage, MD
  Joseph Gaut, MD, PhD
• Promotions to Associate Professor
  Neil Anderson, MD
  Michael Barrett, PhD
  Ali Ellebedy, PhD
  Chang Liu, MD, PhD
  Ta-Chiang Liu, MD, PhD
• Promotions to Assistant Professor
  Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
  Parker Wilson, MD, PhD

Employee Milestones

• Fifty-Five Years
  Louis P. Dehner, MD
• Thirty-Five Years
  Orlando B. Crisp
  Susan J. Johnson
  Kathleen C. Sheehan, PhD
• Thirty Years
  Jennifer R. Adams
  Karl G. Hock
  Theresa L. Murphy, PhD
  Christopher A. Nelson, PhD
• Twenty Years
  Marina Cella, MD
  Marco Colonna, MD
  Susan Gilfillan, PhD
  Jo Anne Humphries
• Fifteen Years
  John L. Frater, MD
  Vicky Fuehne
  Jacqueline E. Payton, MD, PhD
• Ten Years
  Cory T. Bernadt, MD, PhD
  Jonathan D. Bihr
  Carey-Ann D. Burnham, PhD
  Sonika M. Dahiya, MD
  Eric J. Duncavage, MD
  Dijana Durakovic
  Kimberly D. Green
  Jennifer M. Greenbaum-DiRuscio
  Kate E. Stehl
  Gwendalyn J. Randolph, PhD
  Julie L. Shafferkoetter
  Anthony N. Vomund

Outstanding Achievements in Leadership and Professionalism

• Christopher Farnsworth, PhD
  Assistant Professor, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine

Outstanding Paper of the Year for Junior Faculty

• Ali Ellebedy, PhD
  Associate Professor, Immunobiology
  A Potently Neutralizing Antibody Protects Mice Against SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  Link to paper

Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

• Rebecca Chernock, MD
  Associate Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Outstanding Achievements in Quality Improvement

• COVID-19 Team
  • Neil Anderson, MD
  • Bijal Parikh, MD, PhD
  • Although not all team members are represented in the above image, all involved were vital to our success. Thank you!

Outstanding Contributions to Education

• Robert E. Schmidt, MD, PhD
  Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Shining Star Awards

• Jessie Hardges

• Becky Speidel

• Meghan Wallace

Dr. Cote’s Special Recognition Awards

• COVID Clinical Heros: Neil Anderson, MD; Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD; Christopher Farnsworth, PhD; Bijal Parikh, MD, PhD; Joan Rossi; Mark Watson, MD, PhD

• COVID Research Heros: Gaya Amarasinghe, PhD; Ali Ellebedy, PhD; Daved Fremont, PhD
• Digital Pathology Heros: Joseph Gaut, MD, PhD; Michael Isaacs; Jon Ritter, MD
• Special Commendation: Marco Colonna, MD

Promotions

Employee Milestones