Faculty spotlights
Wayne State is proud of its world-class faculty, staff and students and we invite you to nominate yourself or spotlight fellow Warriors who are making a difference.
Charles Schiffer
School of Medicine
Charles Schiffer, M.D., professor emeritus of the Department of Oncology, was named one of two ASH Mentor Award recipients by The American Society of Hematology. The Mentor Award recognizes members who have made a difference in the hematology community through mentoring.
Cristina Espinosa-Diez
School of Medicine
Cristinia Espinosa-Diez received a 2024 Early Career Investigator Award from the Histochemical Society. She will apply the honorarium and seed grant funding to her study addressing chronic kidney disease.
Peter Lichtenberg
Institute of Gerontology
Peter Lichtenberg, distinguished service professor of psychology and the director of the Institute of Gerontology, received the Gerontological Society of America's 2024 Donald P. Kent Award for exemplifying exceptional standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. Lichtenberg has been a member of GSA since 1987 and served as GSA president in 2022.
Donna Kashian
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor Kashian, professor of biological sciences and director of enviornmental sciences, was named president of the International Association for Great Lakes Research. The organization brings together researchers across disciplines, knowledge systems and domains of expertise to collaborate is made up of researchers studying the Laurentian Great Lakes, other large lakes of the world and their watersheds.
Anju Goyal
School of Medicine
Dr. Goyal, professor of ophthalmology, visual and anatomical sciences, was awarded the 2023 Excellence in Medical Student Education Award from the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. The award is given annually to one person in recognition for commitment to medical student education and dedication to training and innovation in ophthalmology.
Gil Mor
School of Medicine
Dr. Mor, scientific director of the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, received the Best Mentor Award from the International Society for Immunology and Reproduction, in recogition of his leading efforts to mentor young researchers in the field of reproductive immunology and ovarian cancer.
Sokol Todi
School of Medicine
Sokol, professor and chair in the Department of Pharmacology, was selected to lead a study section of the National Institutes of Health for a one-year term beginning in July 2024.
Eric Ayers
School of Medicine
Dr. Ayers, associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, received the Medicine Pediatrics Program Directors Association Leadership in Med-Peds Award for his national leadership in the field.
Noreen Rossi
School of Medicine
Dr. Rossi, professor in the Department of Physiology, received the inaugural Jerry Yee Mentorship Award from the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians in recognition of her commitment to mentoring in clinical research, post-graduate scholarship and professional development.
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