Stanford Report, November 29, 2006

Medical center people

Martin Brown

Sarah Donaldson

Ann Weinacker

Martin Brown, PhD, professor of radiation oncology, has been selected to receive the Henry S. Kaplan Distinguished Science Award from the International Association for Radiation Society. His research focuses on understanding the mechanisms responsible for solid tumors' resistance to various therapies and on finding strategies to overcome these resistances.

Pat Brown, PhD, professor of biochemistry, received Nov. 17 the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor. The prize was for his development of low-cost, accessible, automated microarrays and his other contributions to functional genomics.

Sarah Donaldson, MD, the Catharine and Howard Avery Professor, has been awarded the the American College of Radiology's gold medal for unusual service to the science of radiology. She will receive the prize in May 2007.

Christopher R. King, MD, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor of radiation oncology, as of Nov. 1. His research focuses on prostate cancer.

Gordon K. Lee, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of surgery (plastic and reconstructive surgery) as of Nov. 1. His research focuses on new microsurgery techniques and mechanical stress shielding in scar formation. He also is the division of plastic surgery's director of microsurgery and of its residency program.

Ann Weinacker, MD, has been promoted to professor of medicine (pulmonary and critical care medicine), as of Nov. 1. Her research focuses on ICU outcomes and the use of echocardiography in the ICU.