Sliman Bensmaia has been named the James and Karen Frank Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the College. Bensmaia’s research is focused on the study of sensory information and how it is encoded in the nervous system. This research has exciting implications for the development of prosthetic limbs that have the potential to recreate the sense of touch for patients who have lost it.
Lucy Godley has been named the first Hospira Foundation Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Human Genetics. The Godley lab researches bone marrow malignancies, including leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. Godley’s research is providing new insights into her patient’s diseases and thus offering them new treatment options.
Diane Lauderdale has been named the Louis Block Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the College. Lauderdale is the Chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences and her research focuses on epidemiology. Specifically she looks at how behavioral and social factors influence health. Recently she has focused on sleep and how it affects middle aged adults based on their racial, socio-economic, and gender disparities.
Matthew Stephens has been named the Ralph W. Gerard Professor in the Departments of Statistics and Human Genetics and the College. Stephens works at the interface between genetics and statistics, his group develops novel methodologies, including software tools and statistical models that are widely used in the field.
Learn more about their accomplishments at UChicago News.