AFFILIATED Stephen W. Porges, PhD Dept/Company: Psychiatry Kim Reisinger, PhD Dept/Company: Ctr. for International Rehabilitation Susan Renner, PhD Dept/Company: Hines VA Hospital Brian Roman, PhD Dept/Company: University of Chicago Patrick Rousche, PhD Dept/Company: Ensis Scientific Consulting Charles Rhodes, PhD Dept/Company: Physics Brenda Russell, PhD Dept/Company: Physiology & Biophysics Aheda Saber, PhD Dept/Company: Governors State University Juan Salazer, PhD Dept/Company: KSU Chemical Engineering Patrick Salmon, PharmD, PhD Dept/Company: Neurosciences, Geneva School of Medicine (CMU) Hee-Jeong Sampen, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Biochemistry Laxman Saggere, PhD Dept/Company: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Dan Schonfeld, PhD Dept/Company: Electrical and Computer Engineering Joel Schwartz, DMD, DMSc Dept/Company: Oral Medicine Stanley Sclove, PhD Dept/Company: Information & Decision Sciences Michael Scott, PhD Dept/Company: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Kotaro Sena, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology Ahmed Shabana, PhD Dept/Company: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Mahnaz Shahidi, PhD Dept/Company: Ophthalmology Sadhana Sharma, PhD Dept/Company: Ohio State University Scott Shippy, PhD Dept/Company: Chemistry Brenda Sposato, MEBME, ATP Dept/Company: Assistive Technology Glenn Stebbins, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Neurological Sciences Rick Sumner, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology Janet Szlyk, PhD Dept/Company: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Peter Tek, MS, DO Dept/Company: Midwestern University Keith Thulborn, MD, PhD Dept/Company: MR Research Center Joseph Towles, PhD Dept/Company: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Matthew Tresch, PhD Dept/Company: Northwestern University Karen Troy, PhD Dept/Company: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
David Ucker, PhD Dept/Company: Microbiology & Immunology Amarjit Virdi, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology Vincent Wang, PhD Dept/Company: Virginia Tech Kishore Wary, PhD Dept/Company: Pharmacology Jamie Williams, PhD Dept/Company: Robson Forensic Markus Wimmer, PhD Dept/Company: Rush Orthopedics Shaolin Yang, PhD Dept/Company: Psychiatry, Radiology X. Joe Zhou, PhD Dept/Company: MR Research Center Bert Zuber, PhD Dept/Company: Professor Emeritus
Clinical Associate Professor Miiri Kotche, recipient of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Region 2016 Motivator of the Year Award
The Award was bestowed at a recognition banquet held at Athena Restaurant in Greektown on July 14. Here Dr. Kotche is seen with Karen Chien, outgoing president of AWIS Chicago.
From left to right: Marina Damiano (newly appointed president of AWIS Chicago), Sarayu Ratnam (VP for Outreach), Barbara Di Eugenio (VP for Finance and UIC Professor of Computer Science), Miiri Kotche, Karen Chien, Ana Shulla (VP for Communication), Amy Barry (VP for Membership)
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