Six Washington University in St. Louis faculty members and one alumnus are being honored by the Academy of Science – St. Louis for their outstanding contributions to the field. They will be recognized at an awards dinner Sept. 20 at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Laura Jean Bierut, MD, is the Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry and vice chair for faculty development in the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine. Bierut is being honored with the Fellows Award, which recognizes a distinguished individual for outstanding achievement in science.