John Atkinson, MD, the Samuel Grant Professor of Medicine, chief of the Division of Rheumatology and professor of molecular microbiology, has received a $75,033, one-year grant from the Alliance for Lupus Research for research titled “Complement Mutations in End-Stage Renal Disease Lupus Patients.” …

Cheri A. Levinson, graduate student in psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $125,400 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled “Shared Vulnerabilities of Social Anxiety and Eating Disorders.” …

Kelly Monk, PhD, assistant professor of developmental biology, has received a three-year, $180,000 grant award from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled “Molecular Mechanisms that Govern the Development of Myelinated Axons.” …

Ananth K. Vellimana, MD, a postdoctoral research associate in neurological surgery, has received a $95,224, two-year, postdoctoral research grant from the American Heart Association for research titled “The Role of SIRT1 in Endogenous Protection against SAH-induced Cerebrovascular Dysfunction.” …

Washington University’s Alpha Iota Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity was presented with the John Reily Knox Chapter Excellence Award during the General Fraternity’s National Convention in Seattle this past July. The Knox Award, the highest honor a chapter can receive from the General Fraternity, is given to chapters that best exemplify the fraternity’s dedication to cultivation of the intellect, leadership development and self-governance, commitment to community, member education, responsible personal conduct, chapter advisory, member recruitment, communication and lifelong fraternal brotherhood. The fraternity also won the Francis H. Sisson Award for chapter excellence and the Virginia Tech Award, which recognizes a high average chapter GPA. …