The 2006 Henry Gray Award

摘要

The Henry Gray Award is the most prestigious award given bythe American Association of Anatomists (AAA). This award is presented annually to an AAA member in recognition of his or her unique and meritorious contributions to, and achievements in, the anatomical sciences. The Henry Gray laureate for 2006 is Dr. Mary J.C. Hendrix, who is currently president and scientific director of Children’s Memorial Research Center at Northwestern University. Dr. Hendrix received her BS in 1974 from Shepard College in West Virginia. She went on to complete her PhD in 1977 in anatomy and cell biology at George Washington University. Dr. Hendrix was a postdoctoral fellow in cell and developmental biology at Harvard from 1977 to 1980. She began her illustrious career in the Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at University of Arizona in 1980, where she was an assistant professor. She was promoted to associate professor in 1986 in the same department and became professor of cell biology and anatomy in 1992. During her time in Arizona, she served as associate head of the department (1991–1993), was a member of the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center, a member of the University of Arizona Heart Center, and served as a member of the graduate faculty in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. She was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of California in San Francisco (1981–1985). From 1994 to 1996, Dr. Hendrix served as director of the Pediatric Research Institute of Cardinal Glennon Child Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. During 1995 to 1996, she held an IMMUNO-US–endowed professorship in pediatric research.