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Payne installed as an inaugural Becker Professor

Philip Payne, PhD, (center) has been named an inaugural Janet and Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He was installed by Chancellor Andrew Martin (right) and David Perlmutter, MD, (left) executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, the George and Carol Bauer Dean of the School of Medicine, and the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor. (Photo: Mark Beaven/School of Medicine)
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Honored for global leadership in informatics, data science

Philip R. O. Payne, a global leader in informatics and data science, has been named an inaugural Janet and Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Among his many leadership roles, Payne oversees the university’s Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics as well as the Bernard Becker Medical Library. This professorship was established to support the library’s leadership.