Author: Ken Duenke

Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine’s Central Administration Recognition Luncheon recognized 64 employees with at least 10 years of service.

Laura Vilines, and Chenyang Lu, Ph.D.

NulandSherwin Nuland, physician, professor and best selling author, will relay his experiences working with tsunami victims in Sri Lanka for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, in Graham Chapel. His talk is called “Tsunami Medical Diary.”

In his talk, Murray Gell-Mann will look back to 1905 when Albert Einstein, an unknown scientist, published several papers, each with a revolutionary idea. He will examine Einstein’s creative thinking, how current cosmological discoveries relate to his work, and today’s efforts to find a unified theory of everything. Gell-Mann received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1969 for his discovery of the quark – the basic building block of all atomic nuclei throughout the universe.

The School of Medicine has established the Neurofibromatosis Center to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary research on the disorder.

The study was published in the journal Cancer Research and suggests where researchers should look for more promising treatment approaches.

Researchers say it successfully mimics the human condition and provides unique insight into tumor development, diagnosis and treatment.

World-class cancer care will come to the campus of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital this fall with the advent of a $7 million center.

In this memo to the Washington University community, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton reaffirms the University’s commitment to equal opportunity and cultural diversity. Equal Employment Opportunity Washington University is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job […]

Photo by Robert BostonEmil Unanue helps unveil a portrait of Charles Kilo and thanks him for his years of support of the Department of Pathology.