Author: Ken Duenke

CottlerLinda Cottler, professor of epidemiology in psychiatry at the School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the American Psychopathological Association (APPA). She will serve as its president in 2010, the organization’s centennial year.

Bone marrow transplants are best known for their potential to cure people with certain types of cancer. But they also hold promise for people with severe cases of sickle cell anemia, also known as sickle cell disease. Now, in a first-of-its-kind procedure, St. Louis Children’s Hospital has performed a bone marrow transplant in a teenager with sickle cell disease, using cells from a donor who is unrelated to him.

The School of Medicine has received a five-year, $4.6 million grant to establish an interdisciplinary career development training program for physical and occupational therapists. The grant is from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Zarqa Nawaz knows something about crossing cultures. Born in England of Pakistani immigrants, raised in Toronto, and now living in Saskatchewan, the Muslim writer, producer and filmmaker will give the annual Olin Fellows lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Graham Chapel. The talk, “Crossing Cultures” is free and open to the public. A panel discussion featuring Nawaz as well as other panelists will continue the discussion from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Women’s Building Lounge.

A resistance gene that allows bacteria to beat an important class of antibiotics has started to appear in microorganisms taken from Midwestern patients, according to researchers at the School of Medicine. Less than a decade ago, scientists first noticed the BlaKPC gene in bacteria taken from East Coast patients.

A large turnout of admirers gathered for the unveiling of the portrait of Gerald Early in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. Early’s portrait now hangs in the John M. Olin Library in the Current Journals Reading Room.

Photo by Kevin LowderErvin Scholar Paul Wright (Class of 1991) reflects on 20 years of the Ervin Scholars Program at a reception at the Renaissance Grand Hotel last weekend. The program was established in 1987 to help create a more diverse community on campus.

A successful weekend at the Loras College Classic in Dubuque, Iowa, left the Bears unbeaten and led to a milestone for coach Wendy Dillenger.

Casey L. Moulson, research instructor in medicine, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. She was 36.

Richard P. Sloan, professor of behavioral medicine in psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital at the Columbia University Medical Center will respond to the question, “Is Religion Good for Your Health?” at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 26 in Graham Chapel. Sloan’s talk is free and open to the public. The fall 2007 Assembly Series schedule continues through November 15. All programs are free and open to the public.