Author: Elizabeth Erman

Although clubfoot is one of the most common congenital birth defects, few genetic causes have been found. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found what they believe to be the most common cause of inherited clubfoot yet discovered.  

School of Medicine employees were honored June 11 for their years of service.

Jonathan M. Green, MD, has been named associate dean for human studies and executive chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Washington University in St. Louis.

Three employees at Washington University School of Medicine were recently honored by Larry Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, for outstanding service, commitment and dedication to the medical school.

Recycling at the School of Medicine is about to get easier. Most recyclable items will be able to be placed in the same container throughout the School of Medicine starting July 1

The School of Medicine’s Farmer’s Market is held every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April through September in the fountain plaza outside of the Barnes & Noble bookstore.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke in the Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza June 16 prior to the dedication of the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine.

The BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will be formally dedicated at a Collaboration Celebration June 16.

A reflecting pool and plaza with native landscaping will welcome visitors to the BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and create an expansive and welcoming green space in the middle of Washington University Medical Center.

Twenty-four research groups have received funding through a joint Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program offered by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (BJHF).