School of Medicine staff honored with dean’s annual service awards
Three School of Medicine employees have been honored with the dean’s annual distinguished service, research support staff and operations staff awards. Shown is the dean, Larry J. Shapiro, MD, with Kristin Palmquist, winner of the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award.
DNA study reveals clues to human, ape evolution
New research provides one of the most detailed and comprehensive analyses yet of the genetic diversity of endangered great apes living in the wild, revealing new clues to the evolution of apes and humans.
Powderly named director of WUSTL’s Institute for Public Health
William G. Powderly, MD, the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director, Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named director of the Institute for Public Health (IPH), according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Powderly succeeds founding director Edward J. Lawlor, PhD, dean of the Brown School and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor; Graham Colditz, MD, DPhil, the Niess-Gain Professor of Surgery and professor of medicine in the School of Medicine, will continue to serve as deputy director. The appointment is effective July 1.
Event July 11 to focus on disparities in health care
A fast-paced “Ignite” event focused on disparities in health care will be held July 11 on the Washington University Medical Campus.
Brain differences seen in depressed preschoolers
A key brain structure that regulates emotions works differently in preschoolers with depression compared with their healthy peers, according to new research at the School of Medicine. Brain scans of preschoolers with depression revealed
elevated activity in the amygdala, the area shown in the red circle, when compared with scans of young children exhibiting no signs of
depression.
Pérez honored for excellence in teaching
Julio E. Pérez, MD, professor of medicine, has received multiple honors this year for excellence in teaching. The American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis each have recognized Pérez as a gifted educator and mentor in the field of cardiology.
Cole elected to March of Dimes national board
F. Sessions Cole, MD, the Park J. White, MD, Professor
and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the March of Dimes
National Board of Trustees.
Ferkol new president-elect of thoracic society
Thomas W. Ferkol, MD,
the Alexis Hartmann, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine, has been installed as
president-elect of the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
Medication plus talk therapy for anxiety in seniors
A study of older adults has found that combining antidepressants with cognitive behavioral therapy appears to be effective as a treatment for anxiety. Pictured is Eric J. Lenze, MD, professor of psychiatry, discussing therapy options with Diana Simpson.
Obituary: Thomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, 61
Thomas H. Steinberg, MD, associate professor of medicine, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in St. Louis of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
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