Grant boosts sickle cell disease programs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the University’s Sickle Cell Disease Medical Treatment and Education Center $24,683.
WUSTL-associated startup Apath is model of success
It has generated enough profit in just seven years to contribute $1 million in royalty payments back to the School of Medicine.
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Community outreach
Photo by Robert BostonClayvon Wesley and Elam King III discuss the Prince Hall Family Support Center’s new sickle cell display wall.
Sickle cell spotlight
A new postage stamp aims to increase awareness and educate the public about sickle cell disease and to encourage early testing.
Of note
Mark S. Conradi, Ph.D.,
Rudolf B. Husar, Ph.D.,
Richard A. Loomis, Ph.D.,
Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D.,
Travis Bullock, M.D.,
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Sports
Volleyball finishes second in NCAA The No. 4 volleyball team fell just short of winning its second straight national championship and ninth overall at the Final Four in Rochester, Minn., Nov. 26-27. The Bears dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 1 Juniata College in the national championship match Nov. 27. The Bears scored the first […]
The value of failure
“Experimental failure is a basic element of university life, and from the university perspective a failed spacecraft is not necessarily a failed mission,” Michael Swartwout said.
Nanomedicine research technique advances heart care
Medical school researchers helping the improvement of miniscule particles can detect the beginning stages of clogged arteries in animals.
Obituary: Toroian, 80; director of news office
He had served the University for nearly two decades; he died Nov. 23 from complications of pneumonia.
Chemist finds enzymes that ‘just say no to acid’
The bacterium Acetobacter aceti makes unusually acid-resistant enzymes in spades, which could open new doors in protein chemistry.
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