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A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, said a study conducted by scientists at School of Medicine and other institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Barbara Flagg, J.D., professor of law, has been named the John S. Lehmann Research Professor for 2008-09.

Photo by Kevin LowderChancellor Mark S. Wrighton joins the celebration in honoring the 2008 men’s national championship tennis team Sept. 13 at halftime of the football game against Westminster College.

Photo by Whitney CurtisTwenty-seven WUSTL retirees, along with the retirees’ family and friends, enjoyed a celebratory luncheon hosted by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at Whittemore House Sept. 9.

With the upcoming debate, access to campus, the Athletic Complex and parking all will be affected at various times beginning September 24.

Perez“During an election season, students tend to stand up and take action about things they care about. It’s exciting when students get involved in something they believe in, something that is a reflection of their morals and their values.” Perez is working long hours to help disseminate funding for student debate-related projects and working to make sure students are registered to vote. Hometown: Tampa, FL

 Lewis  “Helping tenants who were being evicted because their landlords lost the properties to the foreclosure crisis and working with tenant organizing groups and community organizers was an eye-opening and life-changing experience.” Whether it was the dinnertime conversations about the state of society or the exceptional example set by her parents, something has driven Kate Lewis to politics and community service from an early age. Hometown: Springfield, IL

Painschab“I’m not so much interested in the dogma of one political party or another, but in what the evidence has proven should actually work to make our health care system better.” Matthew Scott Painschab is concerned, first and foremost, with health care reform. The second-year medical student is co-coordinator of the School of Medicine’s Saturday Neighborhood Health Clinic, a free clinic for St. Louisans lacking health insurance. Hometown: Waverton, MN

Registration is open for the School of Medicine’s Mini-Medical School, now in its 10th year. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about medicine and surgery from Medical School faculty.

The Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has created an annual award named for Michael J. Welch, Ph.D., professor of radiology, of developmental biology and of chemistry at the School of Medicine. Welch, who specializes in the synthesis of new radioactive chemicals for medical imaging, is head of the Radiochemistry Laboratory Institute at the Mallinckrodt Institute […]