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A gene linked to pediatric brain tumors is an essential driver of early brain development, School of Medicine researchers have found. The study, published recently in Cell Stem Cell, reveals that the neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) gene helps push stem cells down separate paths that lead them to become two major types of brain cells: support cells known as astrocytes and brain neurons.

Photo by Joe AngelesJudy Musick (left), administrative manager in the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences, and Judith Tigah, a WUSTL sophomore, examine items donated by the campus community for care packages that will go to U.S. troops serving in Iraq.

The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, will bring back an old tradition – horse and buggy rides around the Danforth Campus. The week, Feb. 18-23, also will include birthday cake, appearances by “George” himself, cherry pie and a benefit party.

Will brain-powered robots one day restore mobility to children with cerebral palsy? Do circadian rhythms impact the outcome of cancer therapy? Can the root cause of pediatric heart disease be explained by a fruit fly? Thought-provoking and intriguing questions like these will chart the course for eight new research initiatives funded by the Children’s Discovery […]

Have you presented a paper? Won an award? Received a grant? Been elected an officer in a professional organization? The Record will help spread the good news.

John Zaborszky, D.Sc., senior professor of electrical and systems engineering, died Friday, Feb. 1. He was 93.

Motivated by her own experiences living with a life-threatening illness, Rebecca Dresser, J.D., the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor at the School of Law and Professor of Ethics at the School of Medicine, has convened a nationally renowned group of bioethicists to study the topic “Bioethics and Cancer: When the Professional Becomes Personal.” Dresser received a […]

The annual George Washington Week, sponsored by the sophomore honorary Lock & Chain, will bring back an old tradition – horse and buggy rides around the Danforth campus. The week, Feb. 18-23, will also include birthday cake, appearances by “George” himself, cherry pie and a benefit party.

Jacques Baenziger, M.D., Ph.D., W. Robert Binns, Ph.D., Robert Blankenship, Ph.D., Ken Cadwell, Ph.D., Herbert W. “Skip” Virgin IV, M.D., Ph.D., and more …

The kidney actively cleans its most selective filter to keep it from clogging with blood proteins, School of Medicine scientists reveal in a new study. Researchers showed that breakdown of a self-cleaning feature can make kidneys more vulnerable to dysfunction and disease.