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David W. Kemper James M. Kemper Jr. Mildred Lane Kemper William T. Kemper Foundation David W. Kemper is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., a $14 billion regional bank holding company based in Missouri. Kemper graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1972. He received a Master of Arts degree in […]

Fumihiko Maki

Fumihiko MakiPress biography of Fumihiko Maki, architect of two new buildings for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.

Bacteria related to plague ramps up histamine production in the gut

Histamine in the small intestine responds to bacteria.Mice infected with a bacterium related to the plague sharply increase production of an enzyme that makes the inflammatory hormone histamine, researchers at the School of Medicine have found. The increased production, which occurs in the intestine, appears to be an important part of the mouse’s successful efforts to control the infection.

Lung retransplants from living donors improve survival rate in children

Charles Huddleston performs a pediatric lung transplant.A team of researchers at the School of Medicine has found that using lobes of lungs from living donors improves the chances of short-term survival for children who require a second lung transplant. Living-donor lung retransplantation involves removing a lower lobe, or about one-third of a lung, from each of two healthy adult donors and then transplanting the lobes as replacement lungs into a child.

Extraordinary service

Photo by Mary ButkusSeven individuals were selected as 2006 Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award recipients; they were recognized at an award reception at Whittemore House.
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