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Whether she’s following a tantalizing thread of scientific evidence in the laboratory or trekking to remote corners of the world with her husband, Jake, Sheila Stewart loves epic journeys. Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology and physiology, speaks with equal enthusiasm of her studies of molecular structures on the ends of DNA and of […]

The following incidents were reported to University Police Jan. 25-31. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Jan. 26 1:36 p.m. — A person […]

Warfarin, also known by the brand name Coumadin, is often given to patients with atrial fibrillation, irregular contractions of the upper chambers of the heart.

Jacob Schaefer, Ph.D., Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D., Kenneth Harrington, Li Mei Chen, Ph.D., and more…

Surgeons once treated blockages with a carotid bypass, which reroutes a scalp artery to restore normal brain blood flow and pressure.

At recent Board of Trustees meetings, faculty members were granted tenure, promoted with tenure, appointed with tenure or granted a track change with tenure.

“We’re analyzing the genes active in breast tumors to characterize the biological behaviors of each breast-cancer subtype,” says lead investigator Matthew Ellis.

Photo by Kevin LowderChinese New Year parties at the University included a Dragon Dance, student singing and dancing performances, and a bojutsu demonstration.

Photo by Tim ParkerMedical students in the Ballroom Dance Club learn dances for the School of Medicine’s 10th annual Faculty/Student Med Ball, to be held March 11.

Using pieces of the collection housed in University Archives, Russell Sturgis: Critic, Historian and Collector runs through April 8 in the Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture.