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Roberto Civitelli, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $50,000 Bridge Grant from The Endocrine Society. … Rajalaxmi Natarajan, Ph.D., research associate in genetics, has received a two-year, $40,000 grant from the Children’s Discovery Institute for research titled “Identifying Interactors of Sanpodo Essential for Notch-Mediated Asymmetric Divisions in Drosophila Nervous System.” … Todd Druley, M.D., clinical fellow, has received a two-year, $40,000 grant from the Children’s Discovery Institute for research titled “Genomic Analysis of p53 Hypermutability in High-Grade Pediatric Astrocytoma.”

Seventy-five presentations — more than double the number from last semester — make up the spring 2007 Undergraduate Research Symposium, billed as the “biggest and best yet,” April 28 in the Athletic Complex.

A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the School of Medicine has shown early success in correcting a congenital foot defect with minimal surgery.

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Photo by David KilperBiblical scholar Pamela Barmash leads Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies

Henry Louis Gates Jr., Ph.D., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address for the 12th annual Chancellor’s Fellowship Conference at 2 p.m. April 26 in Graham Chapel.

Yoel Sadovsky, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named president-elect of the Perinatal Research Society. The international society fosters scientific interchange and collaboration among established investigators whose research interests are in the area of perinatal-neonatal medicine and developmental biology.

The Washington University Concert Choir and the Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present the 2007 Chancellor’s Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in Washington University’s E. Desmond Lee Auditorium. The program will highlight Carl Orff’s popular cantata Carmina Burana (“Songs of Beuren”), which combines 20th century music with medieval texts.

An angiogram, or X-ray image of blood vesselsScientists have uncovered a new biomedical technique that could increase blood flow to alleviate problems associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and many surgical procedures. They found that blocking the action of a blood-clot-associated protein turns up the effect of a biologically produced gas that can open blood vessels and increase blood flow.

This year’s conference, “International Business in Action”, will showcase several Olin School of Business M.B.A. students who have provided leadership in finding international business solutions for global organizations. The goal of the conference is to provide cutting-edge information to St. Louis-area business professionals on how to address challenges in the international arena.