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Courtesy PhotoNeurology postdoctoral researcher Yan Hu, Ph.D. (right), discusses her poster presentation at the Inaugural Postdoc Scientific Symposium Feb. 23.In The Scientist magazine’s third annual “Best Places for Postdocs to Work” survey, WUSTL was No. 2 for U.S. academic institutions.

Events will include screenings of Eyes on the Prize episodes and a panel discussion about the significance of the series.

With significant contributions from the Genome Sequencing Center, the sequence of the human X chromosome has been published.

Sponsored by the Association of Black Students, the talk also serves as the keynote address for the “Documenting Change” symposium.

The University’s Project ARK will sponsor the Journey of Hope AIDS Awareness Tour’s St. Louis stop April 13.

The fund-raiser is considered a vital source of support for the center; more than 300 items are being auctioned.

An American Indian powwow, traditional cuisine, storytelling, music and crafts will be among the highlights.

The annual month-long event will bring close to 1,000 prospective students from the Class of 2009 to the Hilltop Campus.

Photo by Robert BostonMichael R. Brent, Ph.D., and Tamara L. Doering, M.D., Ph.D., examine data from the *C. neoformans* gene expression microarray.A team of collaborators, including two WUSTL researchers, has sequenced the genomes of two strains of Cryptococcus neoformans.

Dean Christopher I. Byrnes will also present the Young Alumni Award and the Dean’s Award at an April 6 dinner event.