Newsroom Stories

It is now significantly easier to search long stretches of DNA for genetic changes associated with disease, thanks to scientists at the School of Medicine.

SwinkelsWashington University in St. Louis business professor Jeroen Swinkels, August A. Busch, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy at the Olin School of Business, was elected a fellow of the Econometric Society in December 2004. With a worldwide membership, the Econometric Society is the most prestigious society in the field of economics. Over the past decade, only about 15 candidates per year have been elected as new fellows.

Lois GreenfieldMonique HaleyThe River North Chicago Dance Company, the eclectic, 13-member ensemble known for packing concerts with short, engaging works by contemporary choreographers, will return to Washington University’s Edison Theatre for a trio of performances Jan. 21-23.

Charles F. Knight and Joanne Knight have donated $5 million to the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The commitment will endow and establish the Joanne Knight Breast Health Center and Breast Cancer Program.

Center for Advanced Medicine, home of Siteman Cancer CenterThe Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital has joined the highest ranking cancer research and treatment institutions with a designation by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. This distinction recognizes Siteman’s broad-based research, outreach and education activities, and provides $21 million for research funding.

Jimmy Carter delivers an address as a guest of the School of Law in 1975 while he was still governor of Georgia. After a term as president, Carter returned to the University to speak as part of the Assembly Series Feb. 28, 1991, when he gave an address in the Field House titled “Social Responsibility: […]

Drugs used to treat the tumors common in people with a disorder called neurofibromatosis 1 rarely work, and scientists now know why. The chemotherapy drugs target a group of related proteins thought to be responsible for these tumors. But researchers at the School of Medicine found that the disease affects only the one member of the protein family that does not respond well to these particular treatments.

A recently developed mouse model of brain tumors common in the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) successfully mimics the human condition and provides unique insight into tumor development, diagnosis and treatment, according to researchers at the School of Medicine.

Elderly women with cervical cancer face double jeopardy. Not only does their advanced age decrease chances of survival, it also decreases the likelihood that they’ll be given the most aggressive treatments for their disease, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine.

Mice missing a specific protein from their brains react to stress differently. The genetically engineered mice develop an imbalance in a hormone involved in stress responses, and during stressful situations, they behave as if they are depressed. Genetic variations in the same protein may be a significant cause of human depression, according to researchers at the School of Medicine.