Gordon named director of Center for Genome Sciences
The new center is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary and University-wide program located adjacent to the Genome Sequencing Center.
Woods give back to WUSTL, establish professorship
William P. Bottom of the Olin School of Business will be formally installed as professorship’s first holder at a later date.
Bush tabs Raven for science committee
Raven has been appointed to the 12-member President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science by President George W. Bush.
Animal tissue transplants could treat organ failure
Researchers performed an unprecedented and critical test: removing the rat’s original kidneys and placing new kidneys in position to take over.
Lack of protein prevents lupus-like condition
If additional studies provide further confirmation, the protein may be an ideal target for the development of new drug treatments, scientists said.
Copenhagen Consensus
Courtesy photoDouglass North joins a panel of distinguished economists in Denmark for an intensive forum exploring ongoing efforts to address critical global challenges.
Siteman Cancer Center receives grant from May Co., Edward Jones
These gifts “will benefit efforts to lessen the burden of cancer on communities in the St. Louis area, the Midwest and beyond,” Chancellor Wrighton said.
Campus Watch
The following incidents were reported to University Police July 1-20. 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. July 10 3:11 a.m. — Two students […]
Medical School Bulletin online
The site at bulletinoftheschoolof medicine.wustl.edu features search capabilities and faculty listings updated daily.
Endless positive energy
As a child, Roberta Sengelmann, M.D., spent many weekends making rounds with her father, Robert P. Sengelmann, M.D., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Dressed in kid-size scrubs, she gently held the hands of patients who had sustained burns, trauma or undergone cosmetic surgery while her father changed their bandages and cared for them. “I’ve always […]
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