Washington People: Jennifer Ivanovich
Cancer genetic counselor Jennifer Ivanovich helps bridge the gap between what genome sequencing can tell patients and what patients and their families want to know.
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Cat domestication traced to Chinese farmers 5,300 years ago
‘Chemobrain’ linked to disrupted brain networks
Washington University joins U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
Washington University in St. Louis has joined an international group of researchers working to make great strides in advanced coal technologies.
Staying ahead of Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is a devastating, incurable disorder that results from the death of certain neurons in the brain. Rohit Pappu, PhD, and colleagues in the engineering and medical schools are conducting studies to learn from nature’s own strategies to battle the disease.
Medical Campus students showcase musical talents
Students from the School of Medicine and Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences recently shared their musical talents at the fall coffeehouse at the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. Coffeehouses are hosted by the School of Medicine Arts Commission. Shown are Charise Garber (on piano) and her sister, Kristen Garber.
Happy holidays from the Record staff
Today’s issue marks the last Record of the calendar year. Publication will resume in January 2014. For the latest WUSTL news, visit news.wustl.edu. The Record staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
National Academy of Inventors elects Chancellor Wrighton as Fellow
Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis and the holder of 16 patents, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He will be inducted during the academy’s annual conference in March.
Robert and Barbara Frick commit $5 million to new facilities for Washington University’s Olin Business School
Robert (BS ’60, MBA ’62) and Barbara Frick have made a $5 million commitment to support the Washington University Olin Business School’s new building expansion, a $90 million project for two connected buildings – the Knight and Bauer halls – that will add 175,000 square feet and span five levels. The buildings will be dedicated May 2.
New models of drug-resistant breast cancer point to better treatments
Human breast tumors transplanted into mice are excellent models of metastatic cancer and are providing insights into how to attack breast cancers that no longer respond to the drugs used to treat them, according to research led by Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.