Key signal prepares immune cells to defend skin, brain
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Tread the Med celebration at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12
Celebrate another successful Tread the Med walking campaign at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12 in the Barnes-Jewish Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine Hope Plaza.
Salimpour receives Washington University School of Medicine Alumni Award
Pejman Salimpour, MD, co-founder and chief executive officer of CareNex Health Services, has received a 2012 Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Interdisciplinary seed grants awarded by vice chancellor for research
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has announced the six winners of the 2012 University Research Strategic Alliance (URSA) grants. The grants offer a one-year, $25,000 award to full-time faculty members at WUSTL who begin a new collaboration with investigators from different disciplines. Researchers who receive the seed funding will work together in a new area of research or plan to approach a problem in a different way.
Treatment target for diabetes, Wolfram syndrome
Inflammation and cell stress are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that afflicts children with many symptoms, including juvenile-onset diabetes. Now scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have identified a molecule that’s key to the cell stress-modulated inflammation that causes insulin-secreting cells to die.
Sports Update August 2012: WUSTL lands 20 on UAA Presidents Scholar-Athlete Team
Washington
University had a conference-best 20 student-athletes named to the
fourth annual University Athletic Association (UAA) Presidents
Scholar-Athlete Team. The team is comprised of 74 student-athletes representing all eight
UAA member institutions across 12 men’s sports and 10 women’s sports.
Coxe, professor emeritus of neurological surgery, 86
William S. Coxe, MD, a neurological surgeon known for his dedication to patients and superb surgical skills, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. He was 86.
Ray Arvidson offers updates on Mars rover missions
With all the fanfare about Mars rover Curiosity landing safely on the Red Planet on Aug. 6, it’s easy to forget that there’s already a rover on Mars — an older, smaller cousin set to accomplish a feat unprecedented in the history of Solar System exploration. WUSTL’s Raymond E. Arvidson is playing key roles in both Mars missions.
Washington People: Michael J. Mueller
Michael J. Mueller works to improve movement and physical performance in people affected by different diseases and injuries.
Vaporizing the Earth
