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Of note Ann Gronowski, PhD, associate professor of pathology and immunology and of obstetrics and gynecology, was elected president of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry for 2011. She will serve as president-elect in 2010 and as past-president in 2012. … Ryan T. Moore, PhD, assistant professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, has […]
Medicine & Health

Cicero receives Eddy Award for drug abuse research

Theodore J. Cicero, PhD, has been honored by the College of Problems of Drug Dependence with the 2010 Nathan B. Eddy Award for his pioneering research efforts in the field of drug addiction, research and treatment.The Eddy Award is presented annually to a scientist who has made outstanding contributions in drug abuse research.
Medicine & Health

Cottler receives Marian W. Fischman Award

Linda B. Cottler, PhD, will receive the Marian W. Fischman Memorial Lectureship Award at the 72nd annual meeting of the College of Problems of Drug Dependence. The award was established to recognize the contributions of outstanding women scientists in drug abuse research. 
Medicine & Health

Patient research supported in third grant cycle

Twenty-four research groups have received funding through a joint Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program offered by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (BJHF).

Getting to the party

Coach Roger Follmer has been at the helm of WUSTL men’s tennis for nine seasons, and he and his players continue to pick up honors and accolades. The program is one of the elite in NCAA Divison III because Follmer helps his athletes find the right balance of academic success and athletics.

Critical differences count

Adapting Sanov’s theorem resulted in a more efficient variation-finder. A major motivation behind the $3 billion project to decode the human genome was that it would enable scientists to sift through the sequence of letters that make up DNA to find common changes that predispose individuals to common diseases, such as cancer, diabetes or Alzheimer’s. […]