Putting patients at ease
Photo by Robert BostonDicke helps moms-to-be with his expertise and gentle demeanor
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Deadly genetic disease prevented before birth in zebrafish
ZebrafishBy injecting a customized “genetic patch” into early stage fish embryos, researchers at the School of Medicine were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally. The research could lead to the prevention of up to one-fifth of birth defects in humans caused by genetic mutations, according to the authors.
Space scientist Kathryn Flanagan to deliver 2008 McDonnell Lecture March 27
FlanaganKathryn Flanagan, Ph.D., senior scientist and head of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will deliver the 2008 McDonnell Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Room 214 Wilson Hall on the Danforth Campus at Washington University in St. Louis.
Imrat Khan to perform Indian classical music March 29
Imrat KhanWorld-renowned sitar player Imrat Khan, a distinguished artist-in-residence in Washington University’s Department of Music in Arts & Sciences, will perform a concert of Indian classical music at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29. Khan, who will be joined by tabla player Jon Nellen, is widely recognized as one of the giants of Indian classical music, celebrated for his virtuosity, musicality and inventive wit.
Health Happening ’08 to offer free health, fitness information
Don’t miss the Health Happening ’08 health and wellness fair Friday, March 28, in the first floor atrium of the McDonnell Pediatrics Research Building.
All School of Medicine employees are welcome.
Gene chips to discern ventilator-associated pneumonia from other illness
Using gene chip technology, School of Medicine scientists have distinguished pneumonia associated with ventilator use from other serious illnesses.
Law professor named to U.S. patent advisory board
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez recently appointed F. Scott Kieff, J.D., professor of law, to serve a three-year term on the nine-person Patent Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Congress created the committee in 1999 to advise the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the […]
Trustees hear Plan for Excellence in Arts & Sciences
At its spring meeting, the Board of Trustees heard a report on the strategic plan proposed by Arts & Sciences presented by trustee Earle H. Harbison Jr., chairman of the Harbison Corporation and retired president of the Monsanto Corporation. The presentation is part of an overall Plan for Excellence, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
Ring that bell
Photo by Joe AngelesMcDonnell Scholar Ming Zu (center) rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange March 10 under the watchful eyes of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton; James V. Wertsch, Ph.D. (second from left), the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy; and members of the McDonnell Academy.
Welcome to our home
Photo by David KilperHimadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) and the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor of Biology in Arts & Sciences, addresses the crowd at the I-CARES Open House Feb. 29 in Wilson Hall.