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Diane L. Damiano, Ph.D.,
Terence Myckatyn, M.D.,
Kevin J. Gibson, M.D.,
Kevin J. Black, M.D.,
Michael W. Peelle, M.D.,
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Book talk
Photo by Mary ButkusThe book Brown was the suject of this year’s freshman reading program; all freshmen were to have read it by the time they arrived here.
Marvelous mentors
Photo by Robert BostonThe Mentors in Medicine Program “provides eye-opening research opportunities to bright, young physicians.”
Campus Author: Stephen Leet
The associate professor of architecture’s book is titled Richard Neutra’s Miller House.
Sunscreen pill studied by researchers
WUSM researchers believe a vitamin found in vegetables may serve as a safe, ingestible sunscreen for humans. They are currently looking for volunteers for a related study.
Fighting food allergies
Millions of Americans suffer from food allergies, and those numbers are quickly rising. Allergic reactions can range from rashes to life-threatening anaphylactic shock. WUSM physician James Wedner reveals a number of details about food allergies in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
Protein serves as motor and steering wheel for regenerating nerves
Outgrowth of nerve branchesA protein that helps the ends of growing nerve cells push forward is also involved in guidance of the nerve branches, according to a study by researchers at the School of Medicine. By better understanding how nerve branches grow and move, the researchers hope one day to be able to regenerate injured nerves.
Weidenbaum Center forum series to open with discussion of excise taxes in health care
The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy will kick off its fall forum series with a half-day symposium on “Taxing Temptation: Excise Taxes and Health” from 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 23 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The series, which is free and open to the public, also includes forums on education finance (Nov. 4) and monetary policy (Nov. 30).
Siteman St. Peters celebrates grand opening
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center and Washington University School of Medicine proudly announce the opening of the new Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Together, the three organizations will bring world-class cancer care to St. Charles County.
Author and screenwriter Lorenzo Carcaterra to talk about writing for the Assembly Series
CarcaterraLorenzo Carcaterra has made a career out of writing gritty, powerful novels that become bestsellers. He will discuss these compellingly human stories of crime and violence for the Assembly Series on Wednesday, September 21 at 11 a.m. in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.