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A recipe for protein footprinting

By publishing their method in the journal Nature Protocols, chemists including Michael Gross, who has a joint appointment in Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine, have opened doors for fellow scientists to better address research questions related to Alzheimer’s disease, the COVID-19 pandemic and more.

Supply Chain Management

Making a pandemic-proof supply chain

Resilience, once a hallmark that academics ascribed to the most successful supply chains, has become a “matter of survival,” writes an international team of researchers including an Olin Business School expert from Washington University in St. Louis.

Campus & Community

Fitzpatrick named a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Imaging Scientist

James Fitzpatrick, professor of neuroscience and of cell biology and physiology at the School of Medicine and director of the Washington University Center for Cellular Imaging, is one of 22 researchers worldwide named a Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Scientist by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Free vehicle inspections available

The Washington University Police Department and Parking & Transportation Services, in partnership with Woodard’s Automotive, again will offer free vehicle inspections to university students, faculty and staff. People may bring their vehicle to Woodard’s Automotive in University City between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday from Dec. 7-18.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Shareholder influence more effective than mandates in diversifying boards

Olin Business School’s Todd Gormley discusses his research on efforts to increase gender diversity on governance boards through shareholder pressure, and the potential impact of a new policy proposed by Nasdaq.

Science & Technology

New catalyst resolves hydrogen fuel cell cost, longevity issues

A multidisciplinary team including researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has found a new catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells that is less expensive and longer-lasting than platinum.

Campus & Facilities

Construction progresses on neuroscience research building

The School of Medicine’s eastern border will look strikingly different in 2023, when the 11-story neuroscience research building is complete. At this point, more than 106 drilled concrete piers have been poured, and the interior columns and floor in the basement’s western half are complete.

Chemistry

Building better vaccines for the elderly

Meredith Jackrel, in Arts & Sciences, studies protein misfolding and how it leads to disease. She is collaborating with Jai Rudra at the McKelvey School of Engineering to develop amyloid-inspired vaccine technologies specifically tailored for seniors. The approach could be relevant to COVID-19 as the elderly are particularly susceptible to its severe complications.

Academics

Update on spring semester university-sponsored international travel

Washington University’s International Travel Oversight Committee recently updated international travel policies, which will extend through the upcoming spring 2021 semester.

Popular Culture

Julia Lindon: Comedian on the rise

Comedian Julia Lindon writes, hosts a podcast and acts. She also recently created a TV pilot inspired by her own ‘coming-of-age and coming out’ experiences in New York. The show, Lady Liberty, is streaming now.