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Scientists find timekeepers of gut’s immune system

An immune cell that helps set the daily rhythms of the digestive system has been identified by researchers at the School of Medicine. The findings open the door to new treatments for digestive ailments targeting such cells.

Jez awarded patent for work on engineered plants

Joseph Jez, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and chair of biology in Arts & Sciences, along with two former researchers in his laboratory, P.A. Rea and R.E. Cahoon, was awarded a U.S. patent for engineered plants that could help detoxify, or remediate, soils contaminated with heavy metals.

Apply for Africa humanities fellowship

The university’s Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, along with other academic partners, received funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for an Africa fellowship program, aimed at enhancing research capacity for early-career humanities scholars. The application deadline is Nov. 11.

Campus & Community

The View From Here 10.4.19

Images of Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s inauguration through the WashU lens.

Campus & Community

Inside the inauguration of Chancellor Andrew D. Martin

In his inaugural address, Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Andrew D. Martin called on the university community to build upon its momentum as a leader in teaching, research and patient care to better serve the St. Louis community.

Campus & Community

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s inaugural address

On Oct. 3, 2019, Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor D. Martin delivered his inaugural address, “Momentum,” in Brookings Quadrangle before an audience of students, faculty, staff, alumni and delegates from universities across America, as well as local leaders in education, business and government.

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Newly inaugurated Chancellor Andrew D. Martin makes ‘WashU Pledge’

Today, as he was inaugurated as Washington University in St. Louis’ 15th chancellor, Andrew D. Martin announced the WashU Pledge, a bold new financial aid program that will provide a free undergraduate education to incoming, full-time Missouri and southern Illinois students who are Pell Grant-eligible or from families with annual incomes of $75,000 or less.

Janetka receives NIH grant to study inhibitors of pro-HGF activation

Jim Janetka, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the School of Medicine, received a one-year SBIR grant award totaling $299,972 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research titled “Inhibitors of pro-HGF activation overcome resistance to anti-EGFR therapy.”

Campus & Community

East End Transformation dedicated

A sweeping campus planning, design and construction project has transformed the Danforth Campus two years after the start of construction. The largest capital project in the university’s recent history, the East End Transformation was officially dedicated Oct. 2.

Medicine & Health

Uncommon weight-loss surgery best for reducing diabetes risk

One of the most frequently performed weight-loss surgeries in the world — Roux-en-Y gastric bypass — is effective, but another procedure rarely performed in the U.S. appears to be more effective at eliminating type 2 diabetes in patients with obesity. A study from the School of Medicine explains why.