Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked 3rd in nation by U.S. News
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is rated the third best medical school in the nation, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate and professional programs released April 1.
Engineering & applied science to present alumni awards
Dean Christopher I. Byrnes will also present the Young Alumni Award and the Dean’s Award at an April 6 dinner event.
Indeck named ‘Missouri Inventor of the Year’
His work contributes to the international fight against credit card fraud, identity theft and threats to national security.
Sequenced genomes provide key clues into ‘dirty work’ of fungus
Photo by Robert BostonMichael R. Brent, Ph.D., and Tamara L. Doering, M.D., Ph.D., examine data from the *C. neoformans* gene expression microarray.A team of collaborators, including two WUSTL researchers, has sequenced the genomes of two strains of Cryptococcus neoformans.
Bayly installed as first Hughes professor in engineering
Bayly has taught at WUSTL since 1993 and holds appointments in the mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering departments.
Sequenced parasite tells more about pathogen’s dirty work
Michael R. Brent and Tamara L. Doering examine data from the *C. neoformans* microarray.A team of collaborators, including two researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, has sequenced the genomes of two strains of the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans), one which is virulent, the other harmless. This work provides researchers with clues on how the fungus does its dirty work and a host of genes to study for a better understanding of fungal pathogens in general. Estimates are that about 15 percent of people with HIV will suffer at least one life-threatening infection of C. neoformans. In Africa, that could be as much as 40 percent of HIV sufferers.
New type of RNA polymerase discovered in plants
*Arabidopsis thaliana*A team headed by Craig Pikaard, Ph.D., Washington University professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a fourth kind of RNA polymerase found only in plants and speculated to have been a plant feature for more than 200 million years.
Isidori becomes first Edwin Murty professor
He is “a pre-eminent scholar and has produced seminal research that has made great leaps in his field of research,” Dean Christopher Byrnes says.
Office of Undergraduate Research unveiled
Photo by Joe AngelesResearch opportunities for undergrads like David Corley (left) will be facilitated by the University’s new Office of Undergraduate Research.Under Director Henry Biggs, it will help place students in research positions, promote their findings and award scholarships.
Cardiac cell model sheds light on irregular heartbeats
The published work was done by postdoctoral researcher Thomas J. Hund and Yoram Rudy, the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor of Engineering.
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