Researchers use molecular approach to identify pool’s bacterial pathogen
They were able to match the genetic sequence of the bacterium Mycobacterium avium to the same bacterium found in the lungs of ill lifeguards.
Work that’s (sort of) for the birds
Photo by Kevin LowderEngineering student council members constructed birdhouses that will be sold at Thurtene Carnival; proceeds go to WashU Build.
April Fool’s!
Photo by Rose BrowerChemical engineering’s John Gleaves had an April Fool’s joke — an office full of balloons — played on him by his graduate students.
Chemical library aids in developing drug system for nerve damage
Combinatorial chemistry provides researchers a vast library from which to choose.A researcher studying drug design for nerve damage therapies has gotten her answer to questions by following some old advice: she used the library. It’s not the kind of library her mother or teacher suggested, but a combinatorial chemistry library of many different protein sequences that some day might help her and her colleagues develop a successful timed drug delivery system.
Using molecular technique, researchers identify hospital pool bacterial pathogen
A WUSTL researcher has identified a bacterium as the pathogen living on bubbles in hot water environments.A team of researchers, led by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has applied a molecular approach to identify the biological particles in aerosol responsible for making employees of a Colorado hospital therapeutic pool ill. They found: when the bubble bursts, the bacteria disperse, and lifeguards get pneumonia-like symptoms.
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.
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