DBBS to celebrate 40th anniversary Aug. 21
The School of Medicine’s Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) will celebrate its 40th anniversary Wednesday, Aug. 21. The division also will honor 10 faculty members who have served on more than 100 DDBS PhD thesis committees.
Tread the Med to begin Thursday, Aug. 8
Tread the Med, the School of Medicine’s popular 100-day wellness program that encourages participants to walk 10,000 steps per day, is set to begin Thursday, Aug. 8, with a kickoff on the Medical Campus.
Freezing sperm taken directly from testicles is effective option for infertile couples
Frozen sperm taken by biopsy from testicles in men with no sperm in their semen is as effective as fresh sperm taken by biopsy in helping couples conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a School of Medicine study. Pictured is a section of human testicular tissue and sperm cells viewed through a microscope.
Fuel smoke linked to cardiovascular issues
Burning biomass for cooking and heating, a common practice of rural people in developing countries, has been linked to an increase in cardiovascular problems.
Career development program in OB/GYN moves to Washington University
A research career development program in obstetrics and gynecology is moving to the School of Medicine from University of California-San Francisco. The Reproductive Scientist Development Program
will support the salaries and training of 15 MD or MD/PhD fellows who
want to become physician scientists in obstetrics and gynecology. Pictured is Kelle Moley, MD, recipient of the grant that funds the program.
Speedier scans reveal new distinctions in resting and active brain
A boost in the speed of brain scans is unveiling new
insights into how brain regions work with each other in cooperative
groups called networks. Shown is the study’s senior researcher, Maurizio Corbetta, MD.
Medical Center summer concert to be held Aug. 24
Washington University Medical Center faculty, staff and students will perform a summer concert Aug. 24 in the lobby of the Center for Advanced Medicine.
Obesity doesn’t reduce chance of getting pregnant with donor eggs
Obese women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new report. Pictured is the study’s first author, Emily Jungheim, MD, left, observing as Mary Bade uses assisted reproductive technology to inject a single sperm into an egg.
Snyder-Warwick named secretary of medical society
Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD, assistant professor of
surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was installed in
June as secretary of the Sir Charles Bell Society at the International Facial Nerve Symposium in Boston.
Urano named Schechter Professor of Medicine
Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, has been named the new Samuel E. Schechter Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Shown (from left) are Larry J. Shapiro, MD; Urano; and Victoria J. Fraser, MD.
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