Fayanju honored for breast cancer research
Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, MD, MPHS, a clinical research fellow at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, has been named one of 16 recipients of the 2012 Breast Cancer Symposium Merit Award.
New imaging test aids Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Washington University physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital are the first in Missouri to offer a new type of PET scan for patients being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease. The test detects neuritic plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
Immune system uses heart channel to select powerful defenders
When the body makes immune T cells, it relies on a
molecular channel more commonly seen in nerves and heart muscles to
ensure that the powerful T cells have the right mixture of
aggressiveness and restraint, researchers at Washington University
School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered.
Kass named senior associate dean for human research protection
Michael Kass, MD, has been appointed to the newly
created position of senior associate dean for human research protection
at the WUSTL School of Medicine.
Key signal prepares immune cells to defend skin, brain
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine
in St. Louis have identified the molecular signal that triggers the
development of immune cells that patrol the skin and brain.
Tread the Med celebration at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12
Celebrate another successful Tread the Med walking campaign at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12 in the Barnes-Jewish Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine Hope Plaza.
Salimpour receives Washington University School of Medicine Alumni Award
Pejman Salimpour, MD, co-founder and chief executive officer of CareNex Health Services, has received a 2012 Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Treatment target for diabetes, Wolfram syndrome
Inflammation and cell stress are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that afflicts children with many symptoms, including juvenile-onset diabetes. Now scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere have identified a molecule that’s key to the cell stress-modulated inflammation that causes insulin-secreting cells to die.
Interdisciplinary seed grants awarded by vice chancellor for research
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) has announced the six winners of the 2012 University Research Strategic Alliance (URSA) grants. The grants offer a one-year, $25,000 award to full-time faculty members at WUSTL who begin a new collaboration with investigators from different disciplines. Researchers who receive the seed funding will work together in a new area of research or plan to approach a problem in a different way.
Coxe, professor emeritus of neurological surgery, 86
William S. Coxe, MD, a neurological surgeon known for his dedication to patients and superb surgical skills, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012. He was 86.
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