School of Medicine

Every moment we live, cells in our bodies are dying. One type of cell death activates an immune response while another type doesn’t. Now researchers at the School of Medicine and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis have figured out how some dying cells signal the immune system. They say the finding eventually could have important implications in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Jack Barrow, M.D., instructor, assistant and associate professor of clinical medicine at the School of Medicine from 1955-2002, died July 5, 2008. He was 84.

School of Medicine researchers found that people on strict diet and exercise programs lose weight more slowly because they eat more on weekends.

Tina Grubbs receives the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award from Larry J. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

Francis J. Miller, M.D., a part-time associate professor of orthodontics, died Friday, June 20, 2008. He was 73.

The School of Medicine shows how much its employees are appreciated at a variety of events in June, including the annual dean’s awards for outstanding contributions.

Courtesy PhotoPhysicians from Japan came to observe the mini-nephrectomy procedure, a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidneys, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

T.S. Park, M.D., has received the H. Richard Winn, M.D., Prize, the highest honor of the Society of Neurological Surgeons.

Michael R. DeBaun, M.D., has been named the Ferring Family Chair in Pediatric Cancer and Related Disorders at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The endowed chair was established by John and Alison Ferring of St. Louis through the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation.

School of Medicine researchers found the compounds in female mouse urine activate nerve cells in the male mouse’s nose with unprecedented effectiveness.