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A psychiatric geneticist at the School of Medicine is one of several principal investigators around the country who will participate in the Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI), a unique collaboration between geneticists and environmental scientists. The $48 million initiative is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Laura Jean Bierut, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the School of Medicine, will head the national study of addiction, looking both at genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the problem.

Doctors prescribing blood thinners have had to go through a lengthy trial-and-error process to arrive at the optimal dose for their patients. But now the process can be faster and safer, thanks to research conducted at the School of Medicine. Researchers, along with colleagues at Saint Louis University and St. Louis College of Pharmacy, have developed an improved dosing formula for the widely prescribed anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin®) that takes into account variations in two key genes

Photo by Robert BostonThe School of Medicine Class of 2011 recites an oath of professionalism at the annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 17.

Fred J. “Ted” Hodges III, professor emeritus of radiology and one of the founders of the neuroradiology section at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.

Researchers have found what may be a useful biomarker for diagnosing cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.

A protein that absorbs lipids in the upper part of the intestine may hold the key to a novel approach for obesity treatment.

Wayne M. Yokoyama, M.D., was named director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) effective July 1.

Photo by Robert BostonReina Armamento-Villareal, M.D., focuses her research on how estrogen production and breakdown affects bone health in men and women.

The Department of Anesthesiology’s Anita Minor wrote about her the gifts of her son with Down syndrome in a new book.

School of Medicine research shows that surgical repair of sports hernias using tension-free mesh, paired with rehabilitation, successfully returned most athletes to competition.