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David Kilper/WUSTL PhotoKevin Moeller’s group is pioneering new methods for building libraries of small molecules on addressable electrode arrays.A chemist at Washington University in St. Louis is making molecules the new-fashioned way — selectively harnessing thousands of minuscule electrodes on a tiny computer chip that do chemical reactions and yield molecules that bind to receptor sites. Kevin Moeller, Ph.D., Washington University professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, is doing this so that the electrodes on the chip can be used to monitor the biological behavior of up to 12,000 molecules at the same time.

Scientists gathered at WUSTL to find ways to protect the public from bioterrorism and potentially deadly pathogens.

School of Medicine scientists have identified a protein that helps accelerate brain tumor growth.

Andrey Shaw, M.D., has been named the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Immunobiology in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at the School of Medicine. The announcement will be made by Larry Shapiro, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, at a symposium in honor of Unanue held on April 27 at the School of Medicine.

Researchers have found a significant increase in the risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with certain genes whose mothers smoked during pregnancy.

Courtesy Photo(From left) Julie Margenthaler, M.D.; Elizabeth Fialkowski, M.D., a surgical resident; and Lola Fayanju, a fourth-year medical student, practice installing a central line, used to give treatments such as chemotherapy, antibiotics and intravenous fluids and feeding, into a simulated patient during one of the labs in the Accelerated Skills Preparation for Surgical Internship course.A new School of Medicine course is designed to prepare students planning to enter a surgical subspecialty.

UnanueImmunology researchers from across the United States and as far away as Sweden are coming to the School of Medicine to discuss some of the latest scientific insights into the immune system. The general public is welcome to attend.The symposium, “Immunology at the Horizon of the New Millennium,” is being held in honor of Emil Unanue, M.D., the Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology. Unanue served as head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology for 21 years, stepping down last summer.

Scientists have linked a protein to regulation of the body’s use of the sugar glucose. In the process, they illustrated the protein’s potential as a target for new drugs to treat diabetes and obesity.

Photo by Tim ParkerOccupational therapy students discuss staying active with older adults at the Jewish Community Center.

A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the School of Medicine has shown early success in correcting a congenital foot defect with minimal surgery.