Cancer research grant requests due Sept. 13
Junior faculty are invited to apply for Washington University Institutional Research Grant from the American Cancer Society.
W. Donald Gay appointed to Hawes professorship
W. Donald Gay, D.D.S., who directs the maxillofacial prosthetics laboratory at the School of Medicine, was named the Christy J. and Richard S. Hawes III Professor.
Ethiopian medical students to benefit from used textbooks
Several student groups and administrators at the School of Medicine and residents at Barnes-Jewish Hospital collected nearly 500 medical textbooks to help their counterparts in Ethiopia.
Juggling challenges with ease
Photo by Robert BostonBarbara Sapienza’s natural people skills help relieve concerns brought to the dean
Project ARK receives $6.7 million to provide HIV care to women, children, youth
Project ARK, the St. Louis area’s only organization that coordinates medical care, social support and prevention services for children, youth, young adults, women and families living with or at risk for HIV infection, has received a $6.7 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
$5.7 million to fund new kidney disease research center
A $5.7 million grant will establish a new center for kidney disease research at the School of Medicine. Directed by Marc R. Hammerman, the Chromalloy Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine, the center will investigate the underlying causes of kidney disease to speed the development of new treatments. The center’s funding comes from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Coconut genetics traced by WUSTL biologist Olsen
The coconut has been popular in lore and on palates for centuries, yet little is known about the history of this palm’s domestication and dispersal around the world. Now, Kenneth M. Olsen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, is embarking on the task of understanding the plant’s history by exploring the genetics of the coconut.
Patricia Gregory, David Shearrer receive promotions
Promotions were recently announced for two key members of Medical Alumni and Development Programs. Patricia Gregory has been named assistant vice chancellor and executive director of medical corporate and foundation relations, and David Shearrer has been named executive director of development for clinical programs.
August 2007 Radio Service
Listed below are this month’s featured news stories.
• Rotator cuff repair (week of Aug. 1)
• Better treatment for itching (week of Aug. 8)
• New risk factor for diabetes (week of Aug. 15)
• Filtering out side effects (week of Aug. 22)
• Treating post-partum depression (week of Aug. 29)
Brain’s control network splits in two as children approach adulthood
Two recently discovered control networks that govern voluntary brain activity in adults start life as a single network in children, report neuroscientists at the School of Medicine. Researchers previously showed the networks supervise most goal-oriented brain activity, enlisting the specialized talents of multiple brain regions for goal-oriented tasks as diverse as reading a word, listening to music or searching for a star. They were surprised to find the two networks merged together in children.
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