School of Medicine

Photo by Robert BostonWashington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Outpatient Orthopedic Center in Chesterfield opened the last week in July for its first surgery and patient visits.

Junior faculty are invited to apply for Washington University Institutional Research Grant from the American Cancer Society.

The School of Medicine has kicked off a comprehensive recycling effort for “commingled” recyclables, including aluminum, tin, plastics, glass, steel and cardboard.

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.

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.

Photo by Robert BostonBarbara Sapienza’s natural people skills help relieve concerns brought to the dean

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.

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).

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.

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.