School of Medicine

Scientists at the School of Medicine in St. Louis and the biotech firm Nimblegen Systems Inc. have successfully tested a technique for identifying newly recognized DNA variations that may influence disease risk. Rather than focus on errors and alterations in DNA sequence, the new technique highlights variations in the number of copies of a particular gene.

School of Medicine students are reaching out to area middle schoolers to teach sun protection.

The deadly attack of the bacterium that causes pneumonic plague is significantly slowed when it can’t make use of a key protein, scientists at the School of Medicine report in this week’s issue of Science.

School of Medicine researchers find a biomarker that will aid diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.

A Missouri man injured in the Hawaiian surf regains use of his arms through surgery by Susan Mackinnon, M.D., chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

School of Medicine cardiology researcher Anthony J. Muslin, M.D., has been named the Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Professor of the Science and Practice of Medicine.

It’s been said that medicine keeps people alive, but art makes life worth living. Through Feb. 26, more than 50 people are exhibiting their paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics and mixed media in the first floor atrium of the School of Medicine’s Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. The pieces are part of the third annual Student, Faculty and Staff Art Show, sponsored by the Washington University School of Medicine Arts Commission.

Investigators at the School of Medicine are conducting a study to investigate factors related to memory in older adults. They are seeking healthy volunteers between 70 and 75 years of age who have siblings also willing to participate. Study participants will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan to determine the structure of the brain and a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to analyze amyloid levels in the brain.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

The School of Medicine’s Tobacco-Free Policy has been approved and will go into effect April 2, 2007.