Siteman Cancer Center joins national cancer network
Siteman’s acceptance into The National Comprehensive Cancer Network will allow the center the ability to further improve cancer care guidelines.
Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease
Researchers discovered that fibulin-4 causes a novel form of recessive cutis laxa, a disorder that results in severe connective tissues abnormalities.
Semenkovich, Stormo installed as Gasser, Erlanger professors
These are the first two endowed professorships created as a component of the University’s BioMed 21 initiative.
Tips from a pro
Photo by Tim ParkerChancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth speaks at a recent Advanced Research Institute on Geriatric Mental Health event.
Siteman Cancer Center benefits from televised fundraiser
Photo by Robert BostonEmployees from Brown Shoe Company and physicians and staff from the Siteman Cancer CenterSiteman Cancer Center got quite a bargain when Brown Shoe Company, QVC and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) teamed up to offer half-price shoes at the 12th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” event during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The net proceeds benefit breast cancer research and education programs across the country.
Mutated gene may hold key to emphysema, rare skin disease
The discovery by researchers at the School of Medicine of a mutated gene associated with a rare skin disorder should provide insight into more common diseases such as emphysema and aortic aneurysms.
Research must put science above agenda
The recent court ruling that allowed the School of Medicine to maintain control of tissue samples vital to cancer research was a victory for science as well as research participants’ rights, said Medical School Dean Larry Shapiro in a letter to the editors of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Washington University named one of best places to work
Washington University in St. Louis was named one of the top three Best Places to Work in the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual survey of area employees.
At a dinner and reception April 20 at The Westin Hotel, Washington University was named the best workplace in the large employer category.
Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete
Traditional cancer treatments may eventually be replaced with therapies that use the most beneficial drugs possible, regardless of the tumor’s location.
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Medical students take health care to those in need
Courtesy PhotoMedical students Funmi Okuyemi and Amanda Raya visit new friends at a medical clinic in Bluefields, Nicaragua, over spring break.Medical students get first-hand experience on ‘eye opening’ spring break trips to the Navajo Nation and Nicaragua.
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