3 faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
John Heuser, “Roddy” Roediger & Norman Schofield have been honored; the AAAS recognizes leadership in scholarship, business, the arts & public affairs.
Gene therapy corrects hemophilia in lab animals
The technique introduced into the animals’ cells a gene that makes clotting factor VIII, a protein missing because of a genetic defect.
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Oxygen near lens linked to cataracts
Researchers may now be a step closer to understanding what causes cataracts and what may help prevent them.
Morris receives prize for Alzheimer’s research
The American Academy of Neurology has honored him with the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases.
Race for the Cure with Siteman
During last year’s Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure, the Siteman Cancer Center fielded the event’s third-largest team.
Diabetes Research and Training Center provides grant funding
Applicants from the basic sciences, epidemiological and behavioral science departments are especially encouraged to apply.
Straight from the heart
When he was young, Bruce D. Lindsay, M.D., associate professor of medicine, liked to wrestle. Back then, his opponents were scrappy kids from Haddonfield, N. J., bent on proving their worth. Today, the stakes are higher for Lindsay, but the characteristics of a good wrestler — intelligence, action and especially perseverance — are clear in […]
WUSTL’s excellence in nanotechnology recognized by NIH
Chemistry Professor Karen L. Wooley is principal investigator of a program that has received funding of $12.5 million for five years.
Positive interaction
Photo by Claudia BurrisThe Lowry-Moore Society is one of three academic societies in the School of Medicine that promotes interaction between faculty and students.
WUSM gets grant for work on microscopic capsules
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has chosen the School of Medicine as one of four national research centers dedicated to the advancement of nanotechnology. The center, funded by a five-year, $12.5 grant, will be headed by WUSM chemist Karen Wooley. Read more in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
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