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He was among the first scientists to determine the precise details of how islets of Langerhans in the pancreas produce insulin.

NulandSherwin Nuland, physician, professor and best selling author, will relay his experiences working with tsunami victims in Sri Lanka for the Washington University Assembly Series at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, in Graham Chapel. His talk is called “Tsunami Medical Diary.”

As Alison J. Whelan, M.D., awaits the opening of the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center in August, she explains that the striking six-story structure will not only serve as the main venue for teaching and events at the School of Medicine, but it also will spotlight the importance of education. “For the first time, we […]

The School of Medicine has established the Neurofibromatosis Center to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary research on the disorder.

The study was published in the journal Cancer Research and suggests where researchers should look for more promising treatment approaches.

Researchers say it successfully mimics the human condition and provides unique insight into tumor development, diagnosis and treatment.

World-class cancer care will come to the campus of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital this fall with the advent of a $7 million center.

Photo by Robert BostonEmil Unanue helps unveil a portrait of Charles Kilo and thanks him for his years of support of the Department of Pathology.

Scientists genetically altered production of a factor found in skeletal muscle and produced mice that can’t get fat but develop signs of diabetes. More medical news

You could say that the Human Genome Project missed 99 percent of the genes in the adult body. That’s because it didn’t sequence genes belonging to the vast communities of bacteria that normally live on and in us. Now a $1.45 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to researchers at the School of Medicine will help fill this gap by funding a study to develop new approaches for isolating, sequencing and analyzing the genomes of “friendly” bacteria that inhabit the intestine and identifying the natural metabolic products that they synthesize in their native gut habitats.