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'Consummate physician-scientist'
Michalski named vice chair of radiation oncology
July 8,
2009 --
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Jeff M. Michalski, professor of radiation oncology, has been named vice chair and director of clinical programs of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the School of Medicine. He will oversee clinical operations at all treatment facilities, clinical and translational research, and all training and education.
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Air Force provides heavy lifting
WUSTL teams with Scott Air Force Base to deliver 13-ton MRI machine to Argentina
June 15,
2009 --
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| U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Wesley Farnsworth |
| Airmen load the MRI machine onto a C-17 Globemaster. |
Members of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Scott Air Force Base recently loaded the 26,000-pound heart of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine onto a C-17 ultimately bound for Argentina. The MRI equipment was donated to a hospital in Salta, Argentina, by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Child and adult brains structured differently
Brain's organization switches as children become adults
May 14,
2009 -- Any child confronting an outraged parent demanding to know "What were you thinking?" now has a new response: "Scientists have discovered that my brain is organized differently than yours." But all is not well for errant kids. The same new study also provides parents with a rejoinder: While the overarching organization scheme differs, one of the most important core principals of adult brain organization is present in the brains of children as young as 7.
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Top-notch scientist
Hallahan to head radiation oncology department
May 5,
2009 --
Dennis Hallahan has been chosen to head the Department of Radiation Oncology at the School of Medicine. Hallahan will be named the first Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Distinguished Professor in Medicine. He will also serve on the Senior Leadership Committee of the Siteman Cancer Center.
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Lighting up immune system attacks
TV crime drama compound highlights immune cells' misdeeds
March 24,
2009 -- Detectives on television shows often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make blood glow. Researchers at the School of Medicine have applied the same compound to much smaller crime scenes: sites where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues.
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Depressed brains function differently
Brain network functions differently in people with depression, researchers find
March 4,
2009 --
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| Blue shows normal brain function, while other colors show overactivity due to depression. |
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Neuroscientists at the School of Medicine have identified a key difference in the way the brain functions in people who are depressed compared to those who are not. The study demonstrates that brain regions, collectively known as the default mode network, behave differently in depressed people. The default network typically is active when the mind wanders. It shuts down when an individual focuses on the job at hand. But the researchers found the network stays active in people who are depressed, even when they are concentrating on specific tasks.
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Early identification of autism
Researchers image brains of infants at risk for autism
Feb. 3,
2009 -- Autism researchers at the School of Medicine are joining other scientists to image the brains of infants and attempt to identify anatomical and behavioral changes that may be linked to the onset of autism. The $10 million, NIH-funded Infant Brain Imaging Study allows investigators to analyze early brain development in children at risk for autism spectrum disorders by virtue of having an autistic sibling.
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The reading mind
Readers build vivid mental simulations of narrative situations, brain scans suggest
Jan. 26,
2009 --
A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to "get lost" in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the sounds, sights, tastes and movements described in a textual narrative while simultaneously activating brain regions used to process similar experiences in real life.
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New fellows
Six Washington University professors named AAAS fellows
Dec. 18,
2008 -- Six faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The highest honor awarded by AAAS, the rank of fellow is bestowed upon members by their peers in recognition of scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
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Outstanding clinical investigator
Inder receives clinical scientist award from Doris Duke Foundation
Dec. 12,
2008 --
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Terrie E. Inder, M.D., Ph.D., has received a 2008 Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Inder is a pediatrician and researcher at the School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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