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The Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine provides the Medical Center with these important services: surgical pathology, autopsy pathology and laboratory medicine. It is also responsible for the teaching of medical and graduate students and the training of postgraduates in an extensive research program. The department consists of the Divisions of Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Neuropathology and Molecular Pathology/Immunology.
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| 50% more mice Disabling mouse enzyme increases fertility (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11798.html) May 16, 2008 -- Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent, a research group at the School of Medicine has found. The change appears to alter a reproductive "thermostat," unveiling part of an intricate regulatory system that may one day be used to enhance human fertility. |
| Problem cells Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught "red-handed" for the first time (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11751.html) May 8, 2008 -- Scientists at the School of Medicine working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes. Researchers were able to examine the immune cells from isolated insulin-making structures in the pancreas known as the islets of Langerhans. |
| Algorithm finds the network - for genes or the Internet Math tool finds genetic communities that lead to disease (http://mednews.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11221.html) March 12, 2008 -- Human diseases and social networks seem to have little in common. However, at the crux of these two lies a network, communities within the network, and farther even, substructures of the communities. Weixiong Zhang, Ph.D., Washington University associate professor of computer science and engineering and of genetics, along with his Ph.D. student, Jianhua Ruan, has published an algorithm (a recipe of computer instructions) to automatically discover communities and their subtle structures in various networks. |
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| Stanford Peng Assistant professor of internal medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/709.html) Peng is working to uncover the molecular and genetic underpinnings of autoimmune conditions such as lupus, inflammatory bowel disease and some forms of arthritis. His lab was the first to find firm experimental evidence supporting a radical new theory for what immune cells are like when they're not ... Expertise: lupus, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, T cell, B cell, immunology, autoimmunity Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| John Morris Director and Principal Investigator, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/503.html)
John C. Morris, M.D., is the Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Professor of Pathology and Immunology and of Physical Therapy, and the Director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Center for Aging, the Memory and Aging Project, and the Memory Diagnostic ... Expertise: Alzheimer's disease, dementia, memory, aging, mild cognitive impairment Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| Roy Curtiss Professor emeritus of biology in Arts & Sciences (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/347.html)
Has developed a Salmonella-based oral vaccine for livestock that can free animals from the virulent strain of Salmonella that causes food-poisoning in humans. His vaccine has received FDA approval for swine and poultry and is on the market. Curtiss also has obtained patents for the use of transgenic ... Expertise: Salmonella, food poisoning, FDA, vaccine, genetic engineering, microbial, pathogen, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6819 / rcurtiss@wustl.edu |
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| Michael Diamond Assistant professor of molecular microbiology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/217.html) Diamond is an expert in the effects of West Nile Virus (WNV) and other mosquito-borne viruses on the human immune and nervous systems. He uses mouse models to study the viruses' ability to infect the central nervous system and has identified genetic factors that can increase the chances a WNV infection ... Expertise: Dengue, West Nile Virus, West Nile encephalitis, vaccine, vaccination, immunity, hemorrhagic fever, … Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| Jonathan Gitlin Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/192.html)
Jonathan Gitlin, M.D., the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics and professor of pathology and immunology, specializes in arthritis, rheumatology and diseases and disorders of the immune system in children. Expertise: Arthritis, immune system, children, rheumatology, pathology, immunology Media assistance: (314) 286-0119 / leydigk@wustl.edu |
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| Camel antibodies aid caffeine test
The Arizona Republic online July 6, 2006 -- A caffeine detection test developed by WUSTL medical researchers will help people know if their drinks include caffeine. WUSTL senior scientist Dan Crimmins comments. |
| New method to combat foreign proteins
United Press International and 3 others May 19, 2005 -- WUSTL scientists have discovered a new method the body's immune system uses to fight back foreign proteins that invade the system. WUSTL pathology professor Emil Unanue comments. |
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