The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has extended funding for the Midwest Regional Center for Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (MRCE), anchored at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The center received a five-year, $37 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to continue to support basic and translational research in biodefense and emerging infectious diseases throughout the Midwest.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
$19 million to WU scientists to decode microbe DNA and explore links to disease
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis four grants totaling $19 million to explore the trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body and determine how they contribute to good health and disease. 
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The bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, which lives in the human gut, is just one type of microbe that will be studied as part of NIH's Human Microbiome Project.
Image courtesy of United States Department of AgricultureThe bacterium Enterococcus faecalis, which lives in the human gut, is just one type of microbe that will be studied as part of NIH's Human Microbiome Project.
Friday, June 19, 2009
I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for ICE CREAM
Ted Drewes, a local STL favorite, has been named one of America's Best Ice Creams by Traveler Magazine.
The article, written by Jennifer Murphy, praises Ted Drewes saying, "While not ice cream in the traditional sense, Ted Drewes is by far the most beloved frozen custard shop in Saint Louis, Mo., and its Route 66 stand stays open until midnight during the summer to feed comfort-seeking devotees. Unlike the Creamery, the only flavor available at Ted Drewes is vanilla, which is then mixed with fresh toppings like tiramisu and strawberries, and blended into mass so thick it’s charmingly referred to as “concrete.”
Read the full article here
The article, written by Jennifer Murphy, praises Ted Drewes saying, "While not ice cream in the traditional sense, Ted Drewes is by far the most beloved frozen custard shop in Saint Louis, Mo., and its Route 66 stand stays open until midnight during the summer to feed comfort-seeking devotees. Unlike the Creamery, the only flavor available at Ted Drewes is vanilla, which is then mixed with fresh toppings like tiramisu and strawberries, and blended into mass so thick it’s charmingly referred to as “concrete.”
Read the full article here
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Washington University opens Living Learning Center at Tyson
Washington University in St. Louis has opened what could be the first "living building" in North America. The Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center is designed to be a net zero energy and net zero wastewater facility. Certification could come after the building is fully operational for 12 months and has met the Living Building Challenge requirements.
For a great article on the Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center Click Here
For a great article on the Living Learning Center at Tyson Research Center Click Here
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
2009 BioMedRAP and CD BioRAP Kicks Off With Welcome Dinner
The 2009 Summer Research Program has officially begun! Participants arrived yesterday amid torrential rains and damaging winds and checked safely into Olin Hall, their home away from home for the next 10 weeks.
The Welcome Dinner opened the Summer Program offically. Participtants mingled with current graduate students, faculty and DBBS staff.
To learn more about BioMedRAP and CD BioRAP, please visit: http://biomedrap.wustl.edu/
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