Tinianow to receive 2014 Stalker Award
Alex Tinianow will receive this year’s Harrison D.
Stalker Award from the Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at
Washington University in St. Louis. The award is given annually to a graduating biology
major whose undergraduate career combines outstanding scientific
scholarship with significant contributions in the arts and humanities.
Broken cellular ‘clock’ linked to brain damage
A new discovery may help explain the surprisingly strong connections between sleep problems and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Loss of a gene that helps keep track of time makes brain cells more vulnerable to damage from dangerous compounds known as free radicals.