Diagnostic marker found for deadly brain disease

Researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered a biomarker for a rare, deadly brain disease known as corticobasal degeneration (CBD). The biomarker could accelerate efforts to develop treatments for CBD.

Findings from shipwreck reveal complex trade network

Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists, including Michael Frachetti, in Arts & Sciences, have uncovered new answers to decades-old questions about trade of tin throughout Eurasia during the Late Bronze Age.

Orchestrating bedside care

On the Medical Campus, health-care workers in every specialty were pushed to their limits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those serving almost beyond their own expectations were the hospitalists — physicians who specialize in treating hospitalized patients.

Notables

Janet S. Lee, MD, a highly regarded physician-scientist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, has been chosen to lead the Department of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective Jan. 3.

Notables

The annual James M. Holobaugh Honors ceremony celebrates Washington University community members who advocate for and serve LGBTQIA communities and recognizes many forms of leadership. Thirteen people were honored this year.

Research Wire

Alex Chen, Saori Pastore, Maria Piarulli and Yajie Yuan, all in the Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences, will pursue transformational advances in their fields using the Department of Energy’s leadership-class supercomputers.