Program supports doctors engaged in biomedical research
5 physician-scientists named to newest class of Dean’s Scholars
Tag: David Ornitz
5 physician-scientists named inaugural Dean’s Scholars
The newly formed Division of Physician-Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has selected five physicians for its inaugural Dean’s Scholar Program, which provides up to two years of financial support and mentorship to aspiring, early-career physician-scientists, along with dedicated time for conducting laboratory research. The program represents one of the division’s first major […]
Ornitz receives grant from National Institutes of Health
David Ornitz, MD, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Developmental Biology, received a two-year, $456,853 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his project titled “Signaling mechanisms and mouse models for insulin-mediated pseudoacromegaly.” Read more.
Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Findings could help determine how dogs evolved such good noses From the WashU School of Medicine News… Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs, bombs, bed bugs, missing hikers and even cancer. Among dogs and other animals that rely on smell, at […]