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Sept. 6, 2002 Volume 27 No. 2 \fehington University in St Louis MetroLink expansion to impact Hilltop traffic

The real work begins next pus, get people to and from cam- and Big Bend behind Small Forest Park Parkway to temporarily close; spring, when Forest Park pus. We've worked very closely Group Housing so people who Parkway will be closed from with all the agencies in this area to want to go west to Big Bend will construction to take 18 months-2 years Brentwood Boulevard to at least coordinate our plans, and we think be able to." DeBalivere Avenue and maybe we have a plan that will work." And because Forsyth BY ANDY CLENDENNEN underground utility lines will be even to Union Boulevard. Included in the plan are con- Boulevard now will see heavier relocated near the intersection of A temporary roadway will be cessions to allow limited traffic traffic from people trying to People, get ready — MetroLink Big Bend Boulevard and the available to allow people to enter whenever possible on the parkway. bypass the parkway, talks are is coming to campus. parkway," said Steve Hoffner, the parking garages on the north "From Big Bend through ongoing with the city of Clayton Preliminary work will begin assistant vice chancellor for stu- end of campus. Throop Drive, it will be one-way for a temporary traffic signal at by the end of September to bring dents and director of operations. Construction is expected to east bound," Hoffner said, "and Forsyth and Hoyt Drive. MetroLink past the Hilltop "There will be some traffic take from 18 months to two years. from Skinker Boulevard to When the construction is Campus on the north side of restrictions on the parkway "It's not going to be a pretty Throop it will be two-way traffic. complete, two underground Forest Park Parkway. beginning in late September, but picture for a couple of years," We are working with St. Louis MetroLink stations will have been "The first thing people will see those should be temporary, a Hoffner said. "It will be a chal- County to hopefully install a tem- erected; one at the corner of is mid- to late-September when couple of months." lenge to get people around cam- porary traffic signal at Snow Way See MetroLink, Page 5

Peripheral nerve regeneration is Assembly promoted by gel Series BY TONY FITZPATRICK Sept. 11 speakers It's sticky, it's a gel and it comes in a tube, but this is no greasy kids' open fall schedule stuff. Rather, it's a novel delivery system for peripheral nerve regen- BY BARBARA REA eration that could have implica- tions for successful stem cell deliv- A Pulitzer Prize-winning ery and spinal cord repair. journalist who directed his Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Ph.D., paper's coverage of Sept. 11 and a assistant professor of biomedical Ground Zero volunteer will share engineering, has designed a sys- the podium during a special tem that employs a nerve guide Assembly Series event marking tube filled with a gel containing the one-year anniversary of the growth factor proteins that stimu- terrorist attack on the United late nerve regeneration. Also part States. of the package are strategically The event, which is the first placed sugars and peptides for lecture of the Assembly Series' fall binding in the gel matrix. season, will be held at 11 a.m. The system has promoted Sept. 11 in Graham Chapel. peripheral As national editor for The nerve regenera- Boston Globe, Kenneth J. Cooper tion in prelimi- is responsible for the paper's nary rat studies. domestic news coverage. It is The clinical from this vantage point that he gold standard will share the challenges inherent for peripheral in covering the unprecedented nerve regenera- disaster as it unfolded. tion involves Sarah M. Kaufman, a recent taking a nerve University graduate who now Sakiyama-Elbert from a donor lives and works in New York City, will discuss her experience as a site on the Above, freshman Sheief Gaber (left) volunteer near Ground Zero. injured person's body and sewing and senior Annabelle For most of Cooper's 25 years the donor nerve in between the De St. Maurice pull weeds at two ends of the injured nerve. Hamilton Elementary School Aug. 31 in journalism, he has focused on Though the nerve is dead, it pro- during the fourth annual Service government, politics and social vides a pathway that can guide the First, an initiative that introduces issues. A University alumnus, his regeneration of the injured nerve. students to community service. first job was with The St. Louis This is problematic because it More than 1,000 students attended American, then the St. Louis Post- creates an injury to be addressed the event, helping to clean, update Dispatch. He left St. Louis in 1980 at the donor site, and there is a and renovate eight St. Louis public See Series, Page 6 limit to the amount of donor tis- schools and two University City sue you can use from a patient. schools. Projects ranged from paint- Sept. 11 — Furthermore, there is no guaran- ing to decorating bulletin boards to tee that the donated nerve will gardening. Meanwhile, at right, sen- One year later come to life in a new site. iors Derek Lonse and Kate Kelly take a break from painting the play- Another alternative is the use The Assembly Series program of cadaver nerves, which runs a ground at Washington Montessori School to paint each other's faces. dedicated to the anniversary of See Nerves, Page 2 Sept. 11 is the first of two events planned by the University that day. An evening program, set for 7 p.m. Family tree Rare bone disorder links gene deletion in two Navajo patients in Brookings Quadrangle, will offer another opportunity for reflection and remembrance. The program will BY GILA Z. RECKESS The research team found that both vide insight into the cause of JPD, but include brief remarks from members patients are completely missing the also shed light on the control of bone of the University community, a Two seemingly unrelated Native gene for a recently discovered protein metabolism in general," said lead inves- choral and dance performance and a Americans have one painful thing in called osteoprotegerin, known to pro- tigator Michael P. Whyte, M.D., profes- candlelight vigil. common: juvenile Paget's disease (JPD), tect bone. The study, which appeared in sor of medicine, of pediatrics and of an extremely rare bone metabolism disor- a recent issue of The New England genetics, and director of the Center for In addition, the University will host a der. Researchers in the School of Medicine Journal of Medicine, is the first to iden- Metabolic Bone Disease and Molecular blood drive from 5-10 p.m. that day and Shriners Hospitals for Children have tify a genetic cause for JPD. Research at Shriners. "Understanding in Friedman Lounge in wohl Student discovered that these two patients also "By identifying this genetic defect in how the skeleton forms and breaks Center. (See story, Page 2.) Whyte share a unique genetic defect. two people, our results not only pro- See Disorder, Page 3 2 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Work, Families and Public Policy series scheduled to begin Sept 9

BY JESSICA N. ROBERTS Ph.D., the Edward A. Howry Professor at the University of Faculty and graduate stu- Iowa College of Law: "Race, dents from this and other Kinship Care, and Adoption: St. Louis-area universities Does Legal Status Matter?" with an interest in topics relat- Oct. 21: Jeremy ing to labor, households, health Greenwood, Ph.D., professor care, law and social welfare are of economics at the University invited to take part in a series of of Rochester: "Engines of Monday brown-bag luncheon Liberation"; seminars to be held biweekly Nov. 4: Daniel Hamermesh, through December. Ph.D., the Edward Everett Hale Now in its seventh year, Centennial Professor of the "Work, Families and Public Economics at the University of Policy" series features one- Texas: "Routine"; hour presentations on current Nov. 18: Robert A. Pollak, research interests of faculty Ph.D., the Hernreich from across the University and Distinguished Professor of from other local and national Economics in Arts & Sciences universities. and the Olin School: "Family The presentations, which are Bargaining and Long Term from noon-1 p.m. in Eliot Hall, Care"; and Room 300, are followed by a Dec 2: Timothy McBride, half-hour discussion period. Ph.D., associate professor in Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D., the the departments of economic, Hernreich Distinguished public policy administration Professor of Economics in Arts and gerontology at the & Sciences and the Olin School University of Missouri- of Business, has been the lead St. Louis: "Patterns of Haitkopf profCSSOr Olin School of Business Dean Stuart I. Greenbaum, Ph.D. (right), awards organizer for the series for the Individual Health Insurance the first Harry C. Hartkopf professorship medallion to Siddhartha Chib, Ph.D., in an Aug. 30 cere- past five years. Michael W. Coverage in the U.S.: Impli- mony at the Olin School's Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center. The professorship, Sherraden, Ph.D., the Benjamin cations for Insurance Reform." established by University alumni Horty and Howard Kuehner, honors Horty Kuehner's deceased E. Youngdahl Professor of Social The series is sponsored by father, a longtime leader in the St. Louis banking community. Development and director of the the Olin School, GWB, the Center for Social Development Center for Social Development, at the George Warren Brown the Center for Interdisciplinary robiology in the School of regeneration of adult spinal cord School of Social Work, is co- Studies in the School of Law, Nerves Medicine. axons through and beyond spinal organizer. the Department of Economics McDonald already has treat- cord lesions," Sakiyama-Elbert The series is designed to pro- and the Graduate School of Growth factor proteins in ed spinal cord injuries in rats said. "The scaffolds are drug- mote interdisciplinary research. Arts & Sciences. gel promote regeneration with embryonic stem cells; the delivery systems consisting of Upcoming seminars are: The classroom is courtesy - from Page 1 problem is that most of the stem protein matrices containing Sept. 9: David Cutler, Ph.D., of the Weidenbaum Center on cells died after transplantation. growth factors that are released in professor of economics at the Economy, Government, Sakiyama-Elbert is hopeful that a sustained manner during tissue Harvard University: "Why We're and Public Policy. Coffee and risk of rejection. her matrix/tube delivery system regeneration." Healthier Than We Used to Be"; soft drinks will be provided. Sakiyama-Elbert, working will allow 50 percent to 75 per- The scaffolds can be further Sept. 23: Barton Hamilton, For more information, visit with Susan Mackinnon, M.D., cent survival of the stem cells by modified by adding embryonic Ph.D., associate professor of eco- www.olin.wustl.edu/fs/topi- the Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr. and providing a more hospitable stem cells during polymerization, nomics, management and entre- calseminars.cfm?topic=7, or Robert H. Shoenberg Professor environment for the cells imme- a process where small molecules preneurship at the Olin School: contact Pollak (935-4918; pol- of Plastic and Reconstructive diately after transplantation. are combined together to form "Economic Evaluation of AIDS [email protected]) or Surgery and head of the Division "The overall goal of this larger ones. Clinical Trials"; Sherraden (935-6691; sher- of Plastic and Reconstructive direction of my research is to "The embryonic stem cells can Oct. 7: Margaret Brinig, J.D., [email protected]). Surgery in the School of apply novel bioengineering tech- repopulate the injured spinal cord Medicine, places exogenous nology to allow controlled and serve as a source of nerve sticky material capable of bind- release of growth factors from growth factors during regenera- ing growth factors throughout scaffolds that facilitate the tion," Sakiyama-Elbert said. PICTURING OUR PAST the gel, causing the growth factor proteins to remain in the gel for months because they keep trip- ping over the sticky material. First of six blood drives Sept 9-12 These binding sites can be tuned according to how fast the The first of six blood drives and the Office of Human drug needs to be released for on the Hilltop Campus this Resources; Jan. 27-30, spon- successful regeneration. Timed year will be Sept. 9-12 and is sored by the Gateway Blood release is a key component of sponsored by the American Red Association, Congress of the her system, because a real limita- Cross. South 40 and the Office of tion is having the proteins dif- Co-sponsors include Circle Human Resources; fuse out in a day or two, which is K, Human Resources and Pi Feb. 24-27, sponsored by the the case with many currently Phi sorority. American Red Cross, Congress used systems. On Sept 9-10, the blood of the South 40 and the Office Sakiyama-Elbert recently pre- drive will run from 11 a.m.- of Human Resources; and sented these results at a confer- 4 p.m. at The Gargoyle. On March 31-April 3, sponsored ence hosted by the Plastic Sept. 11-12, the drive will be by the Gateway Blood Surgery Research Council from 5-10 p.m. in Friedman Association, Community April 18-20 in Boston. Her work Lounge in Wohl Student Center. Service Staff and the Office of is sponsored by the Whitaker Other blood drives will be Human Resources. Foundation. held: Oct. 7-10, sponsored by Organizations, including res- Another approach to periph- the Gateway Blood Association, idential colleges and Greek eral nerve regeneration that Alpha Phi Omega, Congress of houses, that wish to co-sponsor Sakiyama-Elbert is testing the South 40 and the Office of a blood drive should call involves creating her own protein Human Resources; Nov. 11-14, Stephanie Kurtzman in the consisting of a growth factor and sponsored by the American Red Office of Student Activities at two different domains — a Cross, Student Life, Circle K 935-5994. cross-linking site and a substrate for an enzyme that cleaves the growth factor at just the time a regenerating nerve cell would be migrating through the matrix. Record (USPS 600-430; ISSN 1043-0520), This cell-activated drug Volume 27, Number 2/Sept. 6, 2002. delivery system also is incorpo- Washington University community news Published for the faculty, staff and friends rated into a gel and delivered Editor Kevin M. Kiley of Washington University. Produced weekly from a nerve guide tube, and it's Associate Editor Andy Clendennen during the school year, except school a great example of a new area Assistant Editor Neil Schoenherr holidays, and monthly during June, July and Athletics at the University had been primarily known as biologically responsi- Associate Vice Chancellor Judith Jasper Leicht August by the Office of Public Affairs, Washington University, Campus Box 1070, intramural before this football team took the ble materials. Executive Editor Susan Killenberg McGinn Medical News Editor Kimberly Leydig One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, M0 63130. gridiron in 1890. The team above hammered the Production Carl Jacobs Periodicals postage page at St. Louis, M0. University of Missouri, 28-0, on Thanksgiving Stem cells 150 News & Comments Day, lending a sense of pride to the team and its years Where to send address changes (314)935-6603 fans. The team was originally known as the for spinal cord repair Campus Box 1070 Postmaster and nonemployees Record, "Pikers," in honor of the midway criers of the Treasuring the Past Sakiyama-Elbert also is one of [email protected] Washington University, Campus Box 1070, Shaping the Future very few researchers looking into 1904 World's Fair. Through the 2001 season, the Medical News One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, M0 63130. football team has compiled a 428-421-27 all-time record. The matrixes for spinal cord damage, (314)286-0119 Employees Office of Human Resources, 2002 Bears will host their season-opener at 4 p.m. Sept. 7 such as the kind that actor Campus Box 8508 Washington University, Campus Box 1184, against Simpson College at Francis Field. Christopher Reeve suffered years [email protected] One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, M0 63130. ago and from which he has not Washington University will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2003-04. recovered. She is collaborating Special programs and events will be announced as the yearlong observance approaches. with John McDonald, M.D., W ^^hingtonUniversity in Stkxiis Ph.D., assistant professor of neu- record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Sept. 6, 2002 3 School of Medicine Update New Unit Offers new hope Kids with HIV have local access to clinical trials

BY DARRELL E. WARD and drug combinations to fight treatments that prevent trans- the virus. Some studies track the mission of HIV from mother to Anew Pediatric AIDS Clinical course of the disease in children infant. For many people, the Trials Unit (PACTU) in the taking medication and test the introduction of combination School of Medicine provides effectiveness of drugs and thera- drug therapy in 1996 has local access to clinical trials for peutic vaccines in boosting the changed HIV infection from a children and teens with HIV body's response to HIV terminal illness to a chronic one. infection. The unit, which opened last "Medications available today Previously, children in the May, also will participate in stud- prolong life and improve the region who were infected with ies investigating ways to further quality of life for many HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, reduce transmission of HIV from patients," McGann said. "Instead had to travel to the National infected pregnant women to their of slowly wasting away as they Institutes of Health in Wash- babies. once did, the majority of chil- ington, D.C., to participate in The medical school's pediatric dren with HIV infection can go clinical trials for the disease. infectious diseases program fol- to school and participate in nor- "We have always had a com- lows about 50 patients under age mal activities." plete clinical program to treat 21 who are infected with HIV, But children infected with children with HIV infection," said most of whom are older children HIV still face an uncertain Gregory A. Storch, M.D., profes- or teenagers, said Kathleen A. future. sor of pediatrics, of medicine and McGann, M.D., associate profes- "The biggest challenge now of molecular microbiology and sor of pediatrics and co-director is that children may develop director of the PACTU. "The for the PACTU. viruses that are resistant to the Gregory A. Storch, M.D., says he's thrilled that local children now University has operated one of "It is rare today to have an medications," McGann said. will have access to drug trials and therapies. Here he examines a the most successful adult AIDS infant or baby as a new patient," "Our hope is that new drugs 6-year-old patient with HIV infection. clinical trials units in the nation McGann said. "It used to be that will be developed in time to for many years. Now we also can 25 percent to 30 percent of help them." fewer side effects and are less treatments will remain effective offer a full range of HIV-related infants born to mothers with And as those drugs are devel- complicated. Some drug regi- or what their long-term effects clinical trials to pediatric HIV infection acquired the virus. oped, they will be tested mens today require that children and complications will be," Storch patients." Now, it's 5 percent or less." through clinical trials. Trials also take up to 20 pills a day. said. "Unfortunately, we still have Clinical trials offered by the This dramatic drop is due to are needed to identify drugs and "We want to be optimistic, but a long way to go in the fight unit focus on testing new drugs the tremendous success of drug drug combinations that have no one knows how long these against HIV disease."

individuals confirmed the expect- ed presence of two copies of the Disorder gene for osteoprotegerin. However, Patients share a analysis of the JPD patients' healthy parents revealed that each unique genetic defect had only one copy of the gene. - from Page 1 Furthermore, no osteoprote- gerin was found in the blood of down is key to developing ways to the two patients with JPD. The diagnose and treat bone disorders researchers conclude that these in children and adults, including results provide both a cause and a adult Paget's disease and osteo- mechanism for this rare bone dis- porosis." ease, at least for these two Native JPD has been reported only in Americans. about 40 people worldwide. The Thanks to simultaneous painful skeletal disease is charac- advances in the Human Genome terized by abnormally fast forma- Project, centered in part at the tion and breakdown of bone University, the team was able to throughout the body, resulting in pinpoint exactly where DNA had debilitating fractures and deformi- broken off in these two patients. ties beginning soon after birth. The results were startling: The These features are similar to genetic damage was identical in the much more common adult both patients. The researchers disease called Paget's disease of concluded that these two patients bone, the second most prevalent likely share a common ancestor, metabolic bone disorder after perhaps dating back a century osteoporosis. But JPD appears to or more. affect all bones in the body, where- "In a way, this also is a sociolo- as Paget's disease of bone involves gy story," Whyte said. "Our only a select few. findings appear to represent the The research team examined Enraptured Maurine Linder, Ph.D., works in the lab with student Adonis McQueen at the emergence of a 'founder effect' Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program (Bio Med RAP) last summer. Bio Med RAP is a DNA samples in this popula- summertime program that prepares disadvantaged and ethnic students who are underrepresent- from two Native tion that under- ed in biomedical sciences for Ph.D. and M.D. programs. Bio Med RAP exposes undergraduate Americans. The went a 'bottle- students to cutting-edge science and technology and offers in-depth research experience. The first was referred neck' constric- 10-week program also features journal clubs, seminars and individualized career counseling. to St. Louis from "By identifying this tion years ago. New Mexico in genetic defect in two "The Navajo 1996 for confir- Nation de- mation of diag- people, our results not creased from Urban renaissance thrives in Forest Park Southeast nosis and treat- only provide insight perhaps several ment at 1 year of hundred thou- BY KIMBERLY LEYDIG provide an array of activities for gible for up to $4,000 for down age. The team into the cause of JPD, all ages. payment and closing cost assis- sand individuals later learned that to about 6,000 in Urban renewal has a bleak histo- "The whole purpose of the tance," he said. but also shed light on a second JPD the 1860s. As the ry in the city of St. Louis. event is to market the neighbor- The event will offer expert patient, described the control of bone population then But the School of Medicine's hood," said Brian Phillips, advice on how to utilize econom- in medical litera- regrew, the miss- efforts in the Forest Park Washington University Medical ic development tools such as the metabolism in general." ture in 1979, also ing gene appar- Southeast Neighborhood are a Center redevelopment executive historic housing tax credit and was living in New MICHAEL P. WHYTE ently was passed testament that blighted areas can director. "We've been working here tips on rehabbing city homes. Mexico. The sec- on to their off- come back to life. for several years, and we now feel ond patient con- spring. Event- The medical school will show- comfortable bringing people in to tacted the investigators and volun- ually, people with only one copy of case its longstanding efforts to look at the opportunities here." Old computers benefit tarily sent her blood samples for the osteoprotegerin gene married revitalize the historic city neigh- The medical school joined genetic study. and had children with no copies of borhood from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. forces with Barnes-Jewish people with disabilities The researchers tested the the gene." Sept. 14 by hosting its first neigh- Hospital three years ago to Do you have an old computer patients' blood for a gene that The team now is evaluating borhood showcase. rebuild the area as part of a gathering dust in the base- makes osteoprotegerin, a protein other patients worldwide with The event features free home- $200 million revitalization plan, ment? The Occupational Therapy discovered only a few years ago. varying forms of JPD, who so far improvement workshops, tours of which is partially funded by the Program in the School of Recent studies have found that do not appear to have any defects homes and the McCormack medical center's Redevelopment Medicine has 50 reasons why it's mice lacking the protein have a in the osteoprotegerin gene. House II senior-assisted living Corporation. condition in which bone forma- According to Whyte, this facility along with open houses at One of the effort's highlights is time to get rid of it. Donate old Pentium-based tion and breakdown is rapid, research will not only enable pre- businesses, organizations and the employee-assisted housing PCs or laptops Sept. 7-8 and seemingly similar to osteoporosis. natal diagnosis for JPD in the churches. The St. Louis Science program, said Phillips. "BJC and The results were surprising. Navajo population, but also sug- Center and Artworks also will medical school employees are eli- 14-15 and Gateway Country will issue a $50 coupon to be used Neither patient had any trace of gests that osteoprotegerin may be a toward any Pentium 4-based PC the gene for osteoprotegerin. potential treatment for affected Depression study needs volunteers or laptop purchase. The donated "At first we thought there must individuals. They also expect their computers collected from the be something wrong with our DNA findings to help elucidate the role The School of Medicine is ticipate in a research study. drive, which is also sponsored by studies," said Steven Mumm, Ph.D., of osteoprotegerin and other key studying the effectiveness of an Participants will receive free clini- Paraquad and the Jim Mullen research assistant professor of med- proteins in bone formation and investigational drug for depres- cal evaluation and follow-up for Foundation, will benefit local icine and one of the lead investiga- breakdown, shedding light on sion. If you haven't been helped depression during 27 weekly vis- people with disabilities. Com- tors of the study. "Instead, we real- Paget's disease of bone, osteoporo- by other antidepressant medica- its. For more information, call puters must be dropped off at ized this was a major finding.' sis and other common metabolic tions, you may be eligible to par- 362-5227. Gateway stores across St. Louis. Genetic analysis of healthy bone disorders. 4 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS University Events Book of Roofs by Josely Carvalho at Des Lee Gallery

BY LIAM OTTEN Book of Roofs, an ongoing our final remains. work based on the idea of "shel- For the St. Louis exhibition, The School of Art's Des Lee ter" — or, in the artist's phrase, Carvalho and Maryanne E. Gallery, Wildwood Press and "that which houses the human Simmons, master printer of the Jeffrey Hartz Gallery will soul" — was inspired by a chance Wildwood Press, created 40 co-sponsor The Book of Roofs, encounter with traditional South original prints that combine #0001: Tracaja, an exhibition of American construction tech- sculptural and architectural prints, handmade paper objects niques. motifs drawn from Indian tem- and digital media projects by "I was walking on an island in ples with elements of Carvalho's Brazilian-born Bahia, Brazil, personal iconography. (Chief artist Josely where I saw hun- among these is the tracaja, or Carvalho. Exhibition dreds of clay roof turtle, which the artist previous- The exhibi- tiles stacked on ly featured in her 1991 book My tion opens with a Who: Washington University's the sand," Body is My Country and which reception for the School of Art's Des Lee Gallery Carvalho she has described as a metaphor artist from 5:30-9 recounts in her for "the wandering immigrant.") p.m. Sept. 13 and What: The Book of Roofs, #0001: introduction to The exhibition also features remains on view Tracaja, prints, handmade paper the project. 300 paper-cast roof tiles and five through Oct. 27. objects and digital media by Josely "Observing the digital prints accompanied by a Both the exhibi- Carvalho workers, I was video of religious ceremonies tion and the Where: Des Lee Gallery, University mesmerized not in India and Nepal, including a opening recep- Lofts building, 1627 Washington Ave. only by the cremation, daily rituals in the tion are free labor-intensive River Ganges and a sacrifice to When: Sept. 13-0ct. 27. A reception and open to the process of their Kali, goddess of creation and for the artist will be held from public. work (firing, car- destruction. 5:30-9 p.m. Sept. 13 Carvalho, a rying, piling, Carvalho, who lives in New 1980 graduate of Cost: Free and open to the public hoisting, York, has exhibited at venues the School of Hours: 4-7 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.- installing), but ranging from the Museum of Architecture, is 6 p.m. Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays by the commu- Modern Art, the Tyler School of widely known for and by appointment nal sense the Art, Philadelphia and Kenyon creating artists' work and the College, Ohio, to the Casa de books and Sponsors: Wildwood Press, Jeffrey materials evoked. Las Americas, Cuba; the Casa silkscreen prints Hartz Gallery and the School of Art I saw their labor del Lago, Mexico City; the that address as art and trans- Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, issues of identity, posed it to a Venezuela; and the Museu de social justice and the intersection public setting." Arte and Museu de Arte of personal and collective memo- Book of Roofs debuted in 1997 Contemporanea, both in Sao ry. In recent years, she has as a physical installation of 3,000 Paulo, Brazil. increasingly developed multime- Colonial-style clay tiles; today, it Des Lee Gallery hours are dia and Internet-based projects, continues to evolve as a Web- 4-7 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. explaining that, "I consider my based project (www.book-of- Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays and work as a loose-leaf conceptual roofs.net), weaving image, text by appointment. The gallery is book: paintings, objects, video, and sound into resonant media- located in the University Lofts book art, poetry, installations, tions on such "shelters" as the building, 1627 Washington Ave. Book of Roofs: #0001 Tracaja 14, one in a suite of 40 photolitho- Web works are the hybrid pages mother's womb, the human body For more information, call and-mixed-media prints by artist and architecture alumnus Josely of this nonlinear chronicle." and the coffin or urn that holds 621-8537. Carvalho, will be on view at the Des Lee Gallery Sept. 13-Oct. 27. Why We're Healthier Than We Used to Be • Fishing for Genes

"University Events" lists a portion of the Lessons From Segmentation and activities taking place at Washington Thursday, Sept. 12 Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. Neurogenesis." Diethard Tautz, prof, of 454-6006. 362-0261. University Sept. 6-19. Visit the Web for genetics, U. of Cologne, Germany. 11:30 a.m. Comparative Literature lec- expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-6719. ture. "Postmodern Pop Collage: A Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology seminar. (www.wustl.edu/calendar) and the School Conversation on Bathelme and "Molecular Chaperones and ER Protein Thursday, Sept. 19 5:30 p.m. Radiology lecture. Annual of Medicine (medschool. wustl.edu/ Ashbery." Brian McHale, prof, of Quality Control." Jeffrey L Brodsky, G. Leland Melson Visiting Professorship Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Yeast calendars.html). English, Ohio State U. Sponsored by assoc. prof, of biological sciences, U. of and Lecture. "Microbubble Contrast Transcriptional Regulatory the Committee on Comparative Pittsburgh. McDonnell Medical Sciences Agents for Ultrasound: Their Role in the Mechanisms." Kevin Struhl, prof, of bio- Literature. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. Bldg., Rm. 426. 747-4233. Imaging of Liver and Renal Masses." logical chemistry and molecular phar- 935-5170. Stephanie Wilson, prof, of medical macology, Harvard Medical School. Exhibitions imaging, U. of Toronto. Scarpellino Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Monday, Sept. 16 362-2139. Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., Lvl. 1. "Polonies: PCR Colonies for Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacolo- 4 p.m. Biology seminar. "The Nucleolus The Book of Roofs, #0001: Tracaja. Josely 362-2866. Genotyping, Haplotyping and High- gy seminar. "Centrosome Regulation at and Ribosomal Gene Transcription." Throughput Carvalho. Photolitho-and-mixed-media 7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night the Nucleolus." Jason D. Weber, Brian McStay, senior lecturer in biomed- DNA prints. Sept. 13-Oct. 27. Des Lee Gallery, Lecture Series. "Space, Light, and My asst. prof, of cell biology & physi- ical research, U. of Dundee, Scotland. Sequencing." 1627 Washington Ave. 621-8537. Works." Hisao Kohyama, prof, and for- ology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-7569. Rob Mitra, post- I mer dean of architecture, Tokyo U. The Phillip Needleman Library. doctoral fellow 4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. Joseph W. H. W. Janson and the Legacy of Modern (Reception, 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall.) 362-0183. Art at Washington University in in genetics, Kennedy Memorial Lecture. "The Effect Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200. 4 p.m. Biology seminar. St. Louis. Exhibition from the University Harvard Medical of Dimensionality on the Properties of "Molecular, Biochemical and Matter." Stuart A. Rice, Frank P. Hixon collection. Through Dec. 8. Gallery of Art. School. Genetic Dissection of the Plastid 925-4523. Tuesday, Sept. 10 362-2139. Distinguished Service Professor in Division Machinery in Plants." chemistry, U. of Chicago. (Reception, 4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Targets. Christian Jankowski, video artist. 3 p.m. Siteman Katherine Osteryoung, assoc. pro- 3:30 p.m.) Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. Seminar Series. "Fishing for Genes Through Dec. 8. Gallery of Art. 935-4523. Cancer Center fessor of plant biology, Mich. 935-6530. Controlling Hypoxic Cell Death." Basic Science State U. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. Michael Crowder, asst. prof, of anesthe- Seminar Series. 935-7888. siology. Clinical Sciences Research "Regulation of Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560. Skeletal Growth by Fibroblast Growth Lectures Factors and FGF Receptors." David Tuesday, Sept. 17 4 p.m. International Writers Center Music seminar. "The Art of Biography." Ornitz, prof, of molecular biology and 4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Friday, Sept. 6 Carolyn Burke, literary biographer. pharmacology. Eric P. Newman Seminar Series. "Single Vesicle Studies Education Center. 454-8566. Thursday, Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "State McMillan Cafe. 935-5576. of Exocytosis — Tethering, Storage, of the Department." Alan L. Schwartz, 4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Defining the Fusion, and Release." Manfred Lindau, 8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Freddie Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and Chair, Ancestral Pattern of Head assoc. prof, of applied and engineering Washington and group. Ridgley Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 11 Holmes Lounge. 935-4841. Dept. of Pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Development in Anuran Amphibians." physics, Cornell U. Clinical Sciences Children's Place. 454-6006. 8 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Jim Hanken, prof, of herpetology, Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560. Rounds. "The Pelvic Floor: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology lecture. 7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture What It Is and Harvard U. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. "Control of Lysosomal Degradation." Series. Coral Courts Lecture. How It Works." 935-4656. 3 2 Robert C. Piper, asst. prof, of physiology " Blending ." Wiel Arets, architect. On Stage L. Lewis Wall, 935-6200. & biophysics, U. of la. McDonnell assoc. prof, of obstet- 4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "The Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. rics and gynecology, Structural Biology, Chemistry, and 362-6950. dir. of urogynecology. Physics of Vancomycin." Paul H. Wednesday, Sept. 18 362-1016 Axelsen, assoc. prof, of pharmacology and of medicine, U. of Penn. (Coffee 8:15 a.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Monday, Sept. 9 11 a.m. Assembly preceding.) McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. Rounds. "Exercise in Pregnancy." Noon. Molecular Biology and Series. "Reflections on 935-6530. Becky A. Lynn, chief resident, obstetrics Pharmacology lecture. "New Insights 9/11." Kenneth Cooper, and gynecology. Clopton Aud., 4 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Into the Vertebrate Segmentation Clock." journalist, and Sarah 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016. Science Seminar Series. "Aldo-Keto Olivier Pourquie, assoc. scientist, Kaufman, Ground Zero res Reductases and the Stress Response." 3:45 p.m. Physics colloquium. "RHIC and Stowers Inst. for Medical Research, cue volunteer. Graham Chapel. Mark Petrash, prof, of ophthalmology the Quark-Gluon Plasma." Ulrich Heinz, Kansas City, Mo. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, 935-4620. and visual sciences and of genetics. prof of physics, Ohio State U. (Coffee, Friday, Sept. 6 The Phillip Needleman Library. 362-0183. 3:30, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow 3 p.m. Comparative Literature lecture. East Pavilion Aud. 362-1006. 8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. perform- Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276. Noon-1 p.m. Work, Families, and Public "Doing the Police: On the Waste Land's ance. Dance Close-Up. Cost: $14, $10 Policy Seminar Series. "Why We're Hard-Boiled Narrativity." Brian McHale, Friday, Sept. 13 4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular for senior citizens, WUSTL faculty, staff Healthier Than We Used to Be." David prof, of English, Ohio State U. Biophysics seminar. "Biochemical and and students. (Also Sept. 7, 6 and Cutler, prof, of economics, Harvard U. Sponsored by the Committee on 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Structural Studies on a Viral Genome 9 p.m.) Annelise Mertz Dance Studio, Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918. Comparative Literature. South "NeuroAIDS." David Clifford, Seay Packaging Machine." Carlos E. Catalano, Mallinckrodt Student Center, Rm. 207. Brookings Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5170. Professor of Clinical Neuropharm- 4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Studying the assoc. prof, of pharmaceutical science, 935-6543. acology and head of neurology. Evolution of Developmental Processes U. of Colo. School of Pharmacy, Denver. record.wustl.edu WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Sept. 6,2002 5 British poet laureate Motion to speak Sept 10 Sports BY LIAM OTTEN and The Pleasure Steamers (1977). Andrew Motion, poet laureate His novels Spikers bury four in Other updates of Britain and also a noted include Famous biographer, will speak on for the Creatures Pikes Peak tourney The men's soccer team "Literary Biography" at 8 p.m. (1991) and The The volleyball team opened opened the season 2-0 by Sept. 10 for The Writing Program Pale Companion the season by winning the recording a pair of 4-0 home Reading Series. In addition, (1989). Pikes Peak Challenge in victories Aug. 30-31. The Bears Motion will read from his poetry Of Salt Water, Colorado Springs Aug. held MacMurray College to at 8 p.m. Sept. 12. poet and critic 30-31.The Bears won all four just two shots in the season- Both events are free and open Bernard O'Don- of their matches by identical opening victory Aug. 30 at to the public and take place in oghue wrote, 3-0 scores. They knocked off Francis Field. Matt Twardowski Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall, "Motion's greatest Gustavus Adolphus College scored the game-winning goal Room 201. A book signing will and most distinc- and No. 10 Central College and anchored a stingy Bear follow each reading, and copies of tive gift ... is to on Aug. 30. They then beat defense. Mark Gister scored Motion's works will be available look squarely at No. 20 Whitworth College twice and freshman Rob Weeks for purchase. the world and and host Colorado College tallied his first collegiate goal. Winner of the Whitbread Prize describe it with a on Aug. 31 to take the cham- Gister scored his third goal of for biography, Motion — who plain and unsen- pionship. Sophomore Colleen the season to open the scoring will serve a weeklong residency as timental elo- Winter tallied 37 kills and 27 in a win over Denison the Fannie Hurst Professor of quence that digs on the weekend, while University Sept. 1. Twardowski Creative Literature in The Writing makes worldly senior setter Rebecca Rotello scored his second goal of the Program in the Department of value seem all the dished out 135 assists and season, Akil Marsh had a goal English in Arts & Sciences — is more question- collected 40 digs. The win and two assists and freshman the author of The Lamberts: able. The more against Whitworth marked a Sam Jacobs scored his first col- George, Constance & Kit (1986); you read this milestone for fourth-year legiate goal. Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life book, the more head coach Rich Luenemann First-year women's soccer (1933); and Keats (1997). clearly it emerges as he colleted his 100th win coach Wendy Dillinger kicked Most recently, he created the as a masterpiece Andrew Motion will speak at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 for as Bears coach. In three-plus off her coaching career in "probable memoir" Wainewright of feeling The Writing Program Reading Series. Motion seasons at the University, grand fashion as the Bears the Poisoner: The Confessions of and sensual also will read from his poetry at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 Luenemann has posted a opened season with a 3-1 win Thomas Griffiths Wainewright evocation." and serve a weeklong residency as the Fannie 101-20 record (.835). The at Maryville University on (2000). Motion was Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in The Bears are back in action Aug. 30. Kim Raess scored Motion has published eight named poet lau- Writing Program in the Department of English in today and Sept. 7 when they twice and added an assist, books of poetry, including reate of Britain in Arts & Sciences. host the WU Classic. They while Brenda Harpole added a Selected Poems 1976-1997 (1998); 1999. Of this appointment, Thomas, published selections of face Webster and score and an assist. The Bears Salt Water (1997); The Price of Motion said, "Although I'll be the poetry of William Barnes Southwestern University couldn't keep the momentum Everything (1994); Natural Causes using my time as poet laureate to and Thomas Hardy and, with today and Westminster and going in the home opener (1987); Secret Narratives (1983) make things happen, I want to Blake Morrison, edited the influ- University of St. Francis Sept. 1 as they fell to visiting make sure I 'speak truth to ential and controversial Penguin (Ind.) Sept. 7. William Woods University, 1-0 Andrew Motion power' as Hazlitt said. Poetry Book of Contemporary British at Francis Field. should never speak on behalf of Poetry (1982). Who: Poet laureate of Britain, noted power." Since 1995, he has been pro- biographer Born in London, Motion earn fessor of creative writing in the ed a doctorate in literature from School of English and American Where: Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hali, University College, Oxford, and Studies at the University of East Room 201 went on to direct Poetry Review Anglia. When: 8 p.m. Sept. 10 and the poetry list at Chatto 8c For more information on the Admission Free and open to the public Windus. He has written a critical Washington University events, study of The Poetry of Edward call 935-7130.

Burke launches International Writers Center reading series

BY LIAM OTTEN in New York. Becoming Writers Series Biographer Carolyn Burke, Modern (1996) author of Becoming Modern: has the rare dis- Who: Carolyn Burke The Life ofMina Loy, will tinction of being What: Reading from her work, at 7 p.m. launch the International Writers named an out- Sept. 9, West Campus Conference Center in Arts & Sciences' 2002- standing book by Center; conducting a seminar on "The 03 Writers Series with a pair of an independent Art of Biography," 4 p.m. Sept. 10, events. scholar by the McMillan Cafe, in Old McMillan Mall At 7 p.m. Sept. 9, Burke will Modern read from her work in the West Language Campus Conference Center. At Association while also serving as Thought (1994). 4 p.m. Sept. 10, she will conduct the basis of an original musical, Burke also has published criti- a seminar on "The Art of performed at the University of cal essays in the collections Biography" in McMillan Cafe, Michigan Music School. Women in Dada (1990); Julien located in Old McMillan Hall. Burke's other works include Levy: Portrait of an Art Gallery Both events are free and translations of Belgian feminist (1998); and Mina Loy: The open to the public and will be philosopher Luce Irigaray's This Woman and the Poet (1998). She followed by book signings. Sex Which Is Not One (1985) is currently working on a life of Born in Sydney, Australia, and The Ethics of Sexual photographer Lee Miller, to be Burke holds a doctorate in Difference (1993); and the volume published in 2003. English and comparative litera- Engaging With Irigaray: Feminist For more information, call ture from Columbia University Philosophy and Modern European 935-5576. Sophomore Matt Twardowski was named University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for men's soccer, defense. He scored two goals and played a key role on defense in leading Saturday, Sept. 14 Tuesday, Sept. 10 his team to a pair of 4-0 shutout wins Aug. 30 and 31. Sports 10:30 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Cornell 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the College. Tao Tennis Courts. 935-4705. Application of Information Technology Friday, Sept. 6 10:30 a.m. Volleyball vs. Ohio Northern workshop. "The Politics of IT Project we now have a plan that every- U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705. Management."(Continues Sept. 11. Also one has agreed to for mitigating 3:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Webster U. Sept. 12-13, Oct. 8-9, and Oct. 10-11.) MetroLink the EMF," Hoffher said. "We will Athletic Complex. 935-4705. 3 p.m. Volleyball vs. U. of Puget Sound. Cost varies. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. Athletic Complex. 935-4705. 935-4444. Construction to yield not disrupt the sensitive 7:45 p.m. Volleyball vs. Southwestern U. research that is going on in Athletic Complex. 935-4705. 7 p.m. Football vs. MacMurray College. 8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. three new stations Francis Field. 935-4705. chemistry and physics and some Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate of Britain, - from Page 1 biographer. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201. of the other sciences." Saturday, Sept. 7 935-7130. A MetroLink station and 10:30 a.m. Volleyball vs. Westminster Skinker and Forest Park Parkway, Clayton shuttle stop will also be College. Athletic Complex. 935-4705. And more... Thursday, Sept. 12 and one at the corner of Big Bend erected at West Campus. The Noon. Women's Soccer vs. Carleton 7:30 a.m. Center for the Application of and the parkway. University has agreed to give up College. Francis Field. 935-4705. Friday, Sept. 6 Information Technology Technical Between the two stations, the 35 parking spaces in the lot 2:45 p.m. Volleyball vs. Breakfast Briefing. "Workflow & Noon-8 p.m. Gallery of Art Book Fair. train will be above ground. The adjacent to the Firestone prop- U. of St. Francis Groupware Technologies: Their Real Gallery of Art. 935-4523. University tried to find a way to erty. The station will be below- (hid.). Athletic Impact in the Workplace." Richard Complex. 935- Echeandia, senior manager, Experio keep the train underground for grade, but it will be open-air, 4705. Monday, Sept. 9 Solutions, Chicago. Open to CAIT mem- the entire route, but because of similar to the Busch Stadium bers only. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 4 p.m. Football 11 a.m.-4 p.m. American Red Cross underground utilities, the cost is station. 935-4444. vs. Simpson Blood Drive. Sponsored by Circle K, significantly lower to bring the Upon completion, the College. Pi Phi Sorority, & human resources. 8 p.m. Writing Program train back to grade. Medical, Hilltop and West cam- Francis Field. Mallinckrodt Student Center, The Reading Series. Poetry A big concern for the puses will be connected with the 935-4705. Gargoyle. (Also Sept. 10,11 a.m.-4 p.m.; reading. Andrew Motion, University community was how rest of the city via MetroLink. Sept. 11-12, 5-10 p.m., Wohl Student poet laureate of Britain Center, Friedman Lounge.) 658-5889. biographer. the electromagnetic field (EMF) "At the University, we view Friday, Sept. 13 Duncker Hall associated with powering the this as a wonderful asset not 7 p.m. Reading and book signing. 3:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Wittenberg U. Rm. 201. Becoming Modern: The Lite of Mina Loy. train would affect research in only for us but also the region," Athletic Complex. 935-4705. 935-7130. Carolyn Burke, literary biographer. West nearby buildings. Hoffher said, "and we're hopeful 8 p.m. Volleyball vs. Central College. Campus Conference Center, 7425 Forsyth "The University retained a that people will feel comfortable Athletic Complex. 935-4705. Blvd. 935-5576. consultant a couple of years ago riding it, and they will leave who has done a yeoman's job, and their cars at home." 6 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

She was a member of (which was made into a film lar books, such Thurtene, a junior honorary, starring Gregory Peck and Jane as The Man Series serving as vice president of that Soyinka has served Fonda) and the newly-published Who Mistook Two speakers kick off organization and helping organ- as Nigeria's voice for Inez: A Novel, as well as books of His Wife for a ize the student-run Thurtene essays, plays and short stories. Hat, The Island schedule Sept. 11 Carnival. Furthermore, Kaufman a call to democracy and Fuentes also served as ambas- of the - from Page 1 served as a counselor for new stu- has been imprisoned sador to France from 1975-77. Colorblind and dents and led an "alternative" His Oct. 9 talk, "Latinos and An to join The Boston Globe as a spring break program for stu- and exiled as a result. Americanos: What's in a Name?" Anthropologist Sacks reporter covering general assign- dents to refurbish homes for low- ... Fisk has interviewed is the Latin American Awareness on Mars, Sacks ments, the Boston schools and income families. Week Lecture. celebrates the the Massachusetts state house. Since graduating, Kaufman Osama bin Laden Foreign policy expert and humanity of those whose minds It was at the Globe, at the age has worked as a communications three times, most Pulitzer Prize-winner Leslie are imprisoned by a different of 28, that Cooper received a associate with The New York Gelb will present the first Elliot consciousness. Last fall, he pub- Pulitzer Prize for his contribution Academy of Medicine, a nonprof- recently in 1997. Stein Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, lished his memoir, Uncle to a 13-part series called "The it medical research institution Oct. 10. Before assuming the Tungsten: Memories of a Race Factor." The articles exam- dedicated to enhancing the health directorship for the Council on Chemical Boyhood. ined institutional racism in of the public in urban areas. including The Taming of Chance, Foreign Relations, Gelb was with Historian and author Jan Boston, focusing on affirmative Originally from New Rochelle, a cultural history of probability The New York Times as a foreign Gross will deliver this year's action at private colleges in the N.Y., and now a resident of New that was ranked by The Modern affairs columnist and op-ed page Holocaust Memorial Lecture Boston area and comparing race York City, Kaufman was more Library as one of the top 10 editor. Nov. 6. His most recent book, relations in the New England city than 100 blocks from the Twin works of nonfiction in the 20th In addition, Gelb has held a Neighbors: The Destruction of to those in Philadelphia and Towers when they were hit, but century, and Rewriting the Soul: series of diplomatic and research the Jewish Community in Miami. volunteered late nights for several Multiple Personality and the positions; he Jedwabne, Poland, has received In 1986, Cooper became the months afterwards at a refresh- Sciences of Memory. He is the served as assis- worldwide attention for its reve- first African-American national ment tent near Ground Zero. University Professor of tant secretary of lations concerning the massacre correspondent of the Knight- She also has attended recently Philosophy at the University of state for politi- of 1,600 Jewish residents of Ridder newspaper group, cover- held public meetings to discuss Toronto. cal-military Jedwabne in 1941. For decades ing major political stories includ- future plans for the World Trade Another scientific topic with a affairs and as it was believed that the massacre ing the 1988 presidential cam- Center site. philosophical perspective will be director of poli- was perpetrated by the Nazis; paign of Michael S. Dukakis. The rest of the fall schedule offered by John Beatty at 4 p.m. cy planning and Gross' findings proved that it From there, he went to The continues to feature speakers ' on Thursday, Sept. 26, in arms control was actually done by their gen- Washington Post, covering nation- offering a variety of international Rebstock Hall, Room 215. Beatty, for internation- Gelb tile neighbors. How the current al education issues as well as perspectives. All Assembly Series the Morse Alumni Distinguished al security generation of citizens in the Congress. From 1996-99, Cooper lectures are held on Wednesdays Teaching Professor at the affairs in the Polish town is dealing with this served as the Post's south Asia at 11 a.m. in Graham Chapel, University of Minnesota, will Department of Defense. Gelb's horrific legacy will be the center bureau chief, where he covered unless other- deliver the annual Thomas Hall talk is titled "Why Values Still of Gross' talk. eight developing nations. wise noted. Lecture, titled "Genetics, the Matter." British journalist Robert In addition, Cooper has Each year Atomic Age and the Cold War." Originally scheduled to Fisk will deliver a talk Nov. 13 penned a Washington column as the University In his talk, Beatty will look at the appear last fall but canceled due called "Report from the Middle well as feature stories for the bestows two role biology has played in nation- to the grounding of flights after East: The Politics of War, now-defunct Emerge magazine, major awards al security issues. 9-11, art critic and popular cul- Foreign Policy and the Media and for Essence, Black Issues in on selected fac- The relationship between ture writer Dave Hickey will Since Sept. 11." For 26 years, Higher Education, St. Louis ulty members. food, gender and culture will be deliver a talk Oct. 16. An impor- Fisk has covered events in the Journalism Review, This year's explored on Oct. 2 by Carole tant and distinctive voice in the Middle East, first with The Thinklndia.com and the recipients of the Counihan for the annual Olin art world, Hickey has been a Times of London and now with Kornfeld Washington University Magazine. Faculty Conference gallery owner and director and is the British-based Independent. Before graduating from the Achievement Lecture. A cul- a former executive editor of Art His knowledge of the region is University in 1977, where he Awards are tural anthro- in America magazine. Hickey extensive, and he has covered earned an English degree, Cooper Stuart pologist and also has written for major most of the area's significant was active in campus activities, Kornfeld and director of the American publications including events. He has interviewed serving in student government Barbara women's stud- Rolling Stone, Interview, The Osama bin Laden three times, and the Association of Black Schaal, who ies program at Village Voice, Harpers and most recently in 1997. Students and being the news edi- will give presen- Millersville Vanity Fair. Completing the fall tor of Student Life. tations relating University in Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian Assembly Series season will be a Cooper remains an active to their research Pennsylvania, writer Wole Soyinka will pres- lecture by prominent Israeli alumnus and is a member of the Schaal for the Sept. 18 Counihan's Counihan ent the keynote address for the playwright Joshua Sobol. The board that publishes and advises Assembly research has Black Arts & Sciences Festival dramatist is best known for his Student Life. In 1989, Cooper Series. The lectures will be held at focused on food and culture Oct. 23. This year's festival theme "Ghetto Triptych": Ghetto, received the University's 4:30 p.m. in the Laboratory studies. Her publications include is "UNCAGED: For Blacks Who Adam and Underground. The Distinguished Alumni Award. Science Building, Room 300. The The Anthropology of Food and Considered Art When three plays, written between Active in professional organi- Laboratory Science Building is a Body: Gender, Meaning and Assimilating Wasn't Enuf." 1983-87, deal with the zations, he belongs to the new building located directly Power. Soyinka has served as his Holocaust. Ghetto, the most National Association of Black north of Graham Chapel. With more than a dozen nov- nation's voice for a call to famous of the three, has been Journalists, and for several years Kornfeld, a molecular bio- els and several major literary democracy and has been impris- performed throughout the he directed a minority journalism physicist and biochemist, and awards to his credit, Mexican oned and exiled as a result. His world and has received interna- workshop for high school stu- Schaal, a plant biologist, are both writer Carlos work includes the plays Madmen tional acclaim. dents. highly respected scientists con- Fuentes is one and Specialists and Death and the Sobol will be visiting campus Kaufman graduated from the ducting groundbreaking research of the greatest King's Horseman; his autobio- to attend the premiere of his University in 2001, where she ■ in their respective fields. authors writing graphical work, The Man Died: play, Shooting Magda, being per- studied science writing with a On Sept. 25, the influential today. His body Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka; his formed Nov. 21-24 in the A.E. focus on computer science. philosopher Ian Hacking will of work book of essays, An Open Sore of a Hotchner Studio Theatre, Throughout her tenure, she present a talk called "Body Parts: includes the Continent; and his book of poet- Mallinckrodt Student Center, was active in a number of student Large and Small," in which he will novels Terra ry, A Shuttle in the Crypt. Now a Room 208. His talk will discuss organizations. She wrote for explore how new medical and sci- Nostra, Orchids permanent resident of the the play, whose plot revolves Student Life, served as an editor entific discoveries are transform- in the United States, Soyinka holds the around the theme of Israeli- for four years and helped facili- ing the way society thinks about Moonlight, The Fuentes "Woodruff Professorship in the Palestinian relations. tate the incorporation of the the body. Hacking is the author of Death of Arts at Emory University. All Assembly Series pro- newspaper. several major works in his field, Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo Famed neurologist and best- grams are free and open to the selling author Oliver Sacks will public. For more information give a talk at noon Oct. 30. The about the Assembly Series lec- success of his book, Awakenings, tures, visit the Web site at Employment spawned a film by the same wupa.wustl.edu/assembly, or name starring Robert De Niro e-mail assemblyseries@aismail. Go online to hr.wustl.edu (Hilltop Campus) or medicine.wustl.edu/wumshr (Medical Campus) to obtain complete job descriptions. and Robin Williams. Through wustl.edu to send a question or Awakenings and his other popu- comment. Analyst 020352 Technician 030040 Telephone Operator Clayton Ave., Campus Supervisor, Clinical Box 8002, St. Louis, Hilltop Mechanic Accounting Manager 030073 Office 030275 MO 63110, or call (Bargaining Unit 030043 Secretary 030074 Division 362-7196. Campus Employee) 020358 Administrator Grant/Accounting Manager, Accounts Information regarding Phlebotomist Part- 030283 Assoc. Dir, Supervisor 030045 Payable 030076 Campus Watch positions may be Time 020872 Corporate Relations obtained in the Office Accounting Asst. Trial & Advocacy Team Leader - 020365 Professional Rater I Operations 030284 of Human Resources, 030046 Program Coord. - Part Time 030235 Room 130, West Regional Director of 030077 Patient The following inc idents were reported to University Police Aug. 27-Sept. 2. Readers with Clinical Program Campus. If you are not Development Medical Records Billing/Services information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to ca II 935-5555. This Coordinator 030051 Volunteer a WUSTL staff mem- 020367 Clerk 030244 information is pr Coordinator 030078 Rep. I 030285 ovided as a public service to promote safety awareness an 1 is available on School Accounting ber, call 935-9836. Career Dev. 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Introducing new Of note

faculty members Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., associate The following are among the professor of radiology, Carolyn J. new faculty members at the Anderson, Ph.D., associate profes- University. Others will be intro- sor of radiology, and John duced periodically in this space. Schotland, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of electrical engineering, Lev Gelb, Ph.D., joins the have received a three-year, Department of Chemistry in $620,000 grant from the National Arts & Sciences as assistant Science Foundation for research professor. He earned a doctor- titled, "Biophotonics: Novel RGD a'te from the University of Peptide Dendrimeric Optical Cambridge and a bachelor's Contrast Agents for Imaging from Columbia University. A Tumor Angiogenesis." ... theoretical chemist with a par- Stephen Legomsky, J.D., ticular focus on statistical D.Phil, Nagel Professor of mechanics and molecular sim- International Law, was appointed a ulation, his research centers on senior visiting fellow at Oxford theoretical studies of nanos- University and a senior researcher tructured materials such as sil- at the UN High Commission for ica aerogels and xerogels, and Refugees in Geneva for the past fluids trapped in nanoscale spring and summer. In the past pores; he also is interested in several months he has given invit- nanotechnology and nanoma- ed presentations at the University chinery. Most recently, he was of Wisconsin, the University of an assistant professor of chem- California, Davis, and Georgetown istry at Florida State University, and in Porto Alegre University. His awards include (Brazil), Dublin, Oxford, Bogota, a National Science Foundation Potsdam, Maastricht (Nether- (NSF) CAREER award, NSF lands), Casablanca, Geneva, and Graduate Fellowship, British Kathmandu on various immigra- Marshall Scholarship, tion, refugee, human rights, and New students Honorary Cambridge criminal law subjects. ... Commonwealth Trust Scholar Barry Hong, Ph.D., assistant meet 'n' mingle and Perkin-Elmer Corporate professor of medical psychology in Above, University freshmen Scholarship. psychiatry, and Amy Waterman, "get down" at The Pageant in Amy Walker, Ph.D., joins the Ph.D., research associate in general the University City Loop dur- Department of Chemistry in medical sciences, have received a ing Orientation's "Evening of Arts & Sciences as assistant one-year, $24,500 grant from the Fun at The Pageant." The professor. She earned a bache- Missouri Kidney Program for event featured some of the lor's in 1995 and doctorate in research titled "Increasing Living University's finest perform- 1998, both from the University Donor Volunteer Rates, Comfort, ers, along with the always- of Cambridge. Her research and Satisfaction: A Comparison of entertaining "Magic Mark" Wrighton, the chancellor's focuses on using surface science Three Educational Approaches." ... alter ego who wowed the techniques and imaging mass Dora E. Angelaki, Ph.D., asso- attentive audience with spectrometry to build and ciate professor of neurobiology, clever chemistry tricks. study molecular electronic has received a three-year, $970,937 At right, sophomore Diego devices and complex interfaces. grant from the National Aero- Chojkier (left) talks with She also works on the develop- nautics and Space Administration classmate Carrie Kran at the ment of new secondary ion for research titled "Multisensory Transfer Student Social, also mass spectrometry ion sources, Interactions to Discriminate part of Orientation, at the improving mass and spatial res- Gravity for Translational South 40. The social olution in imaging mass spec- Accelerations." ... provided an opportunity for trometry, making metallic con- James Benjamin Skeath, transfer students to get to tacts to molecules and measur- Ph.D., assistant professor of genet- know each other and to meet ing the electrical behavior of ics, has received a one-year, upperclass residential col- thin films. Most recently, she $152,445 grant from the National lege staff members. was a postdoctoral scholar at Aeronautics and Space Admin- Pennsylvania State University. istration for research titled Her awards include several "Evolution of Anthropod Neural Kathryn L. Plax, M.D., "best paper" conference prizes; Pattern." ... instructor of pediatrics, has a research studentship from Andrew Pekosz, Ph.D., assis- received a one-year, $50,285 Campus Authors Shell Research and Technology tant professor of molecular micro- Medicine as a Profession Program Centre, Amsterdam and a biology, has received a two-year, Fellowship grant from the Open Robert D. Lamberton, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Society Institute. ... Nuffield Foundation Under- $60,000 grant from the Infectious Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences graduate Research Bursary. Diseases Society of America for Monica Bessler, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, Carrine Blank, Ph.D., joins the "2001 Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines has received a four-year, $300,000 Plutarch the Department of Earth & Young Investigator Award in grant from the American Heart (Yale University Press, 2001) Planetary Sciences in Arts & Vaccine Development." ... Association for research titled Sciences as assistant professor. Mario Schootman, Ph.D., Written around 100A.D., for ancient history than any "Glycosyl Phosphatidylinositol She earned a bachelor's from assistant professor of medicine, Plutarch's Lives — a col- other author, but he was (GPI) — Anchor Deficiency the University of Washington has received a two-year, $408,540 lection of biographies about emphatically not a historian Targeted to the Erythroid/ in 1992 and a doctorate from grant from the National Institute ancient Greeks and Romans — he says so himself," Megakaryon Lineage." ... the University of California, on Aging for research titled — has shaped perceptions of Lamberton said. "My book Thomas G. Diacovo, M.D., Berkeley, in 2002. She uses "Radiation Therapy in Older the accomplishments of the attempts to show just what assistant professor of pediatrics, geochemical and molecular Breast Cancer Patients." ... ancient Greeks and Romans sort of writer he was, and has received a four-year, $300,000 biological approaches to study Ling-Gang Wu, Ph.D., assistant for nearly 2,000 years. hence, what we can expect grant from the American microbial populations in professor of anesthesiology, has In the engaging and stim- from him, as well as what we Heart Association for research Yellowstone National Park. She received a five-year, $951,700 grant ulating book Plutarch, Robert should not expect." titled "Kinetic Analysis of the also studies the evolutionary from the National Institute on D. Lamberton, professor and Lamberton analyzes these GPIb Alpha-vWF-Al Bond history of microbes as a means Deafness and Other Communi- chair of the Department of neglected writings, arguing and Influence of Type 2b of understanding the early cation Disorders for research titled Classics in Arts & that we must look Mutations." ... evolution of life, the geochem- "Sustained Transmitter Release Sciences, introduces here for Plutarch's George W. Gokel, Ph.D., pro ical conditions under which During Repetitive Firing." ... both general readers deepest commitment fessor of molecular biology and early life evolved, and how Michael S. Diamond, M.D., and students to as a writer and for the pharmacology, has received a two- microbes have influenced the Ph.D., assistant professor of medi- Plutarch's own life heart of his accom- year, $80,000 grant from the changing chemistry of the cine, has received a three-year, and work. plishment. The author American Chemical Society for Earth through time. $447,045 grant from Centers for Lamberton sketch- also explores the con- research titled "Molecular Probes Disease Control and Prevention for es the cultural context nection between biog- Jennifer Smith, Ph.D., joins of Cation-Arene Interactions." ... research titled "Applied Research in in which Plutarch raphy and historiogra- the Department of Earth & Lawrence H. Snyder, M.D., Emerging Infections Investigations worked — Greece phy and shows how Planetary Sciences in Arts & Ph/D., assistant professor of anato- of West Nile Virus."... under Roman rule — Lamberton Plutarch's parallel Sciences as assistant professor. my and neurobiology, has received Irina Surgucheva, Ph.D., assis- and discusses his biographies served the She earned a bachelor's magna a three-year, $300,000 grant from tant professor of ophthalmology family relationships, back- continuing process of cultural cum laude from Harvard The EJLB Foundation for research and visual sciences, has received a ground, education and politi- accommodation between University in 1996, and a mas- titled "Deciding to Act: The Role three-year, $462,000 grant from cal career. There are two sides Greeks and Romans in the ter's in 1998 and doctorate in of the Frontal Cortex in Releasing the National Eye Institute for to Plutarch: the most widely Roman Empire. 2001, both from the University and Inhibiting Goal Directed research titled "Role of Persyn in read source on Greek and He concludes by dis- of Pennsylvania. Her research Movements." ... Neurodegeneration." ... Roman history, and the edu- cussing Plutarch's influence focuses on developing land- Edward M. Barnett, M.D., Daniel S. Ory, M.D., assistant cator whose philosophical and reputation through scape and climate histories for Ph.D., assistant professor of oph- professor of medicine, has received and pedagogical concerns are the ages. regions surrounding archaeo- thalmology and visual sciences, a one-year, $124,300 grant from preserved in the vast collec- Plutarch is available at the logical sites, with the goal of has received a four-year, $200,000 the Ara Parseghian Medical tion of essays and dialogues Campus Bookstore in examining human-environ- Research to Prevent Blindness Research Foundation for research known as the "Moralia." Mallinckrodt Student Center. ment interaction in the archae- Career Development Award from titled "Proteomic Analysis of the "Plutarch is a probably ological record. Research to Prevent Blindness. NPC1 Compartment."... read more today as a source — Neil Schoenherr 8 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Sept. 6,2002 Washington People

Garrett Albert Duncan, cases, competitive high schools Ph.D., assistant professor tend to lack African-American of education and of students. African and Afro- "We should express outrage American Studies, both in at the lack of black students, and Arts & Sciences, didn't always want black males in particular, in these to be in the field of education. highly competitive programs," Growing up in the Bay Area of Duncan said. "But we expect northern California, Duncan there to be few black students in desired to carry his love of ani- these programs. They accept it'as mals into the field of veterinary normal." medicine. Duncan said one of the things "After working in a veterinary he's found by going into these office for a few years, I discovered high schools is that cultural mod- I was actually afraid of animals," els, such as "the purported anti- Duncan said, smiling. intellectualism of black students" While he still loves animals, at that shapes how these students least from a distance, Duncan has are perceived by teachers and by found his true passion — mentor- other students, are perhaps the ing students. greatest factors in the success or An award-winning educator, failure of these students in highly Duncan is credited with helping competitive settings. countless underrepresented young "Sports and hip-hop are the people excel in upper-level No. 1 explanatory devices teach- coursework at the junior high and ers and administrators used to high school levels. He also is a explain the absence of black noted and renowned researcher, males in highly competitive pro- studying African-American ado- grams," Duncan said. "But black lescent development, critical edu- males never refer to these things cational theory, and language and as being relevant to how they see literacy. themselves as students. Duncan earned a bachelor of "I've concluded that the science in biology from California largest factor in determining the State Polytechnic University in success or failure of these young 1984 and earned teaching creden- men is how they are treated — tials in life science in 1989. During Garrett Albert Duncan, Ph.D., assistant professor of education and by their peers, teachers and these years, while teaching at the of African and Afro-American Studies, both in Arts & Sciences, administrators." middle school and later the high says, "The University has the best students in the world. They are Duncan is extremely apprecia- school levels, Duncan had "what extremely bright, quite studious and come to class prepared and tive of the backing he has was considered to be tremendous ready to argue passionately and intelligently about ideas. In addi- received from the University success as a teacher." tion, they have greatly assisted me in carrying out my research." community. "I could not have done the work that I'm doing without the support of the University," he said. "I can't imagine a better Challenging popular theories place to do this research. First and foremost, the University has the best students in the world. "By this, I mean that the stu- guage researcher at a university in back to these same schools — I They are extremely bright, quite Garrett A. Duncan, dents who traditionally were not southern California. But at the believe that Washington studious and come to class pre- found in college-preparatory very last minute, circumstances University has tremendous intel- pared and ready to argue passion- Ph.D., examines courses, mainly black and Latino changed and the position was lectual resources and has an obli- ately and intelligently about ideas. students, were brought into col- closed. gation to share them with the In addition, they have greatly highly competitive lege-prep courses through my "Folks say things happen for a community." assisted me in carrying out my chemistry classes," Duncan said. reason," Duncan said. "Three While Duncan still works with research." high schools with "Since these students were sup- months later I saw an announce- elementary schools, his area of Duncan also knows that he is posedly at risk and were not nec- ment for a postdoc position here scholarly focus remains second- valued by the departments of a substantial essarily meant to succeed in at Washington University in ary schools, primarily high Education and African and Afro- school, those who bought into African and Afro-American schools. He focuses mainly on the American Studies, as well as by number of African- stereotypes about so-called uned- Studies. I applied for it, was education of African-American other programs and departments ucable black and brown students offered the position, enthusiasti- youth in urban and suburban set- in the University. made me out to be a hero. cally accepted it and have been tings, examining the role of lan- "They make sure I have what I American students "But J came into the classroom very happy with the way things guage in shaping their academic need in order to do my work," he knowing that kids, as long as they said. "The resources and moral are intellectually engaged and support at this University are know that you care about them, tremendous. If I can imagine it, it will respond to what is going on. I "Since his arrival at the University, Garrett can be done." actually learned more from those has set a standard for having an impact He gives back to his students young people than they learned the feeling of hospitality he BY NEIL SCHOENHERR from me." on our students. He is a terrific asset as a teacher receives from his peers. Duncan had planned on going "Since his arrival at the to graduate school to study behav- and colleague, and his work at high schools University, Garrett has set a stan- ioral science, but he was encour- in St. Louis and the region — as well as nationally dard for having an impact on our aged by the dean of his under- students," said Wertsch, former graduate college of education to and internationally — make him a very visible chair of the Department of pursue a doctorate in education. member of the University community. I can't tell Education. "He has been a major "I really wanted to challenge presence in many students' lives, some of these popular theories you how pleased we are to have him here." and this only promises to increase and concepts about the education JAMES V. WERTSCH in the future. of students of color, mainly black "He is a terrific asset as a and Latino, working class as well teacher and colleague, and his as middle class," Duncan said. worked out." and social experiences in school. work at high schools in St. Louis "There was very little in the When Duncan first arrived at His current study of three and the region — as well as research literature that corre- the University in 1996, he began local high schools and one in nationally and internationally — sponded with what I knew about working in an elementary-school Rochester, N.Y., has lasted three make him a very visible member these students, and I wanted to setting on a project started by years. To complete it, Duncan of the University community. I contribute to redirecting the aca- James V. Wertsch, Ph.D., the recently received a grant from the can't tell you how pleased we are demic discourse about them." Marshall S. Snow Professor in the Office of Educational Research to have him here." Duncan earned a doctorate in education department. Duncan and Improvement of the Students have responded well education from The Claremont still works with these same ele- Garrett A. Duncan, Ph.D. Department of Education and the to Duncan's courses. He received Graduate School in 1994. mentary schools, encouraging American Educational Research the Council of Students of Arts & "In going to graduate school, University students to do field Association. University title: Assistant professor Sciences Faculty Recognition my purpose was to examine the work at them. His primary focus is highly of education and of African and Afro- Award from 1998-2000. He was social conditions and moral and "One of the things that con- competitive high schools with a American Studies, both in Arts & named Faculty Member of the material contexts that continue to cerns me is that oftentimes uni- substantial number of African- Sciences Year by the Association of Black produce what are essentially versity professors will go into a American students. Competitive Students for the 1998-99 academ- Academic degrees: Bachelor of sci- color-coded educational stratifica- setting, conduct their research, schools are normally defined as ic year and was named Out- ence in biology, California State tions," he said. "My original orien- write their book or article and having high graduation rates, standing Faculty Member by the Polytechnic University, 1984; teaching tation was very heavy in educa- leave," Duncan said. "I think that high-stakes test scores and a high Women's Panhellenic Association credentials in life science, 1989; tion theory, perhaps largely due to exploits the community and only placement rate of students into in 1998. Ph.D. in education, The Claremont me trying to reconcile my experi- diminishes their view of top-notch colleges. "I'm truly happy to be here Graduate School, 1994 ences as a teacher with what was researchers and Universities. I live Duncan chose to focus on and I'm happy that I'm able to Hobbies: Reading, traveling, jazz in the research literature." in St. Louis and I have a commit- these particular schools because have an impact on these stu- music, theater After graduation, Duncan was ment to the city and want to see it although "education is a core dents," Duncan said. "They really prepared to take a job as a lan- grow. That's why I keep coming black cultural value," in most are a pleasure to work with."