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Washington University Record, May 7, 1998 Washington University School of Medicine Digital Commons@Becker Washington University Record Washington University Publications 5-7-1998 Washington University Record, May 7, 1998 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record Recommended Citation "Washington University Record, May 7, 1998" (1998). Washington University Record. Book 795. http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record/795 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington University Publications at Digital Commons@Becker. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington University Record by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Becker. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 MAY 121998 ■ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ecord IN ST. LOUIS New chair honors Andrew Craig III NationsBank has committed country," McColl said. "It is $1.5 million to Washing- fitting that we honor Andy and his ton University to establish achievements by supporting the NationsBank Professorship in Washington Managerial Leadership in the . University in John M. Olin School of Business its efforts to in honor of Andrew B. Craig III, develop our Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton next genera- announced. Craig is the newly tion of busi- retired chairman of NationsBank. ness leaders." Hugh McColl, chief executive Wrighton officer of NationsBank, an- praised Craig's nounced the gift at an April 23 leadership at retirement celebration for Craig. Andrew B. Craig III the University "Through his vision and and in bank- leadership, Andy Craig helped ing. "Andy Craig has been a build the pre-eminent banking leading force in the ascent of institution in the central United Washington University as a States, which would later prove world-class research institution pivotal in creating the most and in the advancement of the powerful banking franchise in the Continued on page 6 Dedicating Goldfarb Hall Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo addresses faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends at the dedication of the new Alvin J. Goldfarb Hall at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work Nobuo Suga is elected Friday, May 1. (From left) Shanti K. Khinduka, Ph.D., dean of the social work school, philanthropist Alvin J. Goldfarb and Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton share the platform with Cuomo. to Academy of Sciences Nobuo Suga, Ph.D., professor but also in porpoises, Amazonian of biology in Arts and Sci- animals and certain insects. Engineer's design finds many uses ences, was elected April 28 to Suga has made ground- membership in the National breaking discoveries in the With rare exceptions, such Axelbaum applied for a patent People have tried traditional Academy of Sciences, one of the complex mechanisms involved in as radio carbon-dating for his design in late 1997 and see-through mirrors to solve the. highest dis- bat echolocation, that is, the the Dead Sea Scrolls and received the first National Coun- problem, but they found that tinctions a auditory process by which bats the Shroud of Turin or authen- cil of Young Israel's Synagogue design actually creates two other scientist or send out sound signals and then ticating tears or blood reported Innovation Award March 22 in problems. One, it requires that the engineer can interpret the reverberating ech- from religious icons, science and New York. The award recognizes lighting on the observer's side attain. oes from the signals to navigate, religion seldom interact. In fact, individuals who distinguish (the women's, in this instance) be Suga, a search for food and communicate they are often at odds. themselves by bringing modern much darker so that the observer member of the among themselves. Suga has But now, a mechanical engi- techniques to synagogue design does not see her reflection. Dark- Washington spent decades analyzing the neer at Washington University while remaining within Orthodox ness obviously hinders a University neural process in bats' central contemplating how to solve ah Jewish guidelines. worshipper's reading ability. Two, faculty since auditory system, including the old problem in his synagogue In Orthodox Judaism, men and on the opaque side (the men's 1969, has Nobuo Suga cerebral cortex, to understand has literally harnessed light and women are required to worship side), the view is a mirror reflec- concentrated brain mechanisms for processing reflection to enhance prayer and apart and are separated by a parti- tion, which itself is a distraction his career in neuroscience and has the biosonar signals on which . the synagogue experience. tion called a mechitza. The separa- to a worshipper whose eyes may become internationally known for nearly one thousand bat species Richard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., tion is to keep worshippers — wander to his own reflection. his studies in the neurophysiology depend for survival. associate professor of mechanical particularly the males — focused Continued on page 6 of hearing, most notably in bats, Continued on page 6 engineering in the School of on prayer with as few distractions Engineering and Applied Science, as possible. According to Ortho- has developed a new optical dox Jewish law, there are no design to accommodate worship- restrictions on women looking pers in Orthodox Jewish syna- over to the men's side. And there gogues. The design also may see are often times when women the light of day in business and would like to observe what is residential security and privacy happening on the men's side — for devices and even in police lineups, instance, to watch the bar mitzvah where witness protection is vital. of their children or grandchildren. Star for Bill Gass to be added to St. Louis Walk of Fame mbedded in the sidewalk including Stanley Elkin, A.E. along Delmar Boulevard in Hotchner, Howard Nemerov, E the Loop area of University Mona Van Duyn and Tennessee City is a succession of 75 large Williams. T.S. Eliot was the brass stars. Each star commemo- grandson of University founder rates the life and achievements of William G. Eliot. an extraordinary St. Louisan — "It is wonderful to be chosen Ulysses S. Grant, T.S. Eliot, for the walk of fame and to join Josephine Baker, Scott Joplin, so many friends," Gass said. "It is Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and important to remember, though, Designing furniture others. that these stars are fastened to the Architecture graduate student Mark Yoo (right) discusses his chair design and its tensegrity Later this month, author Will- earth and look up, while real stars principles with architecture alumnus David Scheu. Scheu, co-owner of Irwin Scheu Wood Work in iam H. Gass, Ph.D., will be wel- float in the sky and look down." St. Louis, served as one of the reviewers of student work in the furniture design studio of Lindsey comed into that honored fold. The Walk of Fame is the Stouffer, lecturer in architecture. Gass, the David May Distinguished brainchild of Joe Edwards, who University Professor in the with his wife, Linda, is proprietor Humanities, professor of philoso- of two Loop area businesses: On the inside phy and director of the Interna- Blueberry Hill, a rock-themed tional Writers Center in Arts and restaurant and pub, and the Tivoli Bacterium toeholds.... 2 Intellectual riches 3 Education in ethics Sciences, is one of five new Theatre. Edwards began the walk honorees to be inducted May 17. in 1988 as a way to commemorate Researchers discover why only Ahmet Karamustafa, Ph.D., Law students In a Washington, Previous inductees have St. Louis' contribution to Ameri- some people with the peptic finds wisdom for our age in D.C., course study legal ethics included several other writers can cultural life. ulcer bacterium get sick preraodem Islamic cultures in a charged climate associated with the University, Continued on page 5 2 Washington University Record Researchers discover ways disease is triggered by ulcer/cancer bug A mouse with a human gene Look into the stomach of an infected with H. pylori easily and has revealed why some infected person who has severe for long periods of time. The people who harbor the gastritis or ulcers and you'll see H. bacteria attached to the stomach peptic ulcer bacterium get sick pylori associated with cells that epithelium only in animals with while others don't. If the stomach line the stomach. The bacterium is human Leb, however. In the control lining provides toeholds for the able to produce molecules that mice that lacked Leb, they simply bacterium, it may draw the allow it to attach to these stomach parked in the gastric mucus. immune system's friendly fire. cells. In laboratory experiments, This difference in location "If the right combination of scientists have identified several affected the mouse's immune circumstances occurs — first, molecular receptors that can serve response. Guruge noticed that the you're unfortunate enough to be as potential sites for bacterial mouse made antibodies against infected with a bacterial strain that attachment. "We wanted to find H. pylori carbohydrates when the can bind to the cells lining your out whether ^- bacterium attached to the stomach stomach and, second, the bacte- and how — lining. As it turned out, these rium contains molecules on its attachment bacterial carbohydrates resembled surface that resemble some of could alter the carbohydrates that a mouse's own those on your stomach cells — outcome of acid-producing parietal cells the destiny of the infection may infection," normally produce. be skewed toward autoantibody Gordon said. Faced with this molecular production, loss of acid-producing Australian mimicry, the immune system cells and possibly neoplasia," said scientists attacked the mouse's own acid- lead researcher Jeffrey I. Gordon, fingered H. producing cells as well as the M.D., the Alumni Professor and Jeffrey I. Gordon pylori as the bacteria. The Leb mice developed head of the Department of Molec- culprit of an inflammatory reaction that ular Biology and Pharmacology.
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