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Washington University Record, April 9, 2004 Washington University School of Medicine Digital Commons@Becker Washington University Record Washington University Publications 4-9-2004 Washington University Record, April 9, 2004 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record Recommended Citation "Washington University Record, April 9, 2004" (2004). Washington University Record. Book 999. http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/record/999 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]. Medical News: Techniques Assembly Series: Author Azar Washington People: Surgeon Gregorio improve lung tumor targets Nafisi April 14 in Graham Chapel A. Sicard "has a can-do, selfless attitude" 8 April 9, 2004 Volume 28 No. 28 Treasuring the Past Washington University in StLouis Shaping the Future CelebratinggQ Years Gallery of Art to be named for Kemper Groundbreaking April 14 BY LIAM OTTEN More inside The first art museum west of the Mississippi River is get- Details on the events surrounding ting a new name and a new, the groundbreaking. Page 6 state-of-the-art building designed by one of the world's premier "This is truly a dramatic architects, thanks to a $5 million moment," Wrighton said. "The gift from one of Missouri's most Washington University art collec- distinguished families, Chancellor. tion is among the finest in the Mark S. Wrighton announced nation and is a major resource for today. students, faculty and the general On April 14, the University will public. Mr. Maki has designed a break ground on the Mildred Lane world-class facility that will enable Kemper Art Museum, formerly the us, for the first time in a century, Washington University Gallery of to place works from that collec- Art. The 65,000-square-foot, lime- tion on permanent, year-round stone-clad structure — dedicated display. in honor of the late Mildred Lane "We are deeply indebted to Kemper — is one of two new the Kemper family, both for their Share the knowledge Sibel Kazak (left), a graduate student in the Department of Education in buildings designed by Pritzker leadership and for their dedication Arts & Sciences, examines the research presentation of Geun Woo Lee during the Graduate Prize-winning architect Fumihiko to the arts in St. Louis." Student Research Symposium April 3 in Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering. Lee, Maki as part of the $56.8 million The $5 million gift includes a graduate student in the Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences, presented his research on Sam Fox Arts Center. $1 million from Mildred's hus- the local structure of liquid metals. The goal of the symposium was to allow graduate students to Maki, who taught in the band, James M. Kemper Jr., chair- present their work in a manner accessible to a general audience. Fifty-eight students presented, School of Architecture from 1956- man emeritus of Commerce and prizes were awarded to the top three exhibits in five categories. 1963, was recently selected to Bancshares Inc.; and $1 million design the new United Nations from their son, David W Kemper, building in New York and to work chairman, president and chief on one of five office towers at the executive officer of Commerce University computer scientist contributes former World Trade Center site. Bancshares and vice chairman of The Sam Fox Arts Center is the University's Board of Trustees, only his third project to break and his wife, Dotty Kemper. to sequencing of laboratory rat genome ground in the United States. See Museum, Page 6 BY TONY FITZPATRICK ence and engineering, contributed destined to yield major payoffs in to the analysis of the gene set. the fight against human disease," Jl large team of researchers, The consortium announced said National Institutes of Health ^including a University com- March 31 the generation and Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. puter scientist, has effectively analysis of the genome sequence "For nearly 200 years, the labora- completed the genome sequence of the Brown tory rat has played a valuable role of the common laboratory brown Norway rat. in efforts to understand human rat, Rattus norvegicus. The high quali- biology and to develop new and This will make the third mam- ty 'draft' se- better drugs. mal to be sequenced, following quence covers "Now, armed with this se- the human and mouse. more than quencing data, a new generation The Rat Genome Sequencing 90 percent of of researchers will be able to Project Consortium was led by the genome. greatly improve the utility of rat the Human Genome Sequencing The primary models and thereby improve Center at the Baylor College of results were human health." Medicine, in conjunction with the Brent presented in the The laboratory rat is an indis- National Heart, Lung, and Blood April 1 issue of pensable tool in experimental Institute and the National Hu- Nature, and an additional 30 medicine and drug development On April 14, the University will break ground on the Mildred Lane man Genome Research Institute manuscripts describing further and has made inestimable contri- Kemper Art Museum (above, as viewed looking northwest). The (NHGRI). detailed analyses are in the April butions to human health. The 65,000-square-foot, limestone-clad structure is one of two new Michael R. Brent, Ph.D., asso- issue of Genome Research. new data expand and consolidate buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko ciate professor of computer sci- "This is an investment that is See Brent, Page 6 Maki as part of the $56.8 million Sam Fox Arts Center. This Week In Rankings have medical WUSTL History Thurtene Carnival expected April 14,1891 to draw more than 120,000 school, GWB at No. 2 Robert S. Brookings was named to BY NEIL SCHOENHERR for the continuation of the tra- BY NEIL SCHOENHERR of student quality based on Medi- the WUSTL Board of Directors. Also, dition. cal College Admission Test scores, St. Louis Medical College was desig- On April 12, nearly 50 student The carnival began to be The Washington University undergraduate grade-point aver- nated as the Medical Department of organizations will take over organized in 1904. The first School of Medicine and the age and the proportion of appli- Washington University. St. Louis the Athletic Complex parking lot "Younivee Surrkuss," Thurtene's George Warren Brown School of cants selected — since 1998. Medical College would later be in preparation for Thurtene predecessor, was held in 1907. Social Work are both ranked sec- In this year's overall standings, renamed the Washington University Carnival, the University's oldest The seven-hour festival ran much ond in the nation, according to the medical school placed after School of Medicine. tradition, dating back to 1904. like a real circus and featured graduate and professional rank- Harvard University and was fol- April 15,1993 Thurtene Carnival 2004, sideshows and a main attraction. ings released April 2 by U.S. News lowed by Johns Hopkins Univer- themed "Cause For Celebration," General admission was 10 James S. McDonnell Hall for the & World Report magazine. sity, Duke University and the will be from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. April cents, sideshows were a nickel natural sciences was dedicated. The School of Medicine was University of Pennsylvania (tie), 17-18. It marks the continuation and proceeds were donated to tied for second in 2003 and has the University of California-San This feature will be included in of the nation's oldest and largest the Athletic Association. A crowd placed in the top 10 every year Francisco and the University of each 2003-04 issue of the Record student-run carnival. of 400 made the event a roaring since the annual rankings began Michigan. in observance of Washington The event is presented by success. in 1987. It has ranked first in stu- "We have a gifted, committed University's 150th anniversary. members of Thurtene Honorary, Nearly a century later, Thur- dent selectivity — a measurement See Rankings, Page 6 13 juniors who bear responsibility See Thurtene, Page 5 2 RECORD WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Arthur is installed as Wilson professor BY TONY FITZPATRICK Industrial Lumber Co. in Louis- iana when he died in 1914. R. Martin Arthur, Ph.D., profes- After her husband's death, sor and interim chair of elec- Sarah Wilson returned to St. trical and systems engineering, Louis, where she died in 1938. was installed as the Newton R. and Her interest in philanthropy ex- Sarah Louisa Glasgow Wilson Pro- tended to many organizations, fessor of Engineering April 1 in including John Burroughs School, Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Bio- Mary Institute, the St. Louis Med- medical Engineering. ical Society and Washington Uni- The Wilson professorship was versity. established with funds from a char- Arthur is one of the world's itable trust Sarah Wilson had estab- experts in using electrocardio- lished at the University, the last gift graphic data to image the electri- among many for construction of cal activity of the heart to gain facilities, faculty salaries and schol- new information about its condi- arships for women. tion. He also ranks among the Born in St. Louis in 1858, world's leaders in research on Wilson was the daughter of Wil- ultrasonic imaging systems. liam Glasgow Jr., one of the 17 Arthur earned bachelor of arts charter members of the Corpora- (1962), bachelor of science (1963) Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D. (left), dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the tion of Washington University, and and master's (1964) degrees in Edward H.
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