EEPB Faculty in the News

Allen

• Science historian warns of neo-eugenics

Berg

• Berg awarded $2.9 million to study bacterium that causes peptic ulcers
• H. pylori's bacterial-host relationship emphasized by study
• Ulcer bug might not always have plaqued humans

Cloninger

• C. Robert Cloninger named AAAS fellow

Conroy

• Mr. Ples throws scientists into a tizzy, as new findings challenge theories
• Leaders in medical education recognized with Goldstein awards
• High Honors from Austria

Eddy

• Two more faculty named HHMI investigators
• Eddy named Goldfarb Professor of Computational Biology

Gibson-Brown

• Evolution, development blended in unique study
• Researcher traces gene development in 'last common link'

Groisman

• Finding might explain why salmonella spreads

Heath

• Women as well as men can inherit drinking problem
• Early marijuana use raises chances of later drug problems
• $6.7 million grant funds establishment of Missouri Alcoholism Research Center

Losos

• Biolgical "islands" study illustrates diversification, speciation
• Caribbean lizard study yields key new findings about evolution
• Hurricane yields rare chance to test ecological theories

Phillips-Conroy

• Study: Lack of exercise plays greater role in obesity, diabetes

Rao

• Propelling a biostatistical powerhouse
• Genetic link to benefits of exercise
• New genetic epidemiology degree program offered at medical school
• Apple-shaped profiles linked to insulin resistance

Raven

• Raven wins environmental prize
• Raven to receive National Medal of Science

Reich

• Reich team to study genetics of two psychiatric illnesses
• Genetic basis focus of depression study
• International team looking for genes involved in depression

Schaal

• Schaal elected as member of National Academy of Sciences
• Carl Phillips, Barbara Schaal named Guggenheim Fellows
• Discovery holds promise of help for Third World
• Schaal named to new Olin professorship

Templeton

• Alan Templeton honored for innovative science research
• Analyses offer new perspective on human origin
• Biological differences among races do not exist
• Templeton named to Rebstock chair