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Washington University School of Medicine researchers have found a protein in the blood that could be measured to identify patients with limb-threatening ischemia a condition in which heavy plaque formation causes a severe narrowing of the arteries earlier in the disease process.
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At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 4, several faculty members were appointed or promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective that day unless otherwise indicated.
Appointment with tenure
Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, as professor of emergency medicine at the School of Medicine (tenure effective Feb. 1);
Nicolae B. Gârleanu as professor of finance at Olin Business School (tenure effective Jan. 1);
David J. Pagliarini as professor of cell biology and physiology at the School of Medicine; and
Linda J. Richards as professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine (tenure effective Jan. 1).
Promotion with tenure