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James Hitchcock, Ph.D.: 1938-2025
James F. Hitchcock, Ph.D., professor emeritus of history, died Monday, July 14, 2025. He was 87. Hitchcock authored several books on the history of the Catholic Church.
Lentine Receives Award of Merit for Outstanding Contributions to Scientific Medicine
Krista Lentine, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, is the 2024 recipient of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine Society Award of Merit for Outstanding Contributions to Scientific Medicine.
We Should Treat More People with Hepatitis B, SLU Expert Says
In a pair of articles published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, scientists lay out the case for why we should expand treatment recommendations for people with hepatitis B.
Running Interference: Scientists Block Viral RNA, Aim to Cure Hepatitis B
In a recent paper published in Science Translational Medicine, a SLU scientist reports that a class of drugs called RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics represent a major advancement in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infections.
Belize2020 Looks Ahead at SLU Summit
Earlier this summer, Belize2020 organized a summit at Saint Louis University. Ten years after the coalition was created, with strong support from SLU to support Jesuit ministries in Belize, organizers felt the time was right to meet again.