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Toriola honored by oncology group
Toriola Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD, a William H. Danforth Washington University Physician-Scientist Scholar, has received the 2022 Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research from the...
View ArticleVaccines’ real-world effectiveness studied with $12.5M grant from CDC
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) totaling $12.5 million to investigate the...
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Researchers studying links between retinal appearance, Alzheimer’s
Raji (left) and Van Stavern Four years after Washington University in St. Louis researchers detected a possible link between risk for Alzheimer’s disease and the appearance of the eye’s retina, a...
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Emil Raphael Unanue, renowned immunologist, 88
Unanue Emil Raphael Unanue, MD, an internationally renowned immunologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Dec. 16, 2022, surrounded by family in St. Louis after a...
View ArticleStudy reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease
A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer — called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) — while others may go through...
View ArticleDry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury
People with a condition known as dry eye disease are more likely than those with healthy eyes to suffer injuries to their corneas. Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of...
View ArticleBoard of Trustees grants tenure
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 2, several faculty members were granted tenure. Their new roles took effect Dec. 2. Granting of tenure Marlon M. Bailey as...
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Poirier honored with Goodman Legacy Award
Poirier Robert Poirier, MD, an associate professor and clinical chief of emergency medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2022 Goodman Legacy Award from...
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Millar honored by graduate medical education group
Millar Bethany Millar, manager of education services in the Division of General Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the...
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Sustainability key focus in Neuroscience Research Building construction
The Neuroscience Research Building under construction on the Washington University Medical Campus promises great discoveries in an environmentally friendly building that meets sustainability goals....
View ArticleSome hospitalized patients’ infections may develop from their own bacteria
Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious...
View ArticleStudy reveals obesity-related trigger that can lead to diabetes
People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is not well understood. A new study at Washington University School of...
View ArticleGut bacteria affect brain health, mouse study shows
A growing pile of evidence indicates that the tens of trillions of microbes that normally live in our intestines — the so-called gut microbiome — have far-reaching effects on how our bodies function....
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Eberlein elected chair of American College of Surgeons board
Eberlein Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor and director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in...
View ArticleQuality of treatment for lung cancer varies widely across US
Treatment for lung cancer is rapidly evolving, with new technologies and research-proven procedures. However, a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found the quality of...
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Jiang named to Forbes ’30 Under 30′ list for health care
Jiang Shu Jiang, an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery’s Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has earned a spot on...
View ArticlePower of cancer drugs may see boost by targeting newly ID’d pathway
Cells zealously protect the integrity of their genomes, because damage can lead to cancer or cell death. The genome — a cell’s complete set of DNA — is most vulnerable while it is being duplicated...
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Gordon receives Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research
Gordon Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University...
View ArticlePatients with brain cancer may benefit from treatment to boost white blood cells
Patients with glioblastoma, a devastating brain cancer, receive treatment that frequently leads to the unfortunate side effect of low white blood cell counts that lasts six months to a year. The low...
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Focused ultrasound technique leads to release of neurodegenerative disorders...
Several progressive neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, are defined by having tau proteins in the brain. Researchers are seeking to identify the mechanisms behind these tau...
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