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Loeb Teaching Fellows announced
The School of Medicine named Sabrina Nunez (left) and Patricia F. Kao, MD, as the 2017-19 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows. (Photo: Robert Boston/School of Medicine) Patricia F. Kao, MD,...
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Obituary: Denise Thomas, medical assistant and student, 52
Thomas Denise Thomas, a medical assistant for 28 years in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a student in University College, died July 4, 2017, in...
View ArticleTesting begins for student-created app to aid Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In the hectic, tightly scheduled day at a memory clinic, doctors set aside blocks of time to meet with new patients suspected of having dementia. But much of that time is taken up gathering information...
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Director of Cancer Biology Division named
Schwarz Julie K. Schwarz, MD, PhD, an associate professor of radiation oncology, has been named director of the Cancer Biology Division in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University...
View ArticleNatural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/AS-TS%20Sci%20.mp3 Microbes that live in the gut don’t just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system. Now, a new study shows...
View ArticleProtein-rich diet may help soothe inflamed gut
Immune cells patrol the gut to ensure that harmful microbes hidden in the food we eat don’t sneak into the body. Cells that are capable of triggering inflammation are balanced by cells that promote...
View ArticleDrug trial shows promise for deadly neurological disorder
Results of a small clinical trial show promise for treating a rare neurodegenerative condition that typically kills those afflicted before they reach age 20. The disease, called Niemann-Pick type C...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s risk linked to energy shortage in brain’s immune cells
People with specific mutations in the gene TREM2 are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who carry more common variants of the gene. But until now, scientists had no...
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Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/Zika%20assay%20.mp3 Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a test that quickly detects the presence of Zika virus in blood....
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Hershey named chief of Neuroimaging Laboratory
Hershey Tamara Hershey, professor of radiology and of psychiatry, has been named chief of the Neuroimaging Laboratory (NIL) at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of...
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Klingensmith named chair of American Board of Surgery
Klingensmith Mary Klingensmith, MD, the Mary Culver Distinguished Professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been...
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Gordon receives Jacobæus Prize
Gordon Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2017 Jacobæus Prize from the Novo...
View ArticleSetting records in innovation, entrepreneurship
During the past fiscal year, the Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management (OTM) reported a number of record figures as a result of the innovative technologies developed by...
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$46 million supports research likely to result in new therapies, improve...
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $46 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research aimed at translating scientific and clinical...
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PTSD expert David J. Morris to speak at Washington University
Morris This fall, the Center for History Of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will host a series of programs featuring David J. Morris, a leading authority on...
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English named 2017 Wylie Scholar
English Sean J. English, MD, an assistant professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the 2017 Wylie Scholar by Vascular Cures, a nonprofit...
View ArticleZika virus kills brain cancer stem cells
While Zika virus causes devastating damage to the brains of developing fetuses, it one day may be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. New research from Washington...
View ArticleCiorba named chief of gastroenterology division’s IBD program
Matthew A. Ciorba, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named chief of the division’s Inflammatory...
View ArticlePostdocs sought for translational science program
The TL1 Translational Sciences Postdoctoral Program is recruiting postdoctoral researchers to fill training grant slots under the Clinical Translational Science Awards. Funding is available to...
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Human skin cells transformed directly into motor neurons
Scientists working to develop new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases have been stymied by the inability to grow human motor neurons in the lab. Motor neurons drive muscle contractions, and their...
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