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September 28, 2017
Gordon receives 2017 Horwitz Prize
‘Father of microbiome’ honored for revealing importance of gut microbes in human health, disease.
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September 15, 2017
Chen named Shelden Professor in Anesthesiology
Expert in itch discovered first itch-specific gene.
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September 14, 2017
Medical students not trained to prescribe medical marijuana
Many states allow medical pot, but few med schools address it.
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September 11, 2017
Schreiber awarded Balzan Prize for pioneering cancer research
International honor recognizes scholarly and scientific achievements.
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September 7, 2017
Potential new therapy relieves chronic itch
FDA-approved arthritis drug may work in new ways to fight itch.
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August 29, 2017
$46 million supports research likely to result in new therapies, improve health care
NIH grant nurtures translational research.
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August 24, 2017
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.
Medical Campus & Community
August 10, 2017
Gordon recipient of Massry Prize
Three scientists honored for revealing roles of microbes in human health, disease.
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August 9, 2017
Blunt discusses NIH-funded research on visit to med school
Director of NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences also met with campus leaders.
July 24, 2017
Aggressive UTI bacteria hijack copper, feed off it
Findings suggest ways to 'starve' hard-to-treat E. coli infections.
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June 21, 2017
$10 million DNA sequencing effort aims to shed light on lung diseases
Research is part of national project to understand genetic roots of heart, lung, blood, sleep disorders.
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June 20, 2017
Dunn awarded cancer fellowship
Will support neurosurgeon’s studies of brain cancer.
National Leaders
June 12, 2017
$10 million gift to benefit Center for Genome Sciences
Harry Edison Foundation supports research on gut microbiome.
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April 19, 2017
Center for Women’s Infectious Diseases Research announces Pilot Grant awardees
March 9, 2017
Brain hardwired to respond to others’ itching
Researchers discover why mice scratch in response to other mice scratching.
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March 3, 2017
The father of the microbiome
Gordon is expanding our understanding of human health into nonhuman realms.
Source: Washington Magazine
January 19, 2017
Postdoc named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for health care
Studies of C. difficile infection led to interest in gut microbiome.
Medical Campus & Community
December 14, 2016
Novel approach shows promise against UTIs
Small molecules block bacteria from attaching to, infecting bladder.
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December 6, 2016
Washington People: Li Ding
Computational biologist seeks ways to crack code of human genetics.
Washington People
October 6, 2016
Decoding of tarsier genome reveals ties to humans
Findings refine understanding of primate evolution.
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October 4, 2016
Semenkovich honored by American Diabetes Association
Award recognizes leading scientists in diabetes research.
National Leaders
July 19, 2016
Potential new target identified for treating itch
Findings suggest nerve receptors work in concert to transmit itch signals.
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May 25, 2016
Itching for no reason? Immune system may be at fault
Researchers identify irregularities that may cause itching.
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May 18, 2016
Cancer researchers named to federal Moonshot committees
Robert Schreiber and Graham Colditz will serve as advisers to National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.
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