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Topic: Drug Discovery & Development

February 19, 2018
LEAP Inventor Challenge awards five Washington University research teams
Funding will help researchers turn ideas into commercially viable products and services.
Medical Campus & Community
January 29, 2018
Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. commits $10 million to drug development
New collaboration supports entrepreneurship.
News Release
January 26, 2018
Lab-grown cartilage
Engineered stem cells could revolutionize arthritis therapy and joint replacement.
Outlook Magazine
January 24, 2018
Light-triggered nanoparticles show promise against metastatic cancer
Tumor imaging technique has potential as anti-cancer weapon, mouse study shows.
News Release
December 18, 2017
Building the foundation for discovery
Key centers play pivotal roles to advance the school's enormous capabilities in precision medicine.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 15, 2017
This may be a turning point in treating neurodegenerative diseases
Source: The Guardian
December 13, 2017
A promising future
Doctoral students across the School of Medicine contribute to discoveries that are changing medicine.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 7, 2017
Undaunted explorer
Timothy Ley and his team were the first to sequence a cancer genome in 2008. They're still searching for cures nonstop.
Source: Washington Magazine
December 4, 2017
Pursuing a precision paradigm
Medical school experts describe the move from current standards of care to a more personalized approach to treatment.
Source: Washington Magazine
November 16, 2017
Cutting NIH budget could cripple drug development
More than 95 percent of new drugs developed with NIH support.
News Release
August 24, 2017
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.
Medical Campus & Community
June 26, 2017
Gateway to care
Fighting social stigma and barriers, doctor seeks to prevent HIV infections worldwide.
Outlook Magazine
May 24, 2017
Rare gene mutations inspire new heart drugs
Source: New York Times
May 17, 2017
Cancer drug may help patients with severe asthma
Therapy targets immune cells driving lung inflammation.
News Release
March 29, 2017
Genetic errors associated with heart health may guide drug development
One family with rare gene mutation gives clues to preventing heart attacks.
News Release
February 15, 2017
New collaboration with Pfizer aimed at speeding drug discovery
Washington University enters collaboration with Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation.
News Release
February 1, 2017
Drug combination effective against chikungunya arthritis in mice
Findings suggest potential treatment for debilitating disease.
News Release
January 12, 2017
Resisting Zika
Undeterred, researchers are tackling a global crisis from multiple directions.
Outlook Magazine
December 19, 2016
Landmark Alzheimer’s prevention trial to evaluate third drug
Effort to study drug's ability to prevent, delay the disease.
News Release
December 14, 2016
Novel approach shows promise against UTIs
Small molecules block bacteria from attaching to, infecting bladder.
News Release
November 18, 2016
A changing landscape: Alzheimer’s disease, research and the future of care
Ongoing research is changing the outlook on Alzheimer's from hopeless to hopeful.
Innovate Magazines
June 13, 2016
New insight into role of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease
Studies hint at therapeutic strategies against devastating disease.
News Release
April 21, 2016
New center aims to fill void in drug development
Center for Drug Discovery will focus on unmet needs in public health .
News Release
April 20, 2016
Exposure to routine viruses makes mice better test subjects
Infections make mouse immune system act more like that in humans.
News Release