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March 29, 2019
Morris Lab makes the Final Four of biomedical research
Cellular tracking system featured in STAT Madness competition.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
February 14, 2019
School of Medicine expands mission of McDonnell Genome Institute
Will apply its powerhouse DNA sequencing to precision medicine.
News Release
November 13, 2018
Cordell Institute signs ‘Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace’
Signatories include many European countries, global corporations and NGOs.
News Release
September 11, 2018
Cordell Institute to work at intersection of science, medicine, ethics and law
Eberlein and Staudt co-found institute to tackle issues of ethics, policy in data-driven health care.
News Release
February 8, 2018
Advances in personalized medicine
$10 million gift drives genome engineering into therapeutic realm.
Outlook Magazine
December 22, 2017
Obituary: Stephen L. Johnson, professor of genetics, 56
Leader in zebrafish genetics was known for studies of tissue regeneration, organ development.
Obituaries
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 30, 2017
Dutcher named cell biology society fellow
Scientist honored for advances in cell biology.
National Leaders
October 16, 2017
Morris, Humphreys receive Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding
Research supports international Human Cell Atlas project.
Medical Campus & Community
August 24, 2017
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
Record number of patent filings, invention disclosures, startups and more.
Medical Campus & Community
March 22, 2017
Surprising culprit in nerve cell damage identified
Findings suggest ways to block nerve cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases.
News Release
January 5, 2017
Unraveling autism
A multifaceted approach aims to detect, treat and even reverse the disorder.
Outlook Magazine
November 21, 2016
AAAS names 3 faculty as 2016 fellows
School of Medicine's Bonni, Hanson, Stormo named to world’s largest scientific society.
News Release
April 4, 2016
Academy of Science-St. Louis honors researchers
Recipients of this year’s honors include Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Robi D. Mitra, Gary J. Patti and Gary D. Stormo.
Medical Campus & Community
March 2, 2016
Newly identified genetic errors may prevent heart attacks
Findings may guide design of new drugs.
News Release
February 1, 2016
Scientists set up labs in newly opened research building
Design brings together investigators from different fields, disciplines on Medical Campus.
Medical Campus & Community
January 21, 2016
The weight loss enemy within: Bacteria
Source: Newsweek
December 4, 2015
Kulkarni named editor-in-chief of Cancer Genetics journal
Also director of Cytogenomics and Molecular Pathology at Washington University, Kulkarni assumes the role Jan. 1.
National Leaders
April 15, 2015
Announcing the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Genome Institute
To help support genomics-based medicine, longtime philanthropists Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III pledged $25 million to The Genome Institute.
Outlook Magazine
April 8, 2015
Mothers’ exercise may lower heart risk in newborns, study suggests
Source: New York Times
February 17, 2015
Cancer genetic test offshoot helps diagnose rare syndrome in children
A genetic test developed from a tumor gene panel is helping to diagnose rare pediatric overgrowth syndromes.
School of Medicine
November 15, 2014
Here kitty, kitty: The genetics of tame animals
Source: NPR Science Friday