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May 1, 2025
Colonna named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Marco Colonna, MD is among nearly 250 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies..
National Leaders
April 3, 2025
Researchers find intestinal immune cell prevents food allergies
Mouse study reveals innovative strategy to potentially manage allergy risk.
News Release
March 27, 2025
Seven Washington University faculty elected to AAAS
Four of the newly named fellows are WashU Medicine faculty.
National Leaders
March 21, 2025
Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice
Research opens door to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.
News Release
March 19, 2025
Amarasinghe elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Recognized for research on host-pathogen interactions.
National Leaders
March 7, 2025
$4.5 million supports pathbreaking neuroimmunology research
Grant funds WashU Medicine’s pursuit of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
News Release
February 6, 2025
WashU Medicine and Weizmann Institute of Science establish joint research program
New collaboration supports research to understand the role of microbes and the immune and nervous systems in human health and disease.
Medical Campus & Community
February 5, 2025
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine based on WashU technology to enter U.S. clinical trials
Trial will assess safety, efficacy of next-generation vaccine given via nasal spray, inhalation.
News Release
January 24, 2025
NIH awards $10 million to study human virome
WashU Medicine labs contribute to a new collaborative program designed to demystify the human body’s resident viruses.
News Release
December 26, 2024
Giving healthy kids antibiotics saves lives. There’s a catch.
In the News
November 20, 2024
Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut
Oral immunotherapy shrinks gastrointestinal tumors in mouse study.
News Release
October 30, 2024
Healthy brains suppress inappropriate immune responses
Harnessing this process may offer therapies for neuroinflammatory diseases such as MS, mouse study suggests.
News Release
October 24, 2024
Beneficial gut microbe has surprising metabolic capabilities
Mouse study of therapeutic food for malnourished children reveals new gut bacterial enzyme's wide-ranging functions.
News Release
September 26, 2024
$12 million grant aimed at probing how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Study may inform design of next-generation COVID-19, flu vaccines.
News Release
September 12, 2024
Huang named head of pathology & immunology
Physician-scientist renowned for expertise in human brain development, degeneration.
News Release
September 4, 2024
Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury
Mouse study shows engineered immune cell therapy protects damaged neurons.
News Release
August 6, 2024
Drug bypasses suppressive immune cells to unleash immunotherapy
Mouse study addresses problem of immune system self-sabotaging cancer treatments.
News Release
July 15, 2024
Blake essay recognized by Lasker Foundation
Writer advocates for global equity in microbiome research.
Medical Campus & Community, National Leaders
May 17, 2024
Gut bacteria boost immune response to fight tumors
Microbe enhances cancer immunotherapy in mouse study.
News Release
May 10, 2024
Duncavage named director of new division in pathology & immunology
Recognized for contributions to Medicare-approved whole-genome tests .
News Release
April 19, 2024
International trials underway for childhood malnutrition therapy developed at WashU
Gift from Andy Newman supports world-changing research on the gut microbiome.
Medical Campus & Community, News Release
April 3, 2024
Immunotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease shows promise in mouse study
Antibody mobilizes immune cells to clear amyloid plaques, reducing behavioral abnormalities.
News Release
March 11, 2024
AI may predict spread of lung cancer to brain
Method may inform personalized cancer treatments.
News Release
February 28, 2024
Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep
Findings could lead to new approaches for Alzheimer’s, other neurological conditions.
News Release