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Topic: Pathology & Immunology Department

April 14, 2017
Diamond named Gasser Professor of Medicine
Honor recognizes groundbreaking work on emerging viral infections.
News Release
February 14, 2017
Three questions with Gautam Dantas
A microbiology professor discusses antibiotic resistance and his lab’s efforts to help physicians fight antibiotic-resistant infections.
Source: Washington Magazine
February 1, 2017
Drug combination effective against chikungunya arthritis in mice
Findings suggest potential treatment for debilitating disease.
News Release
January 23, 2017
Obituary: Brian T. Collins, chief of cytopathology, 52
Physician was noted educator, mentor and advocate for innovations in pathology.
Obituaries
January 12, 2017
Resisting Zika
Undeterred, researchers are tackling a global crisis from multiple directions.
Outlook Magazine
November 7, 2016
Antibody protects developing fetus from Zika virus, mouse study shows
First intervention shown to prevent maternal-fetal transmission.
News Release
October 31, 2016
Zika infection reduces fertility, lowers testosterone in male mice
Human studies needed to determine if men similarly affected.
News Release, Video
June 13, 2016
Obituary: Joseph R. Williamson, former professor of pathology, 84
His research advanced understanding of diabetes, metabolism.
Obituaries
June 2, 2016
New clues found to immune system’s misfiring in autoimmune diseases
Gene variants mapped to DNA regions that regulate immune cells.
News Release
May 9, 2016
Murphy, Virgin elected to National Academy of Sciences
Membership is one of highest honors that can be awarded to U.S. scientists.
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
April 6, 2016
Surgeons test technology with potential to expand lung transplant donor pool
Device designed to recondition lungs, keep organs thriving outside body.
News Release
March 9, 2016
Bacteria, viruses in gut linked to severity of HIV infection
Intestinal microbes may speed progression from HIV to AIDS.
News Release
March 9, 2016
Standard practice of giving premature babies antibiotics needs to be rethought, argues new study
Source: Newsweek
March 8, 2016
Researchers honored by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Mardis, Gronowski, recognized for exceptional service in laboratory medicine.
National Leaders
March 7, 2016
Preemies’ gut bacteria reveal vast scope of antibiotic resistance
Study supports push to minimize routine antibiotic use.
News Release
February 4, 2016
Scientists team up to fight Zika
School of Medicine research lays groundwork for diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine.
School of Medicine
January 15, 2016
Rival drug firms team up to test new cancer treatment approach
Source: STAT
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
December 3, 2015
Unanue receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award
One of four scientists worldwide to receive the 2015 award, Unanue was honored for contributions to the field of immunology.
National Leaders, News Release, Video
November 12, 2015
How salmon switch on infrared vision when swimming upstream
Source: The Atlantic
November 5, 2015
Freshwater fish, amphibians supercharge their ability to see infrared light
Findings could lead to advances in optogenetics, a new field in which light is used to control the firing of neurons in the brain.
News Release
November 5, 2015
Jonathan M. Green, MD
Named to U.S. Health & Human Services advisory committee.
National Leaders
October 9, 2015
Interventions to address lung transplant rejection
Researchers at Washington University are using innovative approaches to address major complications that can occur after lung transplant surgery.
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