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October 1, 2019
Brestoff, Theunissen recognized by NIH for innovative research
Honored with NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program awards.
News Release
September 27, 2019
School of Medicine establishes Division of Physician-Scientists
Yokoyama named inaugural director of division that aims to increase number of physicians who conduct research.
News Release
September 25, 2019
NIH funds centers to improve, diversify reference human genome
School of Medicine to help lead ambitious Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.
News Release
September 24, 2019
For hospitalized patients with fungal infections, specialists save lives
Infectious disease physicians cut death rates by 20%.
News Release
September 19, 2019
For gut microbes, not all types of fiber are created equal
Beneficial microbes pursue certain types of dietary fiber, findings that could aid design of foods.
News Release
September 18, 2019
Brantmeier named faculty fellow in international research
Linguist with extensive international experience will advise investigators conducting research worldwide.
Medical Campus & Community
September 17, 2019
School of Medicine receives award to develop physician-scientists
Burroughs Wellcome Fund institutional award aims to boost number of doctors who also conduct research.
News Release
September 16, 2019
Cause of rare, fatal disorder in young children pinpointed
Proof-of-concept drug therapy benefits mouse model of Krabbe disease.
News Release
September 16, 2019
McNeill named Larry J. Shapiro and Carol-Ann Uetake-Shapiro Professor
Recognized for contributions to developmental biology.
News Release
September 15, 2019
Radiation therapy effective against deadly heart rhythm
Standard cancer treatment offers hope to severely ill heart patients.
News Release
September 11, 2019
$5 million grant endows research to advance blood disorder therapies
Edward P. Evans Foundation funds new center focused on myelodysplastic syndromes.
News Release
September 9, 2019
$7.5 million to fund pioneering approaches to respiratory disease
New grants support drug discovery for asthma, COPD, related cancers.
News Release
September 9, 2019
Use of antibiotics in preemies has lasting, potentially harmful effects
Drug resistance, unhealthy bacteria persist in gut microbiome.
News Release
September 3, 2019
Zika diagnostic test granted market authorization by FDA
Test based on Washington University research can detect signs of Zika infection in serum.
News Release
August 29, 2019
Arthritis-causing virus hides in body for months after infection
Researchers develop way to ID cells infected with chikungunya.
News Release
August 27, 2019
Vaccine against deadly superbug Klebsiella effective in mice
The life-threatening bacterial infections are spreading.
News Release
August 26, 2019
Stable home lives improve prospects for preemies
Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric health.
News Release
August 26, 2019
Seed funding
Research investment targets lesser-known form of cancer.
Outlook Magazine
August 23, 2019
Medical student receives fellowship to study degenerative arthritis
Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society honors Kim.
Medical Campus & Community
August 21, 2019
$15 million supports quest for personalized leukemia therapies
Grant bolsters leadership in developing new approaches to understanding, treating leukemia.
News Release
August 21, 2019
First paper: Tracking the path to discovery
Photo essay captures moments big and small in the lab of Samantha Morris.
Outlook Magazine, Photo Gallery
August 20, 2019
Why initial UTIs increase susceptibility to further infection
Prior infections can cause lasting changes to bladder’s immune response.
News Release
August 16, 2019
Children with mild asthma can use inhalers as needed
Study focused on African American kids supports asthma treatment based on symptoms.
News Release
August 15, 2019
Antisense drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and prion diseases could meet the dire need for brain treatments
Source: Scientific American