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November 7, 2024

Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells

Strategy involves placing targets on deadly cancer's cells, potentially making them vulnerable to immunotherapies.

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June 20, 2023

Wang, nationally recognized geneticist, named head of genetics

Leads major NIH-funded genome projects, demonstrates passion for educating next generation of physicians, scientists.

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May 11, 2023

WashU Medicine joins national effort to ID genetic differences within the body

WashU receives $22.5 million for NIH’s Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues Network.

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May 10, 2023

Detailed human pangenome reference captures human diversity

Scientists reveal more complete, diverse collection of genome sequences.

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March 31, 2023

Jumping genes in cancer cells open door to new immunotherapies

Analysis of 33 tumor types identifies new immunotherapy targets.

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October 11, 2022

$9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’s

Researchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements.

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September 22, 2022

School of Medicine joins major NIH brain mapping effort

Will aid understanding of how the brain works in good health and disease .

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September 9, 2021

$7 million to support research into how human genome works

Project will shed light on how variations in DNA affect health, disease.

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May 14, 2020

Scientific legacy sheds light on cell identity

Late scientist’s zebrafish continue to answer questions about genetics, cell fate.

Medical Campus & Community

January 23, 2020

‘Jumping genes’ help stabilize DNA folding patterns

Long understood as source of novel genetic traits, jumping genes also provide genomic stability.

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September 25, 2019

NIH funds centers to improve, diversify reference human genome

School of Medicine to help lead ambitious Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project.

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March 29, 2019

‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers

Such tumors tend to be aggressive.

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