Tag: transposable elements June 25, 2025 Saintilnord, Reynolds named exceptional early-career research fellowsWashU Medicine postdoctoral researchers have been named Jane Coffin Childs Fellows.Medical Campus & Community, National Leaders November 7, 2024 Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cellsStrategy involves placing targets on deadly cancer's cells, potentially making them vulnerable to immunotherapies.News Release August 1, 2024 Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s diseaseWith new technique, patient-derived neurons accurately model late-onset Alzheimer’s, point to potential treatments.News Release June 20, 2023 Wang, nationally recognized geneticist, named head of geneticsLeads major NIH-funded genome projects, demonstrates passion for educating next generation of physicians, scientists.News Release March 31, 2023 Jumping genes in cancer cells open door to new immunotherapiesAnalysis of 33 tumor types identifies new immunotherapy targets.News Release October 11, 2022 $9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’sResearchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements.News Release January 23, 2020 ‘Jumping genes’ help stabilize DNA folding patternsLong understood as source of novel genetic traits, jumping genes also provide genomic stability.News Release March 29, 2019 ‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancersSuch tumors tend to be aggressive.News Release February 22, 2019 Wang named Loewentheil Distinguished ProfessorWang studies intricacies of gene regulation.News Release Posts navigation