Making pancreatic cancer sensitive to immunotherapy

School of Medicine research shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in pancreatic cancer makes the tumors sensitive to chemotherapy and a type of immunotherapy that helps the immune system’s T cells attack cancer cells.

State of the University address to explore vision, future goals

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin’s State of the University address will be available to view online starting Tuesday, March 22. He will share news, updates and other important information with the WashU community.

Kim named inaugural Physician-Scientist Scholar

Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD, a professor of neurosurgery, has been named the inaugural William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar. The School of Medicine’s new Physician-Scientist Investigators Initiative aims to attract the most talented physician-scientists.

Men’s track and field team shares national title

For the first time in program history, the Washington University men’s track and field team won a team national championship March 12, in Winston-Salem, N.C. WashU has now won 24 NCAA national championships.

WashU Expert on China, Russia relationship

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently declared that their nations’ friendship had “no limits.” But that partnership has been sorely tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, argues Arts & Sciences’ Zhao Ma.

Notables

Will Ross, MD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine and associate dean for diversity at the School of Medicine, has been elected to the Society of Academic Continuing Medical Education’s Academy of Fellows.

Notables

Karen Tokarz, the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Policy at the School of Law, has received a 2022 What’s Right With the Region award from Focus St. Louis. In addition, the St. Louis Mediation Project, which she co-founded, received a $1.4 million grant from the Missouri Housing Development Commission.

Announcements

Innovation award nominations sought

The Skandalaris Center seeks nominations of deserving students, staff, faculty and community members for its 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. The deadline is Friday, March 18.