Pancreatic cancer research supported with $10.9M grant

School of Medicine researchers have received a prestigious grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research and clinical trials aimed at improving therapies for pancreatic cancer.

Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study navigation

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering received a $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a “cyborg,” or mobile robot or drone, that can mimic a locust’s odor-guided navigation.

Hunstad named inaugural Strauss Professor

David A. Hunstad, MD (center), a respected pediatric infectious diseases specialist and a national leader in pediatric research training, has been named the inaugural Arnold W. Strauss, MD, Endowed Professor for Mentoring at the School of Medicine.

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Dustin Baldridge, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, has received a 2023 Avenir Award in Genetics and Epigenetics of Substance Use from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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Physicist Mikhail Tikhonov, in Arts & Sciences, developed a new statistical model that could help design microbial communities for performing certain functions. The research is published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

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Families invited to enjoy Safe Trick or Treat Oct. 22

WashU and St. Louis community members are invited to bring their children to Safe Trick-or-Treat from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, on Mudd Field. Students lead families through trick-or-treating and other Halloween activities. RSVP by 5 p.m. Oct. 20.