Author: Brittney Wheeler

Researchers at WashU have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients.

Content and projects produced by University Marketing & Communications and other departments across WashU recently won national and several regional awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. 

Researchers at WashU Medicine have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer’s genesis and progression.

A small clinical trial conducted at WashU Medicine shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and BJC Health System have launched the joint Center for Health AI. The center will focus on making care more personalized and effective for patients and more efficient and manageable for physicians, nurses and all those striving to ensure patients receive the best care.

Andrew Yoo, a professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Transformative Research Award, a two-year $1 million grant from the Hereditary Disease Foundation.

Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor emeritus and the James and Mary Wertsch Distinguished University Professor at WashU, has been named to Ingram’s Magazine’s list of 50 power players and leaders in business.

Researchers at WashU Medicine collaborated with an international team of doctors and scientists to identify the cause of a rare genetic disorder involving intellectual disability and brain malformations.

Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, an assistant professor of genetics at WashU Medicine, has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the genetic and molecular underpinnings of congenital hydrocephalus.

A new analysis led by WashU Medicine researchers has revealed detailed 3D maps of the internal structures of multiple tumor types. These maps could lead to new approaches to therapy.