Author: Brittney Wheeler

WashU Medicine researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue a study of families with a history of extreme longevity, seeking genetic clues to healthy aging.

Philip Payne, vice chancellor for biomedical informatics and data science at WashU Medicine and chief health AI officer for BJC Health and WashU Medicine, will lead the American Medical Informatics Association.

A study by researchers at WashU Medicine reveals how the body reprograms stable fat cells to eliminate stubborn fat reserves.

Researchers at WashU Medicine and Weizmann Institute of Science designed a CAR-T cell therapy that reduced amyloid beta plaques in the brains of mice, pointing to a promising new approach for Alzheimer’s disease.

The nine-story Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

A new tool developed by WashU Medicine researchers could allow for preemptive treatment of implant-related infections that improves outcomes and reduces patients’ emotional and financial burden.

Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD, at WashU Medicine were selected for the prestigious Falk Catalyst Awards, which supports bold early-stage research with the potential to transform patient care.

Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a nasal vaccine against the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, which has jumped from wild birds to farm animals to humans. In rodents, the vaccine elicited a strong immune response and prevented infections in H5N1-exposed animals.

An antibody-based immunotherapy reduces plaque in the arteries of mice, offering a potential new strategy to treat cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by WashU Medicine researchers.

Thomas Kannampallil, chief data scientist and assistant dean for data science at WashU Medicine, and Laura Wiley, an associate professor of neurology at WashU Medicine, have been named 2025 American College of Medical Informatics fellows.