New research reveals how brains update their predictions
Researchers in Bruce Carlson’s lab at WashU study electric fish to understand the basics of brain sensory processing and prediction.
Powell installed as president of gynecologic oncology society
Nationally recognized physician-scientist Matthew A. Powell, MD, at WashU Medicine, will lead the effort to advance gynecologic cancer care.
Karch named inaugural Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor
Celeste Karch was recognized for pioneering Alzheimer’s research, advancing stem cell, genomic and collaborative neurodegeneration studies.
Targeting tumor metabolism to fight cancer
Cancer cells are ravenous eaters. WashU’s Gary Patti is trying to turn their hunger against them.
Vij named inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor
Ravi Vij, MD, a national leader in the research and treatment of blood cancers, has been installed as the inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine.
Clinical AI that is more honest about what it doesn’t know
AI for Health Institute researchers at WashU developed a framework that helps clinical language models know when to be confident and when to be cautious.
New AI tools could help eye doctors diagnose retinal disease faster
Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed an experimental system that can read and interpret 3D images of the eye’s retina as well as other types of eye scans.
Engineering enzymes with potential against ALS and Parkinson’s disease
Researchers WashU devised a new high-tech method to generate an enzyme that can break down the misfolded proteins that cause neurodegenerative disease.
Light, genetics provide insight into arrhythmia’s effects on brain
WashU biomedical engineers used highly sensitive imaging in a mouse model to better understand arrhythmia’s effect on the brain.
WashU Medicine faculty elected to Association of American Physicians
WashU Medicine pulmonologist Steven Brody and neurologists Jin-Moo Lee and Timothy Miller have been elected to the Association of American Physicians.
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