Detailed molecular steps of blood clotting revealed in new study
A study in Nature led by Weikai Li at WashU Medicine reveals the molecular details of how vitamin K-dependent gamma carboxylase operates, a critical step in the blood clotting process.
Phillips-Cremins named BJC investigator
Jennifer Phillips-Cremins, a pioneer in understanding 3D genome structure and its impact on the brain, will join WashU Medicine as BJC Investigator.
Grant renewal funds research on longevity in mammals
WashU Medicine researcher Benjamin Garcia will receive $18.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how long-lived mammals stay healthy into old age.
US cuts threaten global efforts to prevent violence against women, children
As U.S. public health funding falters, WashU experts warn that vital global data systems protecting women and children from violence are in danger of disappearing.
New approach reverses opioid overdoses more safely, rat study shows
Researchers at WashU Medicine led a study that offers a promising new way to reverse opioid overdoses without withdrawal symptoms.
Mitra receives innovation award
Robi Mitra at WashU Medicine has received the Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In addition, in 2024 WashU jumped 11 places to No. 26 on the National Academy of Inventors list of the top 100 U.S. universities granted U.S. utility patents.
Trautner to co-lead Division of Infectious Diseases
Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist, has been named the new co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine.
Is autonomous practice safe for patients?
As the Oklahoma Legislature clears the way for autonomous practice by nurse practitioners, it’s time for a broader conversation regarding the scope and duration of training and certification needed to independently provide care to patients of all types, says Patrick Aguilar, MD, a business of health expert at WashU Olin Business School.
Innovative immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive T cell cancers
An international clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers shows an innovative CAR-T cell immunotherapy is promising against aggressive T cell cancers and has manageable side effects.
Fogarty awarded fellowship for post-stroke imaging studies
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has awarded the prestigious SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship in Problem-Driven Biomedical Optics and Analytics to Morgan Fogarty, a graduate student at WashU Medicine.
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