Cooper named fellow of American Society for Cell Biology
John Cooper, MD, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolfe Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected a fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.
Prestigious NIH Director’s awards go to three WashU faculty
Three researchers from Washington University have received highly competitive and prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s awards totaling $10 million over five years.
Ross honored by Association of American Medical Colleges
Will Ross, MD, the associate dean for diversity and the Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has received the 2024 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
WashU scientist talks neurons on educational podcast
A top educational Spanish language podcast for kids recently featured Allison Martinez Mejia, a biomedical engineering PhD candidate at Washington University.
Supporting student mental health during the election
Kirk Dougher, associate vice chancellor for student support and wellness at WashU, explains what colleges are doing to help their students during this fraught election season and what steps students can take to better cope.
Potential of mindfulness to enhance cognitive health in Latinx older adults being studied
WashU researchers have received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore the potential for mindfulness approaches to protect against dementia in groups of older Latinx adults.
Potential Type 1 diabetes treatment may stem from outsmarting immune cells
Cory Berkland, a researcher at Washington University, will lead preclinical diabetes research with a $2.6 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
New genomic surveillance tools could help efforts to eliminate damaging parasitic infections
Researchers at WashU Medicine have developed a new genomic-based approach that could aid global efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic roundworm infection spread by mosquitoes.
Viruses found hiding in lungs’ immune cells long after initial illness
A mouse study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that lingering respiratory viruses set the stage for chronic lung disease, and eliminating infected cells reduces signs of chronic lung damage.
Grant supports research to develop gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a three-year $2.6 million grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop gene therapies for cystic fibrosis.
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