Medicine & Health

Nathan Stitziel, MD, PhD, has received a $1.9 million grant from the Leducq Foundation to help lead an international collaboration aimed at identifying new therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease and improving prevention.

Advances in medical imaging and artificial intelligence have revolutionized many aspects of medical practice, but it can be hard to know if a given measurement tool works as intended. A technique developed by WashU researchers can be used to assess the reliability of quantitative imaging tools.

WashU Medicine researchers discovered immune hubs in the skull bone marrow responsible for mounting a rapid immune response in the brain, which may point to new ways to fight brain cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Thomas Kannampallil, a professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, is recognized for his expertise in AI-based technology designed to improve healthcare.

The extent of tumor clearance and timing of treatment are important factors that help improve survival, according to a large analysis of patient outcomes by researchers at WashU Medicine.

New WashU research highlights the importance of continuous HIV care as rural communities face added barriers to treatment, testing and prevention.

Timothy J. Ley, MD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at WashU Medicine, led the team that sequenced the first cancer genome. The American Philosophical Society is the nation’s oldest learned society, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743.

WashU Medicine ophthalmology researchers Aaron Y. Lee, MD (left), and Cecilia Lee, MD, received the Cogan Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology for their contributions to vision science and ophthalmic research.

Aaron Y. Lee, Cecilia S. Lee and Scott A. Handley, all at WashU Medicine, were recognized for their work to improve the speed and reproducibility of clinical research.