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Hitchhiker plants inspire improved techniques for reattaching tendon to bone

A team of researchers led by Guy Genin, at the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology and the McKelvey School of Engineering, explores new approaches to surgical tendon-to-bone repair.

Appointments & Promotions

Hart named chief technology officer

Greg Hart has been appointed Washington University’s first chief technology officer, announced Jessie Minton, vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer. Hart begins the role March 20.

Engineering

Vorobeychik wins grant for work on game-theoretic analysis

Yevgeniy Vorobeychik, an associate professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, recently won a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to use artificial intelligence to improve game-theory analysis methods to tackle increasingly complex problems.

Campus & Community

Researchers elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation

Eight physician-scientists at the School of Medicine have been elected members of the newest class of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Media advisory: ‘African Modernism in America’ exhibition preview

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum will host a press preview of the exhibition “African Modernism in America” at 10 a.m. Friday, March 10. The exhibition opens to the public that evening.

Alzheimer's

Discovery of T cells’ role in Alzheimer’s, related diseases, suggests new treatment strategy

A new study from researchers at the School of Medicine indicates that T cells play a key role in neurodegeneration related to the brain protein tau, a finding that suggests new treatment strategies for Alzheimer’s and related diseases.

Cancer Research

Two-pronged immunotherapy eliminates metastatic breast cancer in mice

Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a way to sensitize metastatic breast cancer that has spread to bone to immunotherapy.

Public Health

Reis hosts Lancet meeting on climate change, health

Rodrigo Reis, a professor of public health and interim co-dean of the Brown School, recently led a three-day writing retreat for public health scholars as part of The Lancet series on physical activity and public health.

Campus & Community

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Images from on and around the Washington University campuses.

Medicine

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems

People who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing gastrointestinal (GI) disorders within a year after infection, according to an analysis of federal health data by researchers at the School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system.