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Pagliarini named HHMI Investigator

David Pagliarini, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. He will receive approximately $11 million in funding over seven years in support of research on mitochondria.

Awards & Notables

Stitziel honored by American Heart Association

Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the American Heart Association’s Mid-Career Award in Genomic and Precision Medicine.

Chemistry

Chemists develop test to track crucial edits to RNA

A team of WashU chemists led by graduate student Alex Quillin in Arts & Sciences has developed a test that makes it possible to precisely track edits in cells, an advance that could lead to a new understanding of the origins of many illnesses.

Neuroscience & Memory

Can we predict who will develop migraine headaches?

Washington University School of Medicine scientist Hadas Nahman-Averbuch has received two grants totaling $6 million to investigate the risk factors for developing migraine headaches in adolescents.

Appointments & Promotions

Zayed to lead new Division of Surgical Sciences

Mohamed A. Zayed, MD, PhD, a vascular surgeon known for his pioneering research in vascular diseases, has been appointed director of the newly established Division of Surgical Sciences in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Awards & Notables

Big Idea winners announced

The winners of the Big Ideas Competition, which supports novel projects in informatics and health-care delivery, have been announced. The competition is jointly sponsored by the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the BJC Healthcare Innovation Lab.

Awards & Notables

Liu recieves prestigious Roberts Fellowship

Gary Liu, a graduate student at the WashU School of Law, received a prestigious Roberts Fellowship from the Eisenhower Institute, which includes a $10,000 award to support research and educational costs.

Cancer Research

Eliminating senescent cells could help treat breast, pancreatic cancers

Two studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis focused on breast cancer and pancreatic cancer suggest that specific types of senescent cells — cells that have stopped dividing and drive inflammation — may play important roles in suppressing the immune system and allowing such tumors to grow unchecked.

Engineering

WashU researchers shine light on amyloid architecture

amyloid beta (Aβ42) fibrils undergoing remodeling

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used microscopy to chart amyloid beta’s underlying structure and yield insight into neurodegenerative disease.

Appointments & Promotions

Jackson appointed associate dean for scholar programs

Phyllis Jackson has assumed the role of associate dean for the Office of Scholar Programs, according to Anna Gonzalez, vice chancellor for student affairs. Her appointment took effect July 1.