Novel immunotherapy improves recovery from spinal cord injury
WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells.
Groves named head of developmental biology
Andy Groves, a leading researcher in the development of the inner ear, will head the Department of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis beginning in April.
Wahl honored for leadership in nuclear medicine and imaging
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recently presented the 2024 Minoshima-Pappas Transformative Leadership Award to Richard Wahl, MD, a professor of radiology and of radiation oncology at WashU Medicine.
Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer’s disease
WashU Medicine experts in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) find that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques than adults without MS.
Fort Neuroscience Research Building earns LEED Gold
The Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building at WashU Medicine has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Vedantham honored for innovation in interventional radiology
Suresh Vedantham, MD, a professor of radiology and of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2024 Leader in Innovation Award by the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation.
Cooper named inaugural French professor
Megan Cooper, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics.
Zebrafish use surprising strategy to regrow spinal cord
Researchers at WashU Medicine look to zebrafish — among the rare vertebrates that can repair a damaged spinal cord — to understand how it might be possible to treat nerve injuries in people.
Anjali Bhorade, associate professor of ophthalmology, 51
Anjali Bhorade, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died June 12 after battling metastatic breast cancer for nearly three years. She was 51.
Li, Rutherford awarded St. Baldrick’s Foundation research grants
Washington University School of Medicine faculty members Mark Rutherford and Yang E. Li have won grants from St. Baldrick’s Foundation to study pediatric cancers.
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