School of Medicine

Barry P. Sleckman, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine.

Scientists at the School of Medicine discovered that an inhibitor drug can turn off cell receptors responsible for tumor growth in some patients with endometrial cancer.

School of Medicine scientists have identified the primary immune sensor that detects the presence of stomach viruses in the body.

School of Medicine researchers have proven that they can directly measure amyloid beta in the human brain, an important step for Alzheimer’s research.

The Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has created an annual award named for Michael J. Welch, Ph.D., professor of radiology, of developmental biology and of chemistry.

A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at the School of Medicine and other institutions. The researchers found a more than five times higher risk of lung cancer for people who have both a family history of the disease and these genetic variations. The risk was not affected by whether the study participants smoked or didn’t smoke.

Scientists at the School of Medicine, working as part of a large-scale federally funded research collaboration, have discovered new genetic mutations and molecular pathways underlying glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer and the most aggressive.

School of Medicine research found that silver-coated endotracheal tubes led to a 36 percent reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

When School of Medicine scientists genetically tweaked a part of the brain in fruit flies, the flies were unimpaired even after being deprived of sleep.

Ultra-miniature particles could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients’ bloodstreams to tumors or atherosclerotic plaques.