A research team led by Sidharth Puram, MD, identified a previously unknown population of aggressive tumor cells in difficult-to-treat head and neck cancers.
Author: Mark Reynolds
Rosa-Molinar receives dual honors from scientific societies
Professor of cell biology and physiology recognized for exceptional research and mentorship in imaging science.
Brain cells regulate cholesterol to control neuron signaling
Vitaly Klyachko, PhD, in Cell Biology & Physiology has shown that brain cells called astrocytes modulate cholesterol in the brain to facilitate communication between neurons.
Key path to Alzheimer’s-like brain damage starts outside the brain (Links to an external site)
Study finds in mice that immune cells that drive neurodegeneration originate in body’s lymph nodes.
Breast cancers recruit bone cells to increase tumor growth
Orthopedics professor Roberta Faccio, PhD, and colleagues found that cells normally involved in bone formation play a role in supporting tumor growth.
Ley elected to the American Philosophical Society
Professor of medicine and of genetics led team that sequenced the first cancer genome.
AI platform reduces paperwork for WashU Medicine and BJC physicians (Links to an external site)
Less time on documentation means more time to focus on patients.
Cao named Guggenheim Fellow
Expert in cancer prevention uses interdisciplinary methods to identify causes of early-onset cancer.
Benzinger, Schindler honored by international imaging society
The Society for Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging recognized two WashU Medicine radiologists for their contributions to the field.
Tool to predict brain swelling earns FDA Breakthrough Device designation (Links to an external site)
First device to identify dangerous stroke complication developed at WashU Medicine.