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$11.7 million from NIH supports research on inflammation in blood cancers (Links to an external site)
Grant will fund four major projects, three core resources to study myeloproliferative neoplasms.
Frequent cannabis use tied to more severe epilepsy (Links to an external site)
Study finds near-daily users had more seizures, needed specialized care sooner than nonusers.
Blocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration (Links to an external site)
Mouse study suggests new approach to preventing brain cell death from certain neurological diseases.
Blood proteins reveal effects of Alzheimer’s drug (Links to an external site)
Researchers find changes during anti-amyloid treatment that may inform clinical decision-making.
Claude Secure expands enterprise AI options available to WashU Medicine
WashU Medicine’s newest enterprise AI option gives faculty and staff a secure way to bring Claude into work involving protected health information.
Honors and awards
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.
Colditz, Jiang receive Chancellor’s Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
WashU Medicine researchers developed AI tool that refines breast-cancer risk prediction.
WashU Medicine’s Ritchey receives Gloria White Award (Links to an external site)
Veteran lab manager dedicated to advancing research on stem cell therapies.
WashU in top 10 universities for translating discoveries into real-world solutions (Links to an external site)
New Cure Innovation Index cites strengths in research, institutional support for commercializing biomedical advances made in WashU labs.
WashU Medicine faculty elected to Association of American Physicians (Links to an external site)
Pulmonologist Steven Brody and neurologists Jin-Moo Lee and Timothy Miller recognized for excellence in biomedical research.
Vermette named Macy Faculty Scholar
Physician-educator aims to prevent burnout among medical residents.
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