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Findings could help explain how asthma, COPD, severe COVID-19 are triggered

Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus

Researchers seek participants with diabetes that doesn’t fit type 1 or type 2 categories

Study reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapies

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Research involving cytokines and how they’re packaged sheds light on inflammation in asthma, COPD, COVID-19

Washington University researchers part of team probing inflammation after heart attack

Findings involving antibody effector functions could help improve design of next-generation COVID-19 antibody drugs

Rheumatologist develops nanomedicine approaches for inflammatory diseases

Glioblastoma study could lead to new treatments, including better immunotherapies

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New grant to fund research into drugs that showed promise in small study of people with Crohn’s disease

Drugs that trigger alarm could lead to new HIV therapies

Nephrologist honored for excellence in patient care, teaching, research and commitment to health equity

Findings could help improve treatment decisions

Medical school labs pivot to fight a common enemy

I am pleased to announce that the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has named Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP to the position of Vice Chair of Education and Professor of Medicine. Dr. Spencer will also be the new Director of the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of […]

Fierce sense of mission drives front-line workers as they treat COVID-19

COVID-19 surge gives way to unprecedented collaboration, innovation

2 drugs targeting cancer cells’ energy source potentially could replace toxic chemo in osteosarcoma

Honor given to those whose work has informed understanding of ethical issues in health

Mice expressing increased levels of protein develop advanced liver disease

People with Barrett’s esophagus have SARS-CoV-2 receptors in upper GI tract

Dr. Michael Joshua Hendrix joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases as an instructor in July 2020. He was born and raised in Kingman, Arizona and completed a Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in pre-medical training at the Northern Arizona University (NAU) […]

Measuring mitochondrial DNA could predict who will need ICU care, intubation

Dr. Tracey Godbold joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2020. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Southeast Michigan. She graduated from Wellesley College in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. After graduating from college, she worked as a paralegal at […]

Newly identified pathway explains why antihistamine drugs often don’t work to control severe itch

 2nd Annual MLK Week! Events will be virtual and are open to all! No registration required. Details and links to join each event are located below and here!  If you are working on campus and need a computer to attend these events, please email MedDEI@wustl.edu. Date/Time Event(s) Monday, 1/18/21 4:00 – 6:00 PM Keynote Address […]