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New clues found to common respiratory virus

Daisy Leung, PhD is one of the senior scientists who helped solve the structure of a protein that helps a common respiratory virus evade the immune system.

Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection

Indira Mysorkar, PhD, affiliated faculty in Pathology & Immunology, is the senior scientist on the study demonstrating that treatment of Zika infected mice with cholorquine prevents the virus from crossing the placenta to infect the fetus.

Department welcomes new residents and fellows in 2017

Twelve new residents and 20 new fellows joined the Department of Pathology & Immunology in the beginning of July. Residents Heba Abdelal, MD – AP/CP Brooj Abro, MD – AP/CP Zahra Alipour, MD – AP/CP Adam Bailey, MD, PhD – CP/PSTP Jie-Fu Chen, MD – AP/CP Matthew Hedberg, MD, PhD – AP Arjun Raman, MD, […]

Faculty and trainees receive multiple awards at ACLPS meeting

The Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale hosted the 52nd Annual Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists meeting on June 15-17, 2017. Congratulations to all Washington University Department of Pathology & Immunology faculty and trainees from  who received special recognition and awards! Jacqueline Payton, MD, PhD received the Benson Lectureship/Ellis Benson Award for her […]

Ladenson receives the 2017 IFCC distinguished award

This first time award, presented by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, honors Ladenson for his remarkable scientific work to improve cardiac disease diagnosis. Read the press release. Jack Ladenson, PhD is the Oree M. Carroll and Lillian B. Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Pathology & Immunology. He is also the Co-Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry.

Grant updates: March and April 2017

Virgin receives nearly $7 million of a total of $7.8 million in grants awarded to numerous faculty in Immunobiology and Laboratory & Genomic Medicine. Congratulations to all! Gaya Amarasinghe, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology, of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and of Molecular Microbiology, received a one-year $122,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, […]

Artyomov wins LEAP Innovator Challenge

The award was for work leading to a patent submission on the metabolic modulation of the immune response through the anti-inflammatory action of itaconate. LEAP funds provide winners with funds to help them achieve their milestones to further commercial licensing and/or investment potential. Awards were selected by the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SC), the Center for Drug […]

Antibiotic resistance circumvented in lab

The work, published in Nature Chemical Biology, is a collaboration among multidisciplinary scientists, including microbial genomicist, Gautam Dantas, PhD.

Department celebrates laboratory professional week

Medical Laboratory Professionals week was observed nationally the week of April 23-29, 2017. The Department of Pathology & Immunology took this opportunity to recognize the service and dedication of all individuals who contribute to the missions of the Department. Celebrations consisted of raffles, service awards, a photo contest, a luncheon and more. Download the newsletter for summaries of […]

Science matters: Gautam Dantas

Gautam Dantas, PhD shares his story about why science matters and how his research has the potential to improve people’s everyday lives and their health.

Grant updates: January and February 2017

Grants totaling nearly $10 million were awarded to faculty and trainees in Immunobiology, Laboratory & Genomic Medicine and Anatomic & Molecular Pathology. Congratulations to all! Kyunghee Choi, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology, received a four-year $1,856,628 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, entitled “Hemangioblast Development and Regulation”. Marco Colonna, MD, Professor […]

Father of the microbiome

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, is expanding our understanding of human health into nonhuman realms, studying the bacteria that take up residence in the gut and help define who we become.

Three questions with Gautam Dantas

A microbiology professor discusses antibiotic resistance and his lab’s efforts to help physicians fight antibiotic-resistant infections.

Grant updates: November and December 2016

Nima Mosammaparast, Thaddeus Stappenbeck, Joshua Swamidass, Gene Oltz and Kathleen Sheehan among awardees in November and December with grants totaling nearly $3 million. Nima Mosammaparast, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology, received a two-year $600,000 grant from the Alvin Siteman Cancer Research Fund, entitled “Targeting Nuclear Alkylation Repair Centers for Tumor Chemosensitization”. Thaddeus Stappenbeck, MD, […]

Randolph featured by Kenneth Rainin Foundation in video

Gwendolyn Randolph, PhD is featured in the Foundation’s “Researcher’s Breakthrough Moment” video series (February 9th edition). She is one of the Foundation’s grantees and the video highlights her visionary work on Chron’s Disease. Dr. Randolph is the Emil R. Unanue Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Head of the Division of Immunobiology. Visit the Kenneth Rainin Foundation Health […]

Oltz receives AAI distinguished service award

Dr. Eugene M. Oltz, PhD has been awarded the American Association of Immunologists Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the AAI and the immunology community. He has been valuable a member and chair of the AAI Publication Committee since 2012. The 2017 AAI award winners will be recognized at IMMUNOLOGY 2017™ – May 12-16, Washington, DC.