ChromoSeq now covered by Medicare
ChromoSeq, an advanced diagnostic assay developed in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was recently approved for reimbursement by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a milestone for test developers and a win for patients with myeloid malignancies. The test is based on whole […]
Dr. Sonika Dahiya named to Working Committee of cIMPACT-NOW
Sonika Dahiya, MD, Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Head of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, was recently named to the Working Committee of the Consortium to Inform Molecular and Practical Approaches to CNS Tumor Taxonomy (cIMPACT-NOW). This prestigious consortium was established under the sponsorship of […]
Dr. Nicholas Borcherding receives ASCI 2023 Emerging Generation Award
Nicholas Borcherding, MD, PhD, resident in Clinical Pathology and a member of the Physician Science Training Program (PSTP) in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, recently received a 2023 Emerging Generation Award from The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). The award recognizes post-MD, pre-faculty appointment physician-scientists who are […]
Cancer patients who don’t respond to immunotherapy lack crucial immune cells (Links to an external site)
Immunotherapy has transformed cancer care. In advanced melanoma, for example, the most fatal form of skin cancer, the five-year survival rate has risen from less than 10% to more than 50% since immunotherapy was introduced in 2011. Still, only about half of melanoma patients respond to immunotherapy, and those who do not respond face a […]
Ten Pathology & Immunology Physicians named 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors
The Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine is pleased to announce ten physicians have been named Castle Connolly Top Doctors in 2023. “The recognition of these physicians is a testament to the high quality of our entire faculty, whose work benefits patients across our entire region,” said Richard J. Cote, […]
Dr. Stephen Persaud named 2023 ASH Scholar
Stephen Persaud, MD, PhD, Instructor of Pathology & Immunology in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, was recently named an American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar for 2023. One of ASH’s most prestigious research award programs, the ASH Scholar Awards support early career investigators dedicated to careers in hematology […]
Dr. Kenneth Murphy named AAI Distinguished Fellow
Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD, Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor in the Department Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, was named a Distinguished Fellow by the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). The program annually recognizes members of AAI “for distinguished careers and outstanding scientific contributions as well as their service to AAI and […]
Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon receives Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (Links to an external site)
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named this year’s recipient of the Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. The honor recognizes Gordon’s groundbreaking studies of the […]