Colonna Lab members receive AGA funding
Martina Molgora, PhD, Instructor of Pathology & Immunology and a member of the Colonna Lab, and Siyan Cao, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Colonna Lab, have received funding from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) through the organization’s annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. The program serves as a career catalyst for the […]
Trainees inspire at annual research symposium
Residents and fellows in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine shined at the annual Trainee Research Symposium. The event, which was held April 17-18, 2023, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center, featured talks from several trainees, a presentation from a distinguished guest speaker and an awards ceremony where […]
Dr. Robert Schreiber receives AACR Lectureship
Robert Schreiber, PhD, FAACR, Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Distinguished Professor of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has received the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship. The award “recognizes an individual scientist whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on […]
Dr. Gwen Randolph receives Outstanding Faculty Award from Graduate Student Senate
Gwen Randolph, PhD, Emil R. Unanue Professor of Pathology & Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has received an Outstanding Faculty Award from the Graduate Student Senate at Washington University in St. Louis. Outstanding faculty mentors are selected “based on evidence of exceptional contributions to graduate students’ quality of life and workplace, scholarly development, […]
Why do some people get UTIs over and over? A new report holds clues (Links to an external site)
Research from a team at Washington University School of Medicine including Tom Hannan, DVM, PhD, Instructor of Pathology & Immunology, offers insight into why some people get repeat urinary tract infections (UTIs). The team’s findings, which were published recently in Nature Microbiology, suggest that UTIs can actually change the DNA in the cells lining the […]
Grant supports training physician-scientists in cancer research (Links to an external site)
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support training and mentorship for early-career physician-scientists. This relatively new funding opportunity — called Stimulating Access to Research During Residency (StARR) — will provide support for early-career physicians pursuing careers in cancer research. […]
P&I postdoc Steffen Storck receives Alzheimer’s Association funding (Links to an external site)
Three researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis including Steffen Storck, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pathology & Immunology, recently received funding from the Alzheimer’s Association for projects that aim to study and make progress against the disease.
Keeping COVID-19 in check likely to require periodic boosters (Links to an external site)
New research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that updated booster shots will be important for shoring up population immunity as new variants emerge – but there’s a caveat. Their research, published April 3 in Nature, shows that vaccinating people against the original strain of the virus and then […]