Medicare approves genetic test for solid tumors
GatewaySeq, a genetic test that identifies cancer mutations in solid tumors and that was developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been approved for reimbursement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Two WashU faculty awarded Sloan Research Fellowships
Two early-career Washington University faculty members have been awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship: psychologist Zachariah Reagh, in Arts & Sciences, and neuroscientist Gaia Tavoni, at the School of Medicine.
Alzheimer’s blood test performs as well as FDA-approved spinal fluid tests
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden showed that a blood test is as good at identifying people in early stages of the disease as cerebrospinal fluid tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
New cell-based immunotherapy offered for melanoma
Physicians at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will be among the first in the nation to administer a new cell-based immunotherapy to eligible patients with melanoma.
A global view of human health
As head of the Centre for Health and Healthcare and member of the executive committee at the World Economic Forum, WashU alum Shyam Bishen strives to achieve more efficient and equitable health care around the world.
Key regulator of decision-making pinpointed in brain
Researchers at the School of Medicine have found important clues to how people make choices involving obtaining information about the future. The scientists identified a set of mental rules that governs decision-making about rewards.
Willroth receives SAGE award
Emily Willroth, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, has received the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Social and Personality Psychology.
Apte receives Catalyst Award for innovative approaches to research
Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor in the John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the School of Medicine, has received a $300,000 Research to Prevent Blindness/American Macular Degeneration Foundation Catalyst Award.
Three faculty recognized by psychological association
The Association for Psychological Science has recognized three members of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis — Calvin Lai and Renee Thompson as fellows and Jessie Sun as a “Rising Star.”
Engineering, OT students work with patients to design assistive tech
About 40 engineering and occupational therapy students collaborated during Washington University in St. Louis’ inaugural Assistive Tech Make-A-Thon, designing products for St. Louisans with mobility and other physical challenges.
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