Noninvasive brain biopsies closer to market approval

A device aimed at enabling physicians to perform noninvasive blood-based biopsies in adults with brain tumors has received Food and Drug Administration “Breakthrough Device” designation. The device includes WashU technology.

Founders Day recognizes faculty, alumni, friends

The Washington University community came together Nov. 4 at its annual Founders Day celebration to honor the outstanding achievements of some of the university’s most distinguished faculty, alumni and friends. Four faculty were among those recognized at the event.

Notables

Rebecca Dresser, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law Emerita, has been named recipient of the 2023 Bioethics Founders’ Award, presented by The Hastings Center.

Notables

Ronald C. Rubenstein, MD, PhD (second from left), a professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, has been installed as the Robert C. Strunk Endowed Chair for Lung and Respiratory Research.

Notables

Chao Zhou, a professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has been elected a fellow of Optica and of the American Heart Association.