WashU Medicine researchers identified key details in how DNA damage can flip a nerve cell’s self-destruct switch. The new study could lead to novel routes to preventing neurodegeneration in a variety of diseases.
Jeff Milbrandt, MD, PhD, the James S. McDonnell Professor of Genetics and executive director of the McDonnell Genome Institute, and Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Developmental Biology, received the Dean’s Medal for Innovation and Commercialization for their high-caliber scientific research and commercialization achievements.
Every year the Office of Technology Management recognizes the previous year’s United States Patent and Trademark Office patent awardees. Genetics faculty Dr. Robi Mitra and Dr. Jeffrey Milbrandt were recognized for their 2023 patents and were awarded custom patent cubes.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $11.7 million grant to study human genes and nerve cells to better understand how cells transmit pain and to identify new ways to treat it.
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ focuses on a saliva test developed by School of Medicine scientists to detect the virus that causes COVID-19