Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a “flight data recorder” for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to another.
Two professors in the Genetics Department, Robi D. Mitra and Gary D. Stormo are being honored as outstanding scientists by the Academy of Science-St. Louis.
Tim Schedl, PhD, professor of genetics, is recognized for his significant and lasting impact in teaching graduate students in the areas of genetics and genomics.
Barak A. Cohen, PhD, and Robi D. Mitra, PhD, have been named Alvin Goldfarb Distinguished Professors of Computational Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Personalized medicine centers on being able to predict the risk of disease or response to a drug based on a person’s genetic makeup. But a study by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that, for most common diseases, genes alone only tell part of the story.
A team led by Michael A. Province, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics and genetics, received a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to establish a Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC) for the “Exceptional Longevity Family Study.”