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Wang, nationally recognized geneticist, named head of genetics (Links to an external site)
Ting Wang, PhD, a national leader in genetics and genomics who has led groundbreaking studies in how the genome is regulated, has been named head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. A computational biologist, he will begin his new role Aug. 1.
Detailed human pangenome reference captures human diversity (Links to an external site)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis serves as the national coordinating center for the program, called the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium.
Computer model IDs roles of individual genes in early embryonic development (Links to an external site)
Computer software developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can predict what happens to complex gene networks when individual genes are missing or dialed up more than usual. Such genetic networks play key roles in early embryonic development, guiding stem cells to form specific cell types that then build tissues and organs.
Study points to new approach to clearing toxic waste from brain (Links to an external site)
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a new druggable pathway that potentially could be used to help prevent Alzheimer’s dementia.
Six innovators named National Academy of Inventors senior members (Links to an external site)
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