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A $10.9 Million SPORE Grant for Pancreas Cancer expands on research funded by a prior pancreas cancer SPORE grant and various studies undertaken at Washington University. It targets novel therapeutic targets for the management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), recognized as the most lethal variant of pancreatic cancer. Currently, the five-year survival rate for PDAC […]

Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Dr. Priyanka Verma, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncology receive grants to advance precision medicine and help to eliminate disparities in breast cancer outcomes

Dr. Bolton is one of the first recipients of  “A Grant of Her Own: The Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research” from the V Foundation for Cancer Research

5 year multidisciplinary grant with Department of Surgery, Department of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center researchers focuses on developing new therapies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Congratulations to Dr. Saiama N. Waqar, Associate Professor of Medicine and Research Director for Thoracic Oncology, at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO)

Congratulations to the 30 oncologists that made the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $5.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate immune responses to a cancer-causing virus after organ transplantation in children.

Congratulations to David Russler-Germain, MD, PhD, a recent Hematology-Oncology Fellow and new faculty member on his work.

Featuring: Dr. Jessica Silva-Fisher, Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a member of BJC HealthCare, have established a comprehensive Head & Neck Tumor Center, a collaborative, multispecialty practice of Washington University physicians and researchers whose mission is to provide cutting-edge care for patients with head and neck cancers as well as benign tumors and […]