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In the Media News & Stories
In the Media, Research, Scientific Seminars & Meetings
Experts to highlight blood cancer research and therapies at Tandem meetings
The multidisciplinary event – a joint meeting of ASTCT and CIBMTR – will feature findings from physicians, researchers and administrators One of the largest scientific conferences dedicated solely to cellular therapy, the Tandem Meetings of the American Society for Transplantation and the Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) and Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), […]
In the Media, Research
Siteman investment program awards $1.89 million in cancer research grants
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is pleased to announce funding for nine new projects. These include research focused on: The projects will benefit from $1.89 million in new grants awarded through the Siteman Investment Program. The goal of the grants is to support and accelerate the pace of innovation in cancer research. […]
In the Media
USA Today highlights skin cancer
More than 2 million people will be diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer in the U.S. this year, according to the American Cancer Society. USA Today highlighted signs to look for and spoke with Washington University medical oncologist Alice Zhou, MD, PhD, at Siteman Cancer Center about those at risk. Read the article. Learn more about […]
In the Media, Research
Researchers named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Three Washington University scientists who also are research members of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). They are: They are among the162 new senior members who will be inducted at the NAI’s annual conference in June. Aaron […]
In the Media
Colditz, Toriola discuss rising breast cancer rates with the New York Times
Breast cancer rates are climbing for women under age 50, according to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 annual report. Washington University researchers Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, and Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD, at Siteman Cancer Center spoke with The New York Times about likely reasons. Read the article. Learn more about the American Cancer Society’s annual […]
In the Media, Research
Newsweek highlights whole genome sequencing work at Washington University
Pioneering work in genetic testing at Washington University School of Medicine and elsewhere has yielded invaluable – even lifesaving – information for cancer patients and physicians. Newsweek spotlights these groundbreaking advances, including WashU’s sequencing of the first cancer genome, as well as the development of ChromoSeq, the only whole genome sequencing test approved by Medicare, […]
In the Media
Siteman Cancer Center announces 2025 American Cancer Society-funded pilot projects
Washington University researchers will focus on Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma and pancreatic and head and neck cancers Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is excited to announce the next cohort of pilot projects funded by the Institutional Research Grant from the American Cancer Society. The $360,000 grant will support 12 […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Improving breast cancer risk assessment for Black women
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Washington University investigator Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD, at Siteman Cancer Center a five-year, $3 million grant to improve breast cancer risk assessments for Black women. Gastounioti is an assistant professor of radiology in the Computational Imaging Research Center in for Mallinckrodt Institute […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Research
Using genetics to prevent lung cancer
Genetic information is often used to guide precision cancer treatments. In the future, genetics could guide personalized efforts to stop smoking and prevent lung cancer. 343,000+. That’s the number of cigarettes Chris Kneibert, 65, has probably smoked over his lifetime. “I basically smoked a pack a day for 47 years,” he said. “And there are […]
In the Media, Research
Wall Street Journal highlights Washington University young-onset colorectal cancer research at Siteman
An alarming rise in colorectal cancer rates among young adults is the subject of ongoing research by Washington University cancer epidemiologist Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, at Siteman Cancer Center. The Wall Street Journal highlighted her work to understand and remedy this troubling trend. Read or listen to the article. Learn more about Cao’s research and […]