News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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In the Media
Siteman Investment Program Awards $2.44 Million for Cancer Research
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine is pleased to announce funding for 13 new projects, including two clinical trials and community outreach and engagement efforts. Through this research, investigators aim to improve the understanding of tumor formation and growth, develop safer, more effective therapies, and remove barriers to precision medicine. The funding […]
In the Media, Patient Education Resource, Research
Siteman Kids is the First Site of Multicenter CAR-T Trial for Autoimmune Diseases
Access to the novel immunotherapy — which “has the potential for cure” — is the latest offering by the national leader in pediatric hematology, oncology, and cell therapies. Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, along with WashU Medicine, is the first site to test a novel immunotherapy drug for the treatment of autoimmune diseases […]
In the Media
Ghobadi appointed Director of Cellular Therapies at Siteman
Armin Ghobadi, MD, a WashU Medicine professor of medicine and bone marrow transplant specialist, has been named director of cellular therapies at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine. The new position formalizes his role as leader of clinical care and clinical research activities related to cellular therapy in the Hematologic Malignancies […]
In the Media, Research
Inflammatory Immune Cells Predict Survival, Relapse in Multiple Myeloma
New ‘atlas’ of immune cells in bone marrow cancer lays foundation for more reliable prognosis A new study maps the immune cell landscape of bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer that develops in the plasma cells of the bone marrow and has no cure. This large immune cell atlas, which includes […]
Clinical, In the Media
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Earns LEED Gold
Project team identified more environmentally friendly solutions throughout the building process The Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Buildings that achieve this recognition must meet stringent criteria in categories […]
In the Media, Research
Ratner Receives $9.86 Million Grant To Study Cancers Caused by Retrovirus
Lee Ratner, MD, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology at WashU Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $9.86 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate cancers caused by human retroviruses. This NIH Research Program Project Grant, which includes collaborators at The Ohio State University, supports a […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
Connecting Cancer Patients to Tobacco Treatment is Aim of $7.5 Million, WashU-led Trial
Cancer patients who quit smoking live significantly longer than those who don’t The science is clear: Cancer patients who quit smoking fare much better than those who don’t. Quitters respond better to treatment and are less likely to see their disease come back or develop a new cancer, and they have a lower risk of […]
In the Media, Research, Staff/Faculty Update
WashU Researchers at Siteman Honored With NIH Director’s Awards
Three investigators recognized by high-risk, high-reward research program Three WashU researchers at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine have received prestigious and highly competitive awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. The awards support unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. Andrew L. Young, […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Puram Named Head of Otolaryngology
Leading physician-scientist and head and neck cancer specialist also revered as a mentor Sidharth “Sid” V. Puram, MD, PhD, has been named the head of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery and the Lindburg Professor of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. A nationally recognized physician-scientist specializing in […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Woodard Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Pamela K. Woodard, MD, head of the Department of Radiology and director of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine — one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Election to the academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated […]