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Yang (Eric) Li, PhD, receives first R35 to interpret human genetic variants via AI/ML and comparative genomics
Yang (Eric) Li, PhD, an assistant professor of genetics and neurosurgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a five-year Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA, R35) from the National Institutes of Health, to develop computational approaches for understanding how gene regulation differs between humans and animal models and how those differences […]
The student becomes a master
Three-time WashU alumnus S. Hassan A. Akbari credits the connections he maintained with mentors for shaping his career in medicine. By Terri Nappier As a pediatric neurosurgeon, S. Hassan A. Akbari, MD, improves the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other muscle spasticity disorders. His areas of expertise include selective dorsal rhizotomy, a procedure […]
Dr. Magalie Cadieux Selected as 2026 SMISS Traveling Fellow
Dr. Magalie Cadieux was selected as a 2026 Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Traveling Fellow, an immersive two-week fellowship bringing together surgeons with a shared focus on minimally invasive spine surgery. As part of the fellowship, Dr. Cadieux traveled to three medical institutions, where she observed procedures, interacted with expert faculty, discussed cases […]